Movie
Niki
Overview
French-American artist Niki de Saint-Phalle, from the age of 23, is a model and an aspiring actor who is married and has a two year old daughter. Together, they flee the U.S. during the oppressive McCarthy era and come to France, where they experience a short-lived euphoria. Soon, distant and frightening memories begin to emerge in Niki’s mind. Her vocation as an artist will be her salvation.
Details
- Release date
- 2024-10-09
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Cinéfrance Studios, OnzeCinq, France 2 Cinéma, Wild Bunch, Panache Productions, La Compagnie Cinématographique, Proximus, VOO, BeTV, Hologram
- Country
- France, Belgium
- Original language
- FR
Cast
- Charlotte Le Bon as Niki de Saint Phalle
- Damien Bonnard as Jean Tinguely
- John Robinson as Harry Matthews
- Quentin Dolmaire as Pierre Restany
- Judith Chemla as Eva Aeppli
- Virgile Bramly as Le Chevalier
- Marie Zabukovec
- Pierre X. Garnier
- Radu Mihăileanu as Brancusi
- Eric Pucheu as Dufrêne
- Grégoire Monsaingeon as André de Saint-Phalle
- Léo Dussollier as Martial Raysse
Crew
- Céline Sallette - Director
- Samuel Doux - Screenplay
- Céline Sallette - Screenplay
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