Monsieur Max
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Monsieur Max

5.6 / 10 2007 1h 30mNR French
DramaHistoryTV Movie

Storyline

Portrait of a homosexual bohemian who converted from Judaism to Catholicism and was captured by the Gestapo in the 1940s.

Cast & Crew

Jean-Claude Brialy

Jean-Claude Brialy

Max Jacob

Lead
Dominique Blanc

Dominique Blanc

Alice

Guillaume Gallienne

Guillaume Gallienne

Max Jacob jeune

Féodor Atkine

Féodor Atkine

Pablo Picasso

Éric Naggar

Éric Naggar

Le Curé

Ilona Bachelier

Ilona Bachelier

Alice enfant

Alexis Michalik

Alexis Michalik

Jean Marais

Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc

Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc

Jean Cocteau

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gabriel Aghion's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Monsieur Max is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker