
Roselyne and the Lions
Romance · Comedy · Drama
Overview
Thierry drops out of school to apprentice as a lion tamer at the zoo where he meets Roselyne, who shares his passion. They fall in love and when he loses his job, the young lovers journey across France finding odd jobs at several circuses. In Germany, they fall under the tutelage of ageing big cat trainer, Klint, and while they are closer to realising their dreams, they find that their success drivers them part.
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Isabelle Pasco
Isabelle Pasco
Roselyne
Isabelle Pasco
Roselyne
Gérard Sandoz
Gérard Sandoz
Thierry
Gérard Sandoz
Thierry


Gabriel Monnet
Gabriel Monnet
Frazier
Gabriel Monnet
Frazier


Philippe Clévenot
Philippe Clévenot
Bracquard
Philippe Clévenot
Bracquard


Günter Meisner
Günter Meisner
Klint
Günter Meisner
Klint
Wolf Harnisch
Wolf Harnisch
Koenig
Wolf Harnisch
Koenig
Jacques Le Carpentier
Jacques Le Carpentier
Markovitch
Jacques Le Carpentier
Markovitch
Carlos Pavlidis
Carlos Pavlidis
'Petit Prince'
Carlos Pavlidis
'Petit Prince'


Jacques Mathou
Jacques Mathou
Armani
Jacques Mathou
Armani


Jaroslav Vízner
Jaroslav Vízner
Gunter
Jaroslav Vízner
Gunter
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