The Overeater
L'outremangeur
Synopsis
Séléna is chief of the Marseille police. Respected and feared by his men, his sole enemy seems to be himself, along with his 300 pounds. Strangled by the bursting straight-jacket of his body, tortured by his past, he leads a solitary life in a large isolated house. Séléna is the only person who knows that Elsa was guilty of the murder of her uncle, a wealthy shipowner. Fascinated by the young woman’s beauty, he offers her a strange deal: in exchange for his silence, he demands that she dines with him every night for a year.
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Éric Cantona
Le commissaire Séléna
Rachida Brakni
Elsa
Caroline Silhol
Anne Lachaume
Richard Bohringer
Émile Lachaume
Jocelyn Quivrin
Marc Brisset
Jean-Michel Noirey
Benoît Collet
Hubert Saint-Macary
Le juge Salabert
Valérie Messas
Clara Gauthier
Lucien Jean-Baptiste
Le légiste
Richard Guedj
Le médecin de l'hôpital
Eric Averlant
L'homme obèse
Mikaël Chiche
Policier du prétoire
Jean-Luc Bosso
Armand Binisti
Emmanuel Barilley
Richard Séléns
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Thierry Binisti
- Screenplay & Story
- Thierry Binisti, Xavier Maurel, Tonino Benacquista, Jacques Ferrandez
- Original Score
- Nicolas Errèra
- Original Title
- L'outremangeur
- Country of Origin
- France
- Spoken Languages
- French
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Production Studios
- Film Par Film, TPS Star, TF1 Films Production
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Thierry Binisti
Thierry Binisti, Xavier Maurel, Tonino Benacquista, Jacques Ferrandez
Nicolas Errèra
Dominique Bouilleret
Jean-Paul Husson
Jean-Louis Livi, Bernard Marescot
Department Leadership Roster
Thierry Binisti
Director
Thierry Binisti
Writer
Xavier Maurel
Writer
Dominique Bouilleret
Director of Photography
Jean-Paul Husson
Editor
Jean-Louis Livi
Producer
Jean-Pierre Clech
Production Design
Valérie Adda
Costume Design
Nicolas Errèra
Original Music Composer
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Franco-Belgian Comics Adaptations
These live-action and animated featured films, TV movies, TV series and short films are based on Franco-Belgian Comics. The comics are created for a Belgian and French audience. These countries have a long tradition in comics and comic books, where they are known as BDs, an abbreviation of bandes dessinées (literally drawn strips) in French and stripverhalen (literally strip stories) in Dutch. Flemish Belgian comic books (originally written in Dutch) are influenced by francophone comics, yet have a distinctly different style.
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What is The Overeater about?
Séléna is chief of the Marseille police. Respected and feared by his men, his sole enemy seems to be himself, along with his 300 pounds. Strangled by the bursting straight-jacket of his body, tortured by his past, he leads a solitary life in a large isolated house. Séléna is the only person who knows that Elsa was guilty of the murder of her uncle, a wealthy shipowner. Fascinated by the young woman’s beauty, he offers her a strange deal: in exchange for his silence, he demands that she dines with him every night for a year.
Who directed The Overeater?
The Overeater was directed by Thierry Binisti.
Who stars in The Overeater?
The principal cast of The Overeater includes Éric Cantona, Rachida Brakni, Caroline Silhol, Richard Bohringer, Jocelyn Quivrin.
When was The Overeater released and how long is it?
The Overeater was released in 2003 with a total runtime of 1h 30m.
Who composed the musical score for The Overeater?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Overeater was composed by Nicolas Errèra.