Summary
While France is on strike, Jean, a Parisian bookseller, opens his shop. A former trade unionist, he has in fact decided not to take part in the movement. However, a phone call from his friend René awakens his enthusiasm.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 47GoodWatch 51
IMDb4.7
Running time
1 h 26 min
Shorter than most comedies, −14 min on the typical 100
typical 10086Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1998
March 4, 1998
28 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
French
Original language
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
and 20 more48 people
- Daniel RussoMonsieur Jean
- Vincent ElbazDan
- Bruno SoloAnge
- Aure AtikaJulie
- Gilbert MelkiBrochard
- Micheline PresleMadame Raymonde
- Nini CréponL'Épicière
- Abbes ZahmaniBartabas
Patrick BossoGianni
Jean-François GallottePatrick
André BézuBézu
Constantine AttiaGros Karim- ALAlizée Le MaoultÉtudiante 1
- FMFleur MichelsÉtudiante 2
- CHCamille Herbert de la PortbarreÉtudiante 3
- LCLydia ChopartÉtudiante 4
Camille JapyMadeleine- MHMargit HillmanCouple teckel
Fabien OntenienteCouple teckel- NLNathalie LangloisTouriste
- LBLaurent BrochantTouriste
Bernard MazzinghiRené- LZLaurent ZimmermannDélégué 1
- TLTony LibrizziDélégué 2
Directing · 6
- Fabien Onteniente Director
- Caroline Saillo Script Supervisor
- Hubert Barbin First Assistant Director
- Cécile Maistre-Chabrol First Assistant Director
- Valérie Aragües First Assistant Director
- Aurélien Geneix Second Assistant Director
Production · 6
- Manuela Kongolo Casting
- Nathalie Bialobos Casting
- Tatianna Vial Casting
- Nathalie Jan Production Assistant
- Cécile Bachelier Administration
- Jean-François Geneix Production Director
Camera · 6
- Philippe Ramdane First Assistant Camera
- Thomas Liégeard Second Assistant Camera
- David Verlant Camera Supervisor
- André Kalmes Grip
- Yves Michaud Steadicam Operator
- Patrick Gentils Key Grip
Editing · 2
- Jean-Marc Gréjois Color Grading
- Benoît Alavoine Assistant Editor
Sound · 3
- Pascal Chauvin Sound Effects
- Pascal Dedeye Assistant Sound Designer
- Guillaume Valeix Assistant Sound Engineer
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Nathalie Germah Costumer
- Eric Monteil Hair Designer
- Esther Laloum Hair Department Head
- Nana Chiabaut Makeup Artist
- Anne Bergamaschi Makeup Supervisor
Lighting · 2
- Grégory Alonso Electrician
- Thierry Durant Electrician
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