A Violent Desire for Joy
2018, French. Directed by Clément Schneider.
Region of Occitania, France, 1792. As the storm of revolution devastates the country, young monk Gabriel and his companions live peacefully in the Franciscan monastery of Saorge, near the Italian border. But everything changes with the arrival of the beautiful Marianne and a military detachment.
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Clément SchneiderDirector
- Quentin DolmaireGabriel / François
- Grace SeriMarianne
- Franc BruneauA Peddler
- Vincent Maël CardonaThe Captain
- Francis LeplayThe Abbot
- Étienne DurotBertrand
- Ilias Le DoréJulien
- Guillaume CompianoGeorges
- Thomas DebatGuilhèm
- Macha DussartGuilhèm's Mother
- Joseph MinsterMonk #1
- Henri MartyMonk #2
Details
- Released
- 26 December 2018
- Original title
- Un violent désir de bonheur
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Clément Schneider, Chloé Chevalier
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A Violent Desire for Joy runs 75 minutes (1h 15m).
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A Violent Desire for Joy isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 December 2018. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Violent Desire for Joy?
A Violent Desire for Joy (2018) was directed by Clément Schneider and stars Quentin Dolmaire, Grace Seri, Franc Bruneau.