Elisa
Marie has had a tough childhood ever since her mother Elisa committed suicide. She has spent most of her life in an orphanage and now makes a living as a small time criminal in Paris. Now she wants to unravel her past and find her father whom she blames for her mother's death.
Vanessa Paradis
Marie
Gérard Depardieu
Jacques 'Lébovitch', Marie's father
Clotilde Courau
Solange, Marie's friend
Sekkou Sall
Ahmed, Marie's friend
Florence Thomassin
Elisa, Marie's mother
Werner Schreyer
DS driver
Michel Bouquet
Samuel
Philippe Léotard
Gitanes Smoker
Catherine Rouvel
Marina
Melvil Poupaud
Pharmacist's son
Olivier Saladin
Kevin
Bernard Verley
Entrepreneur
Reine Bartève
Grandmother
André Julien
Grandfather
Gérard Chaillou
Claude Chapelier
Bernard Lincot
Owner of Bar des Pêcheurs
Eugene Riguidel
Customer in Bar des Pêcheurs
José Garcia
Taxi Passenger
Philippe Duquesne
P.M.U. Owner
Dodine Herry-Grimaldi
P.M.U. Owner
Teco Celio
Samuel's Lover
Dominique Thomas
Social Service Tutor
Ninou Fratellini
Social Service Tutor
Claudine Regnier
Social Service Counselor
Jean-Pierre Bagot
HLM Tenant
Jenny Clève
Marie's Landlord
Malcolm Conrath
Nightclub Barman
Sidy Lamine Diarra
P.M.U. Customer
Lydia Ewandé
P.M.U. Customer
Firmine Richard
P.M.U. Customer
Jacques Dautriche
Singer with Orchestra
Laurent Lebras
Laurent
Alfred Cohen
Hotel manager
Sylvestre Amoussou
Christine Aurel
Jane Becker
Philippe Beglia
François Clavier
François Delaive
Bass Dhem
Akonio Dolo
Valerie Dupin
Abderrahmane El Kebir
Samir Guesmi
Mukuna Kashala
Dominique Marcas
Marie-Laurence
Laurentine Milebo
Nar Sene
Jean-Baptiste Tiémélé
Olivier Till
Jacques Witta
Editor
Juliette Ménager
Casting
Henri Brichetti
Producer
Jean-Paul Becker
Casting
Arianne Phillips
Costume Design
Judith Gayo
Makeup Artist
Thérèse Ripaud
Art Direction
Serge Gainsbourg
Original Music Composer
Jean-Louis Ughetto
Sound
Gil Noir
Costume Design
Marie-Françoise Perochon
Costume Design
Thérèse Ripaud
Production Design
Muriel Paupere
Makeup Artist
Jean-Christophe Roger
Makeup Artist
Arthur Le Roux
Sound
Frédérique Marcus
Makeup Artist
Jean Becker
Director
Étienne Becker
Director of Photography
Christian Fechner
Producer
Fabrice Carazo
Writer
Zbigniew Preisner
Original Music Composer
Michel Colombier
Original Music Composer
Jean Becker
Writer