A Hell of a Day (2001) Reines d'un jour (original title)

Director:

Marion Vernoux

Writers:

Marion Vernoux
Nathalie Kristy

Release Date:

24 October 2001 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Karin Viard	...	Hortense Lassalle
Hélène Fillières	...	Marie Larue
Victor Lanoux	...	Maurice Degombert
Jane Birkin	...	Jane
Sergi López	...	Luis Del Sol
Clémentine Célarié	...	Michèle
Gilbert Melki	...	Shermann
Melvil Poupaud	...	Ben
Jonathan Zaccaï	...	Pierre
Valérie Benguigui	...	Stéphanie
Marie-Sophie L.	...	Patricia Shermann
Philippe Harel	...	Antoine Lassalle
Evelyne Buyle	...	Evelyne, la secrétaire
Atmen Kelif	...	Jean-Mi
Joseph Malerba	...	Marco, l'ostéopathe
Xavier De Guillebon	...	Arnaud, le généraliste
Pierre-Louis Lanier	...	Patrick, le responsable du photo-shop
Manon Gaurin	...	Lucie, la petite fille
Michèle Moretti	...	La passagère indignée du bus
Robert Gendreu	...	Monsieur Zweibaum
Francis Van Litsenborgh	...	Le client aphasique
Arnaud Roth	...	Le patron du Coco
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Takeo Adachi	...	Le Maïtre
Moussa Benhatta	...	Nordin
Renaud Calvet	...	Homme fourrière
Marco Cherqui	...	Client
Catherine Davenier	...	Gynécologue
Chantal Galliana	...	Femme fourrière
Audrey Garcia	...	Coiffeuse
Catherine Hosmalin	...	Femme aux cafards
Mélanie Leray	...	Serveuse
Vincent Mahieu	...	Maxence
Laurent Mandeix	...	Patient bègue
Bruno Netter	...	Aveugle
Philip Schurer	...	River
Yacine Sylla	...	Bruno
Anne-Marie Tissot	...	Caissière

Directed by
Marion Vernoux

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Nathalie Kristy
Marion Vernoux

Produced by
Alain Rozanès	....	producer
Pascal Verroust	....	producer

Original Music by
Alexandre Desplat

Cinematography by
Dominique Colin

Film Editing by
Lise Beaulieu

Casting by
Bruno Levy

Production Design by
Emmanuelle Duplay

Costume Design by
Virginia Vogwill

Makeup Department
Sylvia Carissoli	....	key makeup artist
Gérald Portenart	....	key hair stylist
Manuela Taco	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Béatrice Bizet	....	assistant unit manager
Agnès Guinchard	....	assistant unit manager
Rauridh Laing	....	unit manager
Lucas Loubaresse	....	assistant unit manager
Pascal Metge	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nathalie Donnini	....	second assistant director
Daniel Marchaudon	....	second assistant director
Ariel Sctrick	....	first assistant director
Alexandra Weyers	....	assistant director

Art Department
Eve Alquier	....	painter
Jean-Luc Androuin	....	construction crew
Manuelle Borgel	....	upholsterer
Bernard Chenevier	....	construction crew
Cécile Arlet Colin	....	assistant decorator
Luc Desportes	....	storyboard artist
Frédéric DeVilliers	....	upholsterer
Yann Dury	....	carpenter
Yann Dury	....	construction crew
Marine Genin-Birchler	....	painter
Odile Hubert	....	set dresser
Didier Martin	....	painter
Ivo Martinovitch	....	construction crew
Eric Petit-Jean	....	construction crew
Françoise Pierre	....	painter
David Pitou	....	construction crew
Hélène Rey	....	assistant set dresser
Véronique Robinson	....	painter
Arnaud Roth	....	set dresser
Christian Roudil	....	set dresser
Valérie Rozanes	....	second assistant production designer
Patricia Ruelle	....	weathering painter
Emeric Thienot	....	painter

Sound Department
Laurent Arnaudies	....	sound recordist
Michel Casang	....	sound
Camille Cotte	....	sound editor
Nicolas d'Halluin	....	sound recordist
Philippe Escanecrabe	....	sound mixer
Dominique Gaborieau	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dario Garbo	....	sound recordist
Jean-Sébastien Guille	....	sound (as Bastien Guille)
Judith Guittier	....	foley artist
Jacques Lévy	....	post-synchronization
Laurent Lévy	....	foley artist
Michel Monier	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Fabrice Renoir	....	sound recordist
Isabelle Tat	....	post-synchronization

Special Effects by
Armel Cessa	....	special effects
Benoit Talenton	....	special effects
Christian Talenton	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Alain Chene	....	scanning and recording
Rosana D'Andrea	....	scanning and recording
Yann Doray	....	compositor
Christophe Keichinger	....	scanning and recording
Arassou Kichenassamy	....	scanning and recording
David Montoya	....	scanning and recording
Philippe Reinaudo	....	scanning and recording
Mourad Rennou	....	scanning and recording
Gérard Soirant	....	scanning and recording

Camera and Electrical Department
Olivier Berquet	....	gaffer
Olivier Berquet	....	lighting technician
Eric Bonnaire	....	grip (as Erik Bonnaire)
Michael Crotto	....	still photographer
Stéphane Degnieau	....	assistant camera
Thierry Pascal	....	grip
Lilia Sellami	....	assistant camera
Mathieu Szpiro	....	lighting technician
Marc Tevanian	....	camera operator
Philippe Wegiel	....	electrician
Philippe Wiegel	....	lighting technician

Casting Department
Audrey Gatimel	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ana Belen Palacios	....	costumer
Lydie Régnier	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Nicolas Criqui	....	digital conformation
Caroline Dulac	....	second assistant editor
Olivier Gourlay	....	assistant editor
Isabelle Julien	....	color timer
Marie Liotard	....	assistant editor
Jean-René Nébot	....	digital color timer
Philippe Reinaudo	....	digital intermediate technical director

Music Department
Nicolas Errèra	....	composer: theme music
Catherine Ringer	....	composer: song "Le Vent"

Other crew
Jamila Attick	....	production secretary (as Jamila Attik)
Camille Brottes	....	script supervisor
Dominique Collobert	....	production administrator
Marie-Christine Damiens	....	press attache
Joëlle Hoffmanna	....	script supervisor
Karina Megdiche	....	production administrator
Laure Monbellet	....	location manager
Sophie Ossedat	....	production secretary
Oumar Sakho	....	production administrator

Production Companies

• ADR Productions
• Canal+
• Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC)
• Cofimages 12
• France 3 Cinéma
• Gimages 4
• Studio Canal

Distributors

• Alfa Films (Argentina)
• Nexo
• Pyramide Distribution
• Warner Home Vídeo (200?) (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Iris Camera  camera equipment
• Tapages  sound equipment
• Telegrip  grip equipment

Also Known As:

"Reines d'un jour" - France (original title)

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | France:U | Hong Kong:IIA | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud)

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

ADR Productions

Nice French humoristic drama

Really a French movie: a light, humoristic but dramatic film. Shot with a bit of irony, especially with the music they used, but they really touched the dramatic side as well. In short, the movie is about four characters with some really relational, emotional and sexual problems/frustrations. They don't know each other but they meet during the film in various ways, not knowing that they actually know each other. Only the public finds out.

Every individual has his own frustration and you can see that that really takes all the energy away from all of them and that this isn't the first time they have relational problems. Though the idea of projecting just one day of the character's life (left out a very few flashbacks) is great, the story doesn't develop as much as you hope it's gonna be. That is shame, the director could just add a bit more of a surprising or satisfying plot to it and it was really worth an 8. Still a good movie to watch, especially when you like the French way of filming. 7/10.