The Suburbs Are Everywhere (1973)
"Elle court, elle court la banlieue" (original title)

Director:

Gérard Pirès

Writers:

Nicole de Buron, Brigitte Gros (novel),

Stars:

Marthe Keller, Jacques Higelin, Annie Cordy

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marthe Keller	...	Marlène Réval
Jacques Higelin	...	Bernard Réval
Annie Cordy	...	L'agent immobilier
Robert Castel	...	Marcel, 'Monsieur CRS'
Nathalie Courval	...	Marie
Jean-Pierre Darras	...	Le chef du personnel (Paris)
Ginette Leclerc	...	Madame Blin
Claude Piéplu	...	Le directeur de l'usine
Alice Sapritch	...	L'automobiliste hargneuse
André Gaillard	...	Le premier flic ambulancier (as Frères Ennemis, Les #1)
Teddy Vrignault	...	Le second flic ambulancier (as Frères Ennemis, Les #2)
Victor Lanoux	...	Georges
Daniel Prévost	...	L'employé des réclamations de la SNCF
Jacques Legras	...	Le représentant
Annick Beauchamp	...	L'infirmière-chef aimable

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

France Italy

Language:

French

Release Date:

15 February 1973 (France)

Also Known As:

The Suburbs Are Everywhere

Company Credits

Production Co:

Films du Jeudi, Les, Golan Productions, Les Productions Artistes Associés

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Just for fun... Well, for non french people

the movie is 1973, but is about a very actual problem : Lodging and working in Paris, and maintaining of a couple life. Everyone in France knows this is impossible, and this movie show why and how things happen. Jacques Higelin is good as an actor (Well... He is better as a singer) and Marthe Keller is perfect as the main character. I saw this movie years ago, when I was young, living and working in Paris, and trying to find a flat to dwell with my wife and newborn son... Now I'm old, far from Paris and I laugh as all is true and very acurate. Seems to be My own history. I can't but give this one a very high rating. The best in this movie is the portrait gallery of the secondary characters, the peddler, the dentist, the girl in the bar, and even the angry Alice Sapritch... All this makes a very watchable movie. There are far more better examples of french comedy, but you should give this one a try. The worst it could do is to waste 1:30 hour of your time, the same the character in the movie spend in the transports every morning