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Old Goriot

Old Goriot

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A poor but ambitious young man arrives in Paris and settles down in the boarding house run by Madame Vauquer. He soon gets to know the guests: Victorine Taillefer, a young lady her rich father refuses to recognize; Horace Bianchon, a medical student; Monsieur Vautrin, a mysterious and disconcerting man; Goriot, a rich merchant who spent all his fortune for his daughters, Delphine and Anastasie, to make a rich marriage. Eugène becomes friends with Goriot but while the former, thanks to his cousin Madame de Beauséant, is introduced in high society, Goriot, both exploited and scoffed at by his daughters, continues his descent into hell.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

111 mins

Rating

4.4/10

Release Date

09 November 2004

Country

France

Cast

Charles Aznavour

Charles Aznavour

Jean-Joachim Goriot

Tchéky Karyo

Tchéky Karyo

Vautrin

Malik Zidi

Malik Zidi

Eugène de Rastignac

Maruschka Detmers

Maruschka Detmers

La vicomtesse de Beauséant

Nadia Barentin

Nadia Barentin

Mme Vauquer

Florence Darel

Florence Darel

Delphine de Nucingen

Rosemarie La Vaullée

Rosemarie La Vaullée

Anastasie de Restaud

Pierre Vernier

Pierre Vernier

Poiret

Anca Androne

Anca Androne

Victorine Taillefer

Raluca Penu

Raluca Penu

Mme Couture

Mihai Călin

Mihai Călin

Horace Bianchon

Monalisa Basarab

Monalisa Basarab

Princesse de Galathionne

Vlad Ivanov

Vlad Ivanov

Gondureau

Luana Stoica

Luana Stoica

Sylvie

Dominique Labourier

Dominique Labourier

Mlle Michonneau

Lamia Beligan

Lamia Beligan

Thérèse

Philippe Nevo

Philippe Nevo

L'étudiant

Gelu Nitu

Gelu Nitu

Le marquis d'Ajuta-Pinto

Eugen Cristea

Eugen Cristea

Le baron de Nucingen

Mihai Alexandru Nicolae

Mihai Alexandru Nicolae

Christophe

Victor Bucur

Victor Bucur

Le peintre

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