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Director:
Marion Vernoux
Writers:
Santiago Amigorena (writer)
Marc Syrigas (writer)
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Release Date:
1 December 1999 (France) See more »
Genre:
Drama | Romance See more »
Plot:
An executive and a dowdy working-class woman, both unemployed, married and parents meet at a supermarket. They become friends but find it hard to accept that they may be in love with each other. | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination See more »
User Reviews:
Quiet Days In Cliché See more (6 total) »

Cast

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Valeria Bruni Tedeschi ... Marie
Patrick Dell'Isola ... Pierre

Sergi López ... Luis
Florence Thomassin ... Sophie
Kelly Hornoy ... Julie
Marion des Fachelles ... Alice
Jérémy Bourgois ... Luis
Chloé Mons ... Catherine
Alexandre Carrière ... Hervé
Farida Rahouadj ... Marie, the neighbour
Josette Hemsen ... Mireille
Philippe Peltier ... Robert
Frédérique Hazard ... Nicole
Jo Hochain ... Geneviéve
Sarah Hamoud ... Colleague in canteen
Mathilde Braure ... Colleague in canteen
Marianne Wolfson ... Colleague in canteen
Pierre-Louis Lanier ... Dominique
Rachid Bouali ... Canteen counterman
Annette Lowcay ... Cashier
Alexandre Jouglet ... ANPE employee
Witold Heretynski ... Jojo
Alain Rozanès ... Mimmo
Marco Cherki ... Antoine
Antoine Mathieu ... Martineau
Dodine Herry ... DRH woman

Eric Caravaca ... Young man on bus
Frédéric Martin ... Announcer on radio
Daniel Morin ... Newsflash / weather presenter on radio
Miguel Muniz ... Clairvoyant on radio
Frédérique Ruvez ... Mother on radio drama
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Directed by
Marion Vernoux 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Santiago Amigorena  writer
Gaëlle Macé  writer
Marc Syrigas  writer
Marion Vernoux  writer

Produced by
Alain Rozanès .... executive producer
Pascal Verroust .... producer
 
Original Music by
Alexandre Desplat 
 
Cinematography by
Dominique Colin 
 
Film Editing by
Jennifer Augé 
 
Casting by
Frédérique Giess 
Bruno Levy 
Emma Skowronek 
 
Production Design by
Emmanuelle Duplay 
Philippe van Herwijnen 
 
Costume Design by
Marie Vernoux 
 
Makeup Department
Rachel Benaich .... hair stylist: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi (as Rachel Benaïch)
Caroline Philiponnat .... hair stylist
Caroline Philiponnat .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Jacques Attia .... production manager
Kader Djedra .... unit production manager
Gérard Royère .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Frédérique Giess .... assistant director
Florence Illouz .... assistant director
Ariel Sctrick .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Philippe van Herwijnen .... assistant art director
 
Sound Department
Eric Armbruster .... dialog editor
Michel Casang .... sound
Camille Cotte Miller .... sound editor
Dominique Gaborieau .... sound re-recording mixer
Vincent Goujon .... boom operator
Marie Guesnier .... sound
Jacques Lévy .... post-synchronisation
Philippe Penot .... sound effects editor
Laurent Poirier .... sound
Jean-François Schenegg .... boom operator
Isabelle Tat .... assistant post-synchronization
Nathalie Vidal .... assistant sound mixer
 
Stunts
Michel Julienne .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Olivier Berquet .... electrician
Eric Bruyer .... electrician
Michel Dechaud .... grip
Bertrand Etienne .... assistant camera
Bernard Fau .... still photographer
Olivier Marrel .... grip
Galatae Politis .... assistant camera (as Galatée Politis)
Marco Spannuet .... electrician
Mathieu Szpiro .... electrician
Bernard Wuthrich .... Steadicam operator
 
Editorial Department
Magali Debrabandére .... assistant editor
Isabelle Julien .... color timer
Denis Lardat .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Alexandre Desplat .... conductor
Edouard Dubois .... music consultant
John Timperley .... music mixer
 
Other crew
Jean-Jacques Boulben .... production administrator
Marie-Christine Damiens .... press attache
Nathalie Delvigne .... production secretary
Nathalie Geoffroy .... production assistant
Sophie Le Tallec .... script supervisor
Karina Megdiche .... production administrator
Oumar Sakho .... production administrator
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Rien à faire" - France (original title)
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Runtime:
105 min
Country:
France
Language:
French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Argentina:13 | France:U | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12
Company:
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Soundtrack:
C'est Si Peu Dire Que Je T'aimeSee more »

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3 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
Quiet Days In Cliché, 15 October 2004
Author: writers_reign

It's interesting that this wonderful film appears to have divided the handful of people who have chosen to comment on it. I suspect that those who found it boring and/or clichéd are the type of audience who are not prepared to open themselves to a film and allow it to reach them. Of COURSE we have been there before but where haven't we been before. There are a finite number of plots and an equally finite number of variations on a theme, which means, I seem to be saying rather often lately, that it's all in the wrist. It's what the scenarist, director and subsequently the actors DO with even the most hackneyed story that counts. What, for instance, could be more predictable than the outcome of 'Before Sunrise' after the first ten minutes; everyone and his Uncle Max could have taken it from there and been right on the money but in spite of that 'Before Sunrise' was and remains one of the most charming Romantic films of all time as does its sequel, 'Before Sunset', which is equally predictable. I have reached the stage where Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi can no longer astonish me with the brilliance of her acting. No one can do heartache quite like this most luminous of actresses or show us the unrealistic hope slowly festering in the glare of indifference. Once again she is perfectly cast as the neglected housewife and so accomplished is she that we can actually pinpoint the moment when her dull, gray and dim interior life is suddenly illuminated by a faint flicker of light as she dares to contemplate romance. Although she receives more than adequate support she walks away with the movie effortlessly. 9/10

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