Manon Lescaut

April. 20,2013      
Rating:
5.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

There is nothing we can do against the call of love. Amiens, 1713. Des Grieux is a noble young student, wise for his years, who's preparing to become a knight of the Order of Malta. With a fine future as a teacher of rhetoric ahead of him, he meets a young commoner, Manon Lescaut, a candle maker's daughter. It's love at first sight.

Céline Perreau as  Manon Lescaut
Samuel Theis as  Le Chevaliers Des Grieux
Xavier Gallais as  Christian Lescaut
Laurent Stocker as  Le fils de Tonnerre
Ornella Boulé as  Henriette
Pascal Henault as  Portier Salpetriere
Robert Hirsch as  Monsieur Girardin de Matois
Pierre Moure as  Tiberge
Fleur Lise Heuet as  La servante

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