La Sentinelle (1992)
Member Rating:
After spending some time with his diplomat father in Germany, a young French medical student returns by train to Paris to resume his studies. He is puzzled by the harsh treatment he receives from customs at the border but doesn't begin to understand why until he gets home and discovers a mummified head in his luggage. He suspects that someone at customs put it there, but is not sure. Instead of reporting the meandering body part, he decides to investigate it using the tools he has as a medical student. It appears to be the head of a Russian who died somewhere in Asia. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Emmanuel Salinger, Thibault de Montalembert, (more)
- Director(s):
- Arnaud Desplechin
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
- Format(s):
- DVD
View All Versions to rent and buy
Synopsis of La Sentinelle
After spending some time with his diplomat father in Germany, a young French medical student returns by train to Paris to resume his studies. He is puzzled by the harsh treatment he receives from customs at the border but doesn't begin to understand why until he gets home and discovers a mummified head in his luggage. He suspects that someone at customs put it there, but is not sure. Instead of reporting the meandering body part, he decides to investigate it using the tools he has as a medical student. It appears to be the head of a Russian who died somewhere in Asia. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 144 mins
Complete Cast of La Sentinelle
- Emmanuel Salinger - Mathias Barillet
- Jean-Louis Richard - Bleicher
- Jean-Luc Boutte - Varins
- Philippe Duclos
- Emmanuelle Devos - Claude
- Mathieu Amalric
- Jeff Cohen
- Laszlo Szabo
- Jean-Pierre Ducos - Cop in train
- Nicolas Lublin
- Nadine Alari - Mathias' mother
- Thibault de Montalembert - Jean-Jacques
- Marianne Denicourt - Marie Barillet
- Bruno Todeschini - William
- Fabrice Desplechin
- Philippe Laudenbach - Catholic priest
- Reginald Huguenin
- Stéphane Thiébaut
- Philippe Besson
- Hubert Gillet - Cop in train
- Jean-Pierre Jorris
- Director(s):
- Arnaud Desplechin
- Writer(s):
- Pascale Ferran, Emmanuel Salinger, Noemie Lvovsky
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR(Not For Children)
- Categories:
- Mystery & Suspense
- 1992 - French Academy of Cinema - Most Promising Young Actor
- Looking for special editions of La Sentinelle?
- See All Versions
- Subtitles:
- Check All Versions
- Closed Captioning:
- Check All Versions
