Summary
A provocative, seemingly absurd patchwork movie which sends a worthwhile message about hope against all odds, love, children and human understanding.
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 66GoodWatch 65
Audience score69%
IMDb6.2
Running time
1 h 44 min
A typical length for dramas, −5 min on the typical 109
typical 109104Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 4 countries
Released
1993
August 18, 1993
33 years ago
Genres
DramaComedyLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
France
César Awards1994
- Best Music Written for a Film1994Won
- Best Male Revelation1994Won
- Best Actress1994Nominated
and 9 more13 people
- Anouk GrinbergVictorine
- Myriam BoyerLa mère / The mother
- Olivier MartinezPetit Paul
- Marcello MastroianniLe père / The father
- Jean-Michel NoireyMaurice Le Garrec
- Jean-Pierre MarielleL'homme seul / The lonely man
- Claude BrasseurL'enfoiré / The dumb
- Denise Chaleml'institutrice
Éva DarlanJeannine- ITIrène TassembédoGladys Boigny
Patrick BouchiteyMarcel, le barman
Charles Schneiderle sergent Boigny
Stéphane SlimaRafik
Directing · 1
- Bertrand Blier Director, Screenplay
Production · 4
- Patrice Ledoux Producer
- Maya Seuleyvan Casting
- Gérard Moulévrier Casting
- Catherine Blier Forin Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- Gérard de Battista Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Claudine Merlin Editor
Sound · 8
- Cheb Khaled Original Music Composer
- Laurent Lévy Sound
- Jacques Lévy Sound
- François Lepeuple Foley Artist
- Michel Barlier Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Paul Bertrand Sound
Art · 4
- Georges Glon Production Design
- Jean-Jacques Caziot Production Design
- Théobald Meurisse Production Design
- Martine Faure Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Jacqueline Bouchard Costume Design
- Mirella Ginnoto Hairstylist
- Thi-Loan Nguyen Makeup Artist
- Fabienne Bressan Hairstylist
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