Spray of the Days (1968)
"L'écume des jours" (original title)

Director:

Charles Belmont

Writers:

Charles Belmont, Philippe Dumarçay,

Stars:

Jacques Perrin, Marie-France Pisier, Sami Frey

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jacques Perrin	...	Colin
Marie-France Pisier	...	Alise
Sami Frey	...	Chick
Alexandra Stewart	...	Isis
Annie Buron	...	Chloé
Bernard Fresson	...	Nicholas
Sacha Briquet
Moune de Rivel
René-Jean Chauffard	...	Le libraire (as Jean-Louis Chauffart)
Claude Piéplu	...	Le médecin
Jacqueline Ferrière
Sacha Pitoëff	...	Le pharmacien
Ursula Kubler	...	La religieuse
Jim Wilsam
Jacques Rispal

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

20 March 1968 (France)

Also Known As:

Spray of the Days

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chaumiane, S.E.P.I.C.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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User Reviews

Vian's book

A book very hard to transfer to the screen;Charles Belmont was an ambitious director who has fallen into oblivion ,like his movie:it does not recreate the bayou atmosphere and the jazzy feel ;but it is a honorable attempt,saved by the actors ,all excellent.

Jacques Perrin,with his youthful looks and his beaming smile, is ideally cast as Colin;Marie France Pisier,a cerebral actress, is at ease here ;and Alexandra Stewart ,as aristocratic Isis ,is eye candy (but not enough on the screen).Only Bernard Fresson,too "working class looking" is miscast.Last but not least,Claude Pieplu (and his high pitched voice)appears as a physician;and the delightful voice of Delphine Seyrig is the microphone when Colin becomes "announcer".

This is not an easy movie ,some may feel like giving up before the end ;they shouldn't.

A new version is to be filmed , starring Audrey Tautou.