The Sentinel (1992 film)

The Sentinel (French: La sentinelle) is a 1992 French thriller film, directed by Arnaud Desplechin. It was entered into the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.^[2]

The Sentinel
Film poster
La sentinelle
Directed by	Arnaud Desplechin
Written by	Arnaud Desplechin Pascale Ferran Noémie Lvovsky Emmanuel Salinger
Produced by	Nicole Arbib Pascal Caucheteux Grégoire Sorlat
Starring	Emmanuel Salinger
Cinematography	Caroline Champetier Olivier Chambon
Edited by	François Gédigier
Music by	Marc Sommer
Production companies	Why Not Productions France 2 Cinéma Arte France Cinéma 2001 Audiovisuel
Distributed by	Pan-Européenne
Release date	20 May 1992 (1992-05-20)
Running time	139 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Box office	$1.4 million[1]

Cast

• Emmanuel Salinger - Mathias Barillet
• Thibault de Montalembert - Jean-Jacques
• Jean-Louis Richard - Bleicher
• Valérie Dréville - Nathalie
• Marianne Denicourt - Marie Barillet
• Jean-Luc Boutté - Varins
• Bruno Todeschini - William
• Philippe Duclos - Macaigne
• Fabrice Desplechin - Simon
• Emmanuelle Devos - Claude
• Philippe Laudenbach - The priest
• László Szabó - Pamiat, the Russian (as Laszlo Szabo)
• Alexis Nitzer - Consul
• Mathieu Amalric - A medical student
• Nadine Alari - Mme. Barillet
• Jean-Pierre Ducos - Customs officer
• Hubert Gillet - Cop on train
• Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

Accolades

Award / Film Festival	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
Avignon Film Festival	Prix Tournage		Won
Bogotá Film Festival	Silver Precolumbian Circle		Won
Cannes Film Festival	Palme d'Or		Nominated
César Awards	Best First Feature Film		Nominated
	Best Writing	Arnaud Desplechin	Nominated
	Most Promising Actor	Emmanuel Salinger	Won

References

1. "La Sentinelle (1992) - JPBox-Office".
2. "Festival de Cannes: The Sentinel". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 15 August 2009.

External links

• The Sentinel at IMDb