

Monsieur Max
2007-01-27 · 90 min · ★ 5.7
Portrait of a homosexual bohemian who converted from Judaism to Catholicism and was captured by the Gestapo in the 1940s.
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- Directors
- Gabriel Aghion
- Production companies
- ARTE
- Countries
- France
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Jean-Claude BrialyMax Jacob
Dominique BlancAlice
Guillaume GallienneMax Jacob jeune
Féodor AtkinePablo Picasso
Éric NaggarLe Curé
Ilona BachelierAlice enfant
Alexis MichalikJean Marais
Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-BlancJean Cocteau
Nâzim BoudjenahPablo Picasso jeune
Jean-Claude DreyfusSacha Guitry
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