Capitaine Achab (in English, Captain Ahab) is a 2004 French short film directed by Philippe Ramos. It is an interpretation of Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick. The film follows a young Achab and the events that inspire his eventual journey to the sea. The film was presented at the Cannes Film Festival and Pantin in 2004.
In 2007 a full-length (100 min.) version was released.
Cast Short version Valérie Crunchant : Louise Frédéric Bonpart : Achab Alexis Locquet : Young Achab Dominique Blanc : Anna Aristide Demonico : Achab's father Aymeric Descrèpes : Starbuck Mona Heftre : Achab's Aunt Grégory Gadebois : The guardian Long version Denis Lavant : Capitaine Achab Virgil Leclair : Young Achab Dominique Blanc : Anna Bernard Blancan : Will Adams Hande Kodja : Louise Jean-François Stévenin : Achab's father Mona Heftre : Rose Philippe Katerine : Henry Jacques Bonnaffé : Starbuck Carlo Brandt: Mulligan Jean-Paul Bonnaire : Pastor Jean-Christophe Bouvet : the king of England Pierre Pellet : Jim Larsson Lou Castel : Dr Hogganbeck Denis Déon : Sam Adama Doubia : le colleur d'affiches Gérard Essomba : Carpenter Guillaume Verdier : Ismaël Grégory Gadebois : Warehouse Guardian Dorothée Brugère : la blanchisseuse n°1 Samantha Mialet : la blanchisseuse n°2
Awards "Prix de la presse 2003" at the "Festival du film court de Paris"
References
External links
DVD toile (French) 2007 film