Roselyne and the Lions (1988)
Thierry drops out of school to apprentice as a lion tamer at the zoo where he meets Roselyne, who shares his passion. They fall in love and when he loses his job, the young lovers journey across France finding odd jobs at several circuses. In Germany, they fall under the tutelage of ageing big cat trainer, Klint, and while they are closer to realising their dreams, they find that their success drivers them part.
- Released
- 1988-09-23
- Genres
- Romance, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Adventure, Action
- Runtime
- 176 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Jean-Jacques Beineix, Jean-Jacques Beineix, Jacques Forgeas
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 from 20 votes
Cast
- Isabelle Pasco as Roselyne
- Gérard Sandoz as Thierry
- Gabriel Monnet as Frazier
- Philippe Clévenot as Bracquard
- Günter Meisner as Klint
- Wolf Harnisch as Koenig
- Jacques Le Carpentier as Markovitch
- Carlos Pavlidis as 'Petit Prince'
- Jacques Mathou as Armani
- Jaroslav Vízner as Gunter
- Dumitru Furdui as Stainer
- Guillaume Briat as Matou