Bellyful | |
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Directed by | Melvin Van Peebles |
Written by | Melvin Van Peebles |
Produced by | Jean-Pierre Saire, Yves Pasquier; assistant: Ron van Eeden, F. Jansen, Emmanuel Paulin, Stéphane Rollot, Eric Stanley |
Starring |
Andréa Ferréol Jacques Boudet |
Cinematography | Philippe Pavans de Ceccatty |
Edited by | Catherine D'Hoir |
Music by | Melvin Van Peebles |
Distributed by | Euripide Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Countries | United States France |
Languages | French English |
Le Conte du ventre plein [1] (international English title: Bellyful [2] or A Belly Full [3]) is a 2000 film written and directed by Melvin Van Peebles.
A conservative couple masquerade as liberal do-gooders in late 60's France. With orders piling up at their bistro, The Full Belly, Loretta and Henri, self-described "pillars of the community," hire Diamantine as a waitress in order to give a poor black orphan a chance at a better life. At home, they tell their trusting, new live-in employee that she's "one of the family," yet in town they encourage widespread disapproval of her. When they convince her to carry an extended joke to full term - pretending she's pregnant - Diamantine, and a slightly shady friend of the couple, Jan, become entangled in an elaborate charade.
Bellyful | |
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Directed by | Melvin Van Peebles |
Written by | Melvin Van Peebles |
Produced by | Jean-Pierre Saire, Yves Pasquier; assistant: Ron van Eeden, F. Jansen, Emmanuel Paulin, Stéphane Rollot, Eric Stanley |
Starring |
Andréa Ferréol Jacques Boudet |
Cinematography | Philippe Pavans de Ceccatty |
Edited by | Catherine D'Hoir |
Music by | Melvin Van Peebles |
Distributed by | Euripide Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Countries | United States France |
Languages | French English |
Le Conte du ventre plein [1] (international English title: Bellyful [2] or A Belly Full [3]) is a 2000 film written and directed by Melvin Van Peebles.
A conservative couple masquerade as liberal do-gooders in late 60's France. With orders piling up at their bistro, The Full Belly, Loretta and Henri, self-described "pillars of the community," hire Diamantine as a waitress in order to give a poor black orphan a chance at a better life. At home, they tell their trusting, new live-in employee that she's "one of the family," yet in town they encourage widespread disapproval of her. When they convince her to carry an extended joke to full term - pretending she's pregnant - Diamantine, and a slightly shady friend of the couple, Jan, become entangled in an elaborate charade.