Le comptoir (1998)

Director:

Sophie Tatischeff

Writers:

Patrick Dewolf, Sophie Tatischeff

Stars:

Mireille Perrier, Maurane, Christophe Odent

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mireille Perrier	...	Marie
Maurane	...	Joëlle
Christophe Odent	...	Jean
Jacques Penot	...	Yvon
Isabelle Habiague	...	Catherine
Jacques Laprise	...	Le Québécois
Francis Lax	...	Le notaire
Philippe Aizizeau	...	L'instituteur
Thierry Barbet	...	Michel
Loïc Baylacq	...	Loïc
Jean-Louis Beauvieux	...	Le père de Marie
Bernard Binet	...	Le marin pêcheur
Jean-Paul Briand	...	Hervé
Joël Cudennec	...	Joël
Guillaume de Tonquedec	...	Paul

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

20th century | bistro | village

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

9 September 1998 (France)

Also Known As:

Le comptoir de Marie

Filming Locations:

Trédrez-Locquémeau, Côtes-d'Armor, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Comptoir Français du Film Production (CFFP), Prima Vista, Specta Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min 96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

User Reviews

A wonderfully textured film

This film is interesting in that wonderful French manner - serious and funny at the same time. It follows the changes wrought in a small town in Brittany when the owner of le comptoir (the bar) sells it and the bar leaves its long-time home for another residence, recently purchased by a Parisian as a vacation place. Local drinkers follow Le Comptoir. Its history and that of the woman who sells it, is told in flashbacks. The film is rich and textured. Besides the wonderfully original plot, the film gives a glimpse into the rural life of the residents of Brittany. The plot recalls a little of the German occupation of this sparsely populated region during WWII. The characters are all believable -- sophisticated city folks encounter crusty farmers, and the frustrated single woman who sells the bar plots her escape from her humdrum village life.