Belle du Seigneur is a 2012 romantic drama film written and directed by Glenio Bonder and starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Natalia Vodianova, Marianne Faithfull and Ed Stoppard. It is based Albert Cohen’s novel of the same title.
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Cast
Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Solal
Natalia Vodianova as Ariane
Marianne Faithfull as Mariette
Ed Stoppard as Adrien
Production
In September 2010, it was announced that Meyers, Vodianova and Faithfull were cast in the film.
On November 1, 2010, it was announced that filming had begun.
Filming occurred in Camogli in November 2010.
Reception
Jordan Mintzer of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a negative review and wrote as the bottom line: “Handsomely mounted period piece is both bloated and bland.”