Élisa is a French drama film directed by Jean Becker and starring Vanessa Paradis, Gérard Depardieu, Clotilde Courau, Firmine Richard and Florence Thomassin. It was released in 1995. Plot Marie is a teenage girl living a criminal life with her friends on the streets of Paris. Her mother, Élisa, suffering from poverty, abandoned by her husband and estranged from her parents, had tried to kill her when she was very young and subsequently committed suicide, while her father has never been part of her life. One day she decides to find and take revenge on her father for not helping her when she was a child. When she finds him she realises that she cannot kill her own father, at least not before he has had the chance to explain. Cast Vanessa Paradis as Marie Desmoulin Gérard Depardieu as Jacques 'Lébovitch' Desmoulin Clotilde Courau as Solange Sekkou Sall as Ahmed Florence Thomassin as Élisa Desmoulin Michel Bouquet as Samuel Philippe Léotard as Gitane Smoker Catherine Rouvel as Manina Melvil Poupaud as Pharmacist's son Olivier Saladin as Kevin Bernard Verley as The contractor José Garcia as Taxi Passenger Philippe Duquesne as P.M.U. Owner Firmine Richard as P.M.U. Customer Samir Guesmi References External links 1995 films 1995 drama films 1990s French-language films Films directed by Jean Becker Films scored by Zbigniew Preisner Films scored by Michel Colombier Films scored by Serge Gainsbourg French drama films 1990s French films