The Ideal Palace
A meditative biographical drama about an ordinary man's extraordinary, decades-long obsession to build a visionary palace, exploring themes of purpose, persistence, and the transcendent power of creative vision.
Follows Joseph Ferdinand Chavel a French postman who built a palace in the French countryside over 33 years.
Essence
Ensemble
Jacques Gamblin
Joseph Ferdinand Cheval, aka 'Le facteur Cheval'
Laetitia Casta
Philomène Cheval
Florence Thomassin
Félicienne
Bernard Le Coq
Auguste
Natacha Lindinger
Garance
Zélie Rixhon
Alice Cheval
Éric Savin
Joseph Cadier
Louka Petit-Taborelli
Cyrille Cheval
Aurélien Wiik
Benjamin Lecoeur
Julien Personnaz
Louis Charvat, photographer
Lilly Rose Debos
Alice Cheval at 12
Delphine Lacheteau
Alice Cheval at 22
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