La Belle Histoire

La Belle Histoire (1992) is a French film directed by Claude Lelouch, featuring Gérard Lanvin and Béatrice Dalle.

Synopsis
A film with an emphasis on visuals and music, the plot concerns characters who meet in present time, mainly the male gypsy Jesus, and the female thief and con-artist Odona, who share parallel experiences from lives 2000 years in the past. These stories are juxtaposed.

Cast

 * Gérard Lanvin : Jésus-Christ
 * Béatrice Dalle : Odona
 * Vincent Lindon : Simon Choulel
 * Marie-Sophie L. : Marie
 * Patrick Chesnais : Pierre Lhermitte
 * Anémone : Madame Desjardins
 * Isabelle Nanty : Isabelle
 * Jean Benguigui : Doga
 * Paul Préboist : The knit teacher
 * Élie Chouraqui : Pierre's associate
 * Amina Annabi : Jesus's sister
 * François Perrot : Marie's uncle
 * Jean-Michel Dupuis : Professor
 * Gérard Darmon : The biker
 * Amidou : The shepherd
 * Pierre Vernier : The director
 * Jean-Claude Dreyfus : The inspector
 * Jacques Gamblin : The young cop
 * Patrick Edlinger : Himself
 * Patrice Laffont : Himself
 * Marie Sara : Herself
 * Hubert Reeves : Himself
 * Laurent Weil : Himself

Events
Prior to the film's release, in February 1992 a 70 mm copy of the film was projected onto a 300 m wide screen mounted on the Palais des Congrès in Paris.