Chicken with Plums (2011)
Starring Mathieu Amalric, Edouard Baer, Maria de Medeiros
Directed by Vincent Paronnaud,Marjane Satrapi
Nasser-Ali, a talented musician, loses the will to live after his wife breaks his beloved violin during an argument. He searches for a replacement, and finding none that sounds quite the same, he vows to die. Eight days later, he does. This is the story of his last week of life, where we see flashbacks and flash forwards of his previous life and his children's futures. We also see appearances of a nude Sophia Loren as well as the angel of death, Azarel. As we see his life, we realize exactly why he chose to end it and the profundity of this choice.
Runtime: 93 min.
Rating: 7.1
DVD
Languages: English,French
Countries: Belgium,France,Germany
Genres: Comedy,Drama
Keywords: husband wife relationship,violin,violinist,death,woman director
Cast
Nasser Ali
Azraël
Faringuisse
Irâne
Lili Adulte
Cyrus
Lili
Le Maître de Musique
Le père d’Irâne
Soudabeh
Le Mendiant et Houshang
Parvine
Abdi
Le docteur américain