The Ideal Place
2018·France·105 min.
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At the end of the 19th century, Joseph Ferdinand Cheval (Jacques Gamblin), is a simple postman who travels every day along the Drôme, from village to village. Alone, he is upset when he meets the woman of his life, Philomena (Laetitia Casta). From their union Alice was born. For this child he loves more than anything, Cheval then throws himself into a crazy gamble: to build her with his own hands, an incredible palace. Never spared by the ordeals of life, this ordinary man will not give up and will devote 33 years to build an extraordinary work: "The Ideal Palace".
DirectorNils Tavernier
CinematographyVincent Gallot
CastJacques Gamblin·Laetitia Casta·Florence Thomassin·Bernard Le Coq·Natacha Lindinger·Zelie Rixhon·Eric Savin·Louka Petit Taborelli·Aurélien Wiik
Original titleL'incroyable histoire du facteur Cheval
Also known asThe Ideal Palace