Le facteur Joseph-Ferdinand Cheval
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Jan 16, 2019 · The Ideal Palace: Directed by Nils Tavernier. With Jacques Gamblin, Laetitia Casta, Florence Thomassin, Bernard Le Coq. Cheval is a postman who travels every day along the Drôme. He meets the woman of his life, Philomena and from their union Alice was born.
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- Biography, Drama
- Nils Tavernier
- 2019-01-16
Ferdinand Cheval (French pronunciation: [fɛʁdinɑ̃ ʃəval]; 19 April 1836 – 19 August 1924), often nicknamed Facteur Cheval ("Mail Carrier Cheval") was a French mail carrier who spent 33 years building Le Palais idéal (the "Ideal Palace") in Hauterives, in southeastern France.
Visit the Ideal Palace, a historical and artistic wonder built by Ferdinand Cheval, a letter carrier, for 33 years. Discover his life, his sources of inspiration, his exhibitions and his tomb in Hauterives.
Jul 2, 2009 · Discover Le Palais Idéal in Hauterives, France: This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.
Apr 1, 2019 · Based on the incredible true story of Joseph Ferdinand Cheval, The Ideal Palace is the tale of Cheval (Jacques Gamblin), a simple postman who travels every day along the Drôme, from village to ...
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- Vendetta Films
6 days ago · Unique in the world, the Ideal Palace has inspired artists for over a century. Independent of any artistic movement, built without any architectural rules, the Ideal Palace was admired by the surrealists.
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Dec 11, 2019 · The Ideal Palace is the story of how Cheval built one of the wonders of France – a fantasy palace 12 metres high and more than 30 metres long, from river stones, fossils, pebbles and shells. He worked on it for 33 years, mostly under candlelight.
