Trouble Every Day (2001)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Claire Denis

Writers:

Claire Denis (writer)
Jean-Pol Fargeau (writer)

Release Date:

11 July 2001 (France)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller | Drama

Tagline:

The ability to love. The inability to love... The hunger to love.

Plot:

Shane and June Brown are an American couple honeymooning in Paris in an effort to nurture their new life together...

Plot Keywords:

Doctor | Medical Clinic | Blood | Neck | Medicine

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Vincent Gallo	...	Shane
Tricia Vessey	...	June
Béatrice Dalle	...	Coré
Alex Descas	...	Léo
Florence Loiret	...	Christelle (as Florence Loiret-Caille)
Nicolas Duvauchelle	...	Erwan
Raphaël Neal	...	Ludo
José Garcia	...	Choart
Hélène Lapiower	...	Malécot
Marilu Marini	...	Friessen
Aurore Clément	...	Jeanne
Bakary Sangaré	...	Night Guard
Lionel Goldstein	...	Receptionist
Céline Samie	...	Woman in Bra
Arnaud Churin	...	Truck Driver
Slimane Brahimi	...	Friend of Christelle's
Alice Houri	...	Young Girl on Train
Véra Chidyvar	...	Woman on Train
Nelly Zargarian	...	Chambermaid 1
Rosa Nikolic	...	Chambermaid 2
Csilla Lukacs-Molnar	...	Chambermaid 3
Lacrita Massix	...	Stewardess
Myriam Theodoresco	...	One of the Lovers
Alexandre Uzureau de Martynoff	...	One of the Lovers
Laure Guérard	...	Woman in High Heels
Albert Szpiro	...	Community Clinic Boss

Directed by
Claire Denis

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Claire Denis		writer
Jean-Pol Fargeau		writer

Produced by
Georges Benayoun	....	producer
Françoise Guglielmi	....	associate producer
Philippe Liégeois	....	producer
Kazuko Mio	....	co-producer
Jean-Michel Rey	....	producer
Seiichi Tsukada	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Tindersticks

Cinematography by
Agnès Godard

Film Editing by
Nelly Quettier

Casting by
James Calleri
Nicolas Lublin
Richard Rousseau

Production Design by
Arnaud de Moleron

Art Direction by
Etienne Rohde

Costume Design by
Judy Shrewsbury
Caroline Tavernier

Makeup Department
Magali Ceyrat	....	makeup artist: Béatrice Dalle
Michel Demonteix	....	hair stylist: Béatrice Dalle
Danièle Vuarin	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Xavier Amblard	....	production manager
Fabien Pondevaux	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Patrick Boshart	....	second assistant director
Gabriel Laferrière	....	first assistant director (as Gabriel-Julien Laferriere)

Art Department
Nicolas Contre	....	property master

Sound Department
Pascal Chauvin	....	foley artist
Emmanuel Croset	....	sound mixer
Pascal Dedeye	....	foley artist
Michel Filippi	....	adr supervisor
Dominique Hennequin	....	sound mixer
Jean-Louis Lebras	....	boom operator
Jean-Louis Ughetto	....	sound
Jean-Alexandre Villemer	....	sound recordist
Jean-Christophe Winding	....	sound editor (as Christophe Winding)

Special Effects by
Noel Chainbaux	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
David François	....	digital artist
Christian Guillon	....	visual effects producer

Camera and Electrical Department
Jean-Pierre Baronsky	....	gaffer
Julien Bureau	....	assistant camera
Gérard Delayat	....	key grip (as Gérard Guingne Delayat)
Lionel Perrin	....	assistant camera
Thérèse Somano	....	assistant camera

Casting Department
James Calleri	....	casting: USA

Editorial Department
Thomas Glaser	....	assistant editor
Anne-Cécile Vergnaud	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Dickon Hinchliffe	....	orchestrator

Other crew
Franck Belaiche	....	production assistant (as Franck Prince)
Patrick Boshart	....	location scout
Irene de Balasy	....	production secretary
David Giordano	....	production administrator
Zoe Zurstrassen	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Arte
• Canal+
• Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC)
• Dacia Films
• Kinetique
• Messaouda Films
• Rézo Films
• Rézo Productions
• Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
• arte France Cinéma

Distributors

• Atlantis Entertainment (2002) (Czechoslovakia) (theatrical)
• CLT-UFA International
• Central Partnership (Russia)
• Gateno Films (2003) (Peru) (all media)
• Keissy and Ass (Korea)
• Kinetique (Japan)
• Lantia Cinema (UK)
• Lot 47 Films (USA) (subtitled)
• Primer Plano Film Group Video (Argentina) (DVD)
• Primer Plano Film Group Video (Argentina) (VHS)
• Primer Plano Film Group (Argentina)
• Rézo Films (France)
• Siren Visual Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)

Special Effects

• L'Etude et la Supervision des Trucages (L'E.S.T.) (visual effects)
• Les Versaillais

Also Known As:

Gargoyle (Japan: English title)

Runtime:

101 min | Argentina:102 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Country:

France | Germany | Japan

Language:

French | English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Hungary:18 | New Zealand:R18 | Italy:VM14 | Argentina:18 | France:-16 | Japan:R-15 | Singapore:R21 | Switzerland:18 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:18 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | Australia:R | Brazil:18

Company:

Arte

Trivia:

The title of this film comes from a Frank Zappa song of the same name from the album "Freak Out!"

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: At time-stamp 56:49, a face (presumably the crew since no one is in the house) can be seen reflected in the glass door/window on the right of the screen.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Snuff: A Documentary About Killing on Camera (2008)

Hard to Attach Labels

Admittedly Trouble Every Day is a very different film than most I run across. It's quiet and subtle with so many undertones, I was sometimes left wondering what exactly was being conveyed from scene to scene. The story is a fairly simple one that takes forever to unwind: a former doctor (possibly current doctor, details are kept sparse) honeymoons with his new bride, and uses their trip to track down another doctor who is treating his wife for some sort of sadistic vampirism or something of that sort.

The movie, like sex caught on camera, is both disturbing and beautiful, visceral and permeating, yet somehow lacking. So many moments seemed to demand some sort of explanation, as though if you had a guide the journey would be slightly more meaningful. That aside, I was deeply attracted to the overall tone of the film, the confrontation of flesh, and the deeper meanings held within.

Look, just see it for yourself. This is definitely not one of those films for everyone. That being said, I feel that if you have a special place in your heart for films like Lost Highway, then you might want to give this one a chance. They're not in the same ballpark, but might be played in the same city if you catch my drift.