J'aimerais pas crever un dimanche (1998)

Ben works in a morgue. Ben's wife left him and he is into various kinds of alternative sexuality. Teresa dies of an ecstasy overdose on the dance floor. When she is brought to the morgue, ... See full summary »

Director:

Didier Le Pêcheur

Writer:

Didier Le Pêcheur

Stars:

Élodie Bouchez, Jean-Marc Barr, Martin Petit-Guyot

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Élodie Bouchez	...	Térésa
Jean-Marc Barr	...	Ben
Martin Petit-Guyot	...	Ducon
Patrick Catalifo	...	Boris
Gérard Loussine	...	Abel
Jean-Michel Fête	...	Nico, man with AIDS
Zazie	...	Jeanne / Hélène
Jeanne Casilas	...	Marie
Florence Darel	...	Line
Jean-Jacques Vanier	...	Georges
Claude Duparfait	...	Le flic
Marc Andréoni	...	L'inspecteur IGS
Dominique Frot	...	La responsable d'identification
Jacques Seiler	...	Le passeur
Franck Manzoni	...	L'orateur

Storyline

Ben works in a morgue. Ben's wife left him and he is into various kinds of alternative sexuality. Teresa dies of an ecstasy overdose on the dance floor. When she is brought to the morgue, she is resurrected -how shall I say?- in Ben's arms (that part based on a true story). From this starting point, the film revolves around the interactions between them and Boris (orgy fan), Abdel (no sentimental life), Ducon (wants to kill himself), Nico (dying of AIDS), etc... A social study of the 90s with heavy references to sex and death.

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Plot Keywords:

sex | dominatrix

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

6 January 1999 (France)

Also Known As:

Den lille død

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$4,488 (USA) (21 April 2000)

Gross:

$4,488 (USA) (21 April 2000)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Program 33

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

User Reviews

As fast as a heartbeat, as blue as death

This film deals with themes that are some kind of taboo for some people, but at the end I thought it was just another film dealing with people and their fear of life. It is a film that tries to represent how life works for someone who doesn´t care for it.

This might sound interesting, in a way it is, the pace the music makes along with the blue tone of the environment, makes it a peculiar expression of life at the edge. Ben a man who hates his own life is capable to give and save the life of others. A cynical but disturbing fact.

By the end I left the theater wondering what´ve I just saw, I can´t say that I loved it, but certainly didn´t hate it.