Cartagena (film)

Cartagena (French: L'homme de chevet) is a 2009 French drama film directed by Alain Monne and starring Sophie Marceau, Christopher Lambert, and Margarita Rosa de Francisco.^[1] Based on the novel L'Homme de chevet by Eric Holder, with a screenplay by Alain Monne and Nathalie Vailloud, the film is about a beautiful, free-spirited woman who becomes bedridden following a terrible accident. Against her better judgement, she hires a drunk middle-aged former boxer to cook and care for her. Although unqualified for the position, he is desperate to work, and slowly he wins the trust of the woman, who teaches him how to read by introducing him to the works of Charles Bukowski. Through his help, she is forced to consider the potential happiness that awaits her in the outside world.

Directed byAlain Monne

Screenplay by

• Alain Monne
• Nathalie Vailloud

Based on

L'Homme de chevet
by Eric Holder

Produced by

• Pierre Forette
• Christine Gozlan
• Thierry Wong

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Cartagena
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Directed by	Alain Monne
Screenplay by	Alain Monne Nathalie Vailloud
Based on	L'Homme de chevet by Eric Holder
Produced by	Pierre Forette Christine Gozlan Thierry Wong
Starring	Sophie Marceau Christopher Lambert Margarita Rosa de Francisco
Cinematography	Antoine Roch
Edited by	Catherine Schwartz
Music by	Florencia Di Concilio
Production companies	Ciné Nominé Thelma Films Arte France Cinéma
Distributed by	Rézo Films
Release date	18 November 2009 (2009-11-18) (France)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

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Cartagena was filmed on location in Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia.^[2] The actor Christopher Lambert spent six months in Cartagena training with coach Anibal Gonzalez during his preparation for the role.