Summary
The comfortable daily routines of aging Parisian actor Gilbert Valence, 76, are suddenly shaken when he learns that his wife, daughter, and son-in-law have been killed in a car crash.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+21)
Critics 92Audiences 71GoodWatch 81
Tomatometer96%
Metascore88
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings3.7/5
User score7.3
IMDb6.8
Audience score68%
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most dramas, −19 min on the typical 109
typical 10990Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 8 countries
Released
2001
May 13, 2001
25 years ago
Genres
DramaComedyLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishLatinMade in
- France
Portugal
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 11 more35 people
- Michel PiccoliGilbert Valence
- Catherine DeneuveMarguerite
- John MalkovichJohn Crawford, Film Director
- Antoine ChappeyGeorge
- Leonor BaldaqueSylvia
- Leonor SilveiraMarie
- Ricardo TrêpaGuard
- JAJean-Michel ArnoldDoctor
- Adrien de VanFerdinand
Sylvie TestudAriel
Isabel RuthMilkmaid- AWAndrew WaleStephen
Robert DauneyHaines- JKJean KoeltgenSerge
Mauricette GourdonGuilhermine, the Housekeeper- VVaniaOrgan Grinder
- JPJacques ParsiFriend of the Agent
- AMArmel MonodSecond Friend of the Agent
- JCJean ChicotWaiter
Christian AmeriBistro Patron- BGBruno GuillotStreet Thug
- BSBernard SanchezBistro Patron Carrying Le Figaro
- JHJean-Luc HorvaisBistro Patron Carrying Le Monde
- NGNathalie GuéraudAgent's Secretary
Directing · 4
- Manoel de Oliveira Director, Screenplay
- José Maria Vaz da Silva First Assistant Director
- Olivier Bouffard Assistant Director
- Júlia Buisel Script Supervisor
Writing · 4
- James Joyce Novel
- William Shakespeare Theatre Play
- Jacques Parsi Script Consultant
- Eugène Ionesco Theatre Play
Production · 6
- Paulo Branco Producer
- Marielle Duigou Production Assistant
- Philippe Rey Production Manager
- Alexandre Meliava Unit Production Manager
- Mohand Hadjlarbi Unit Manager
- Marion Touitou Casting Director
Camera · 2
- Sabine Lancelin Director of Photography
- Connie Martín Assistant Camera
Editing · 1
- Valérie Loiseleux Editor
Sound · 4
- Henri Maïkoff Sound Designer
- John Fewell Sound Effects Editor
- Yves-Marie Omnes Boom Operator
- Jean-François Auger Sound Mixer
Art · 2
- Yves Fournier Production Design
- Bernard Bridon Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Isabel Branco Costume Design
- Emmanuelle Fèvre Key Makeup Artist
- Marie Combas Key Makeup Artist
- Philippe Mangin Key Hair Stylist
Lighting · 1
- Christian Magis Gaffer
Other crew · 2
- Marcel Bozonnet Thanks
- Daniel-Jean Colloredo Thanks
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