Giorgino (1994)

Giorgino is a 1994 French thriller film directed by Laurent Boutonnat.

Plot

It is October 1918 and the war-stricken Giorgio Volli (Jeff Dahlgren) returns to the orphanage where he had been working as a care-taker before the war. Upon arrival, he discovers the wife of the orphanage owner has committed suicide. His attempts to save her are fruitless. Soon after, it is revealed that the house is abandoned, and the children died under unclear circumstances. The only survivor is a girl, Catherine (Mylène Farmer). Giorgio follows the mystery to a small village bordered with a treacherous marsh where the locals are terrified of wolves. Through speaking with the secretive locals and the mystifying Catherine, Giorgino finds out that the orphanage owner, Doctor Degrâce, was involved in psychiatric experiments with children, which may have caused the abandonment of the orphanage. Doctor Degrâce's autistic daughter, Catherine, is the only witness to what unfolded in the orphanage, and Giorgino develops a tumultuous relationship with her as he begins to uncover the mystery of the small village.

Cast

Jeff Dahlgren : Giorgio Volli

Mylène Farmer : Catherine Degrâce

Jean-Pierre Aumont : Sébastien Degrâce, Catherine's father

Joss Ackland : The priest Glaise

Louise Fletcher : The innkeeper

Frances Barber : Marie

Albert Dupontel : Orderly, the crippled nurse

Christopher Thompson, Christian Gazio : The young captain

Su Elliot : Marthe

Janine Duvitski : Josette

Richard Claxton : Raoul

John Abineri : Dr. Jodel

Anne Lambton : Mother Raoul

Valérie Kaplanová : The old woman

Lillian Malkina: Mrs.Vennepeyn

Jana Andresíková: Mme Forestier

Production

The film was shot in 1993 in Prague and produced by Heathcliff and Polygram Filmed Entertainment.

It was distributed by French company Pathé for theatrical release.

Reception

The film, produced by Laurent Boutonnat and in which Mylène Farmer starred, was both a critical and financial failure. Released on 5 October 1994, it was seen by barely 25,000 spectators in the first week and was the first setback in Farmer's career. As a result, the musical duo separated on bad terms before eventually getting back together for Farmer's 1995 album Anamorphosée.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack (released on 3 December 2007)

Edition Super Jewel Box

"Ouverture" (3:52)

"Le Vent et la Neige" (1:14)

"La Route de Chanteloup" (1:05)

"L'Orphelinat"

"Les Montagnes noires" (2:11)

"En calèche" (2:19)

"À Catherine" (1:26)

"Giorgino theme" (3:37)

"Levée du corps" (0:46)

"L'Abbé Glaise" (1:45)

"Giorgio et les Enfants" (3:09)

"La Nursery" (3:09)

"Retour à l'orphelinat" (2:30)

"L'Armistice" (1:42)

"La Valse des baisers"

"Giorgio et Catherine" (3:49)

"Docteur Degrâce" (4:31)

"Morts pour la France" (2:28)

"Les Femmes dans l'église" (1:41)

"Les Funérailles" (2:37)

"Petit Georges" (1:21)

"Sombres Souvenirs" (2:34)

"Le Christ et les Cierges" (1:41)

"Menteur" (3:30)

"Le Marais" (1:50)

"Final" (7:43)

References

External links

Giorgino at IMDb