La bande du Drugstore (2002)

Director:

François Armanet

Writers:

François Armanet (novel)
François Armanet (screenplay)

Release Date:

17 April 2002 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot Keywords:

Kissing | Male Nudity | Friend | Virginity | Clothes

Cast

Mathieu Simonet	...	Philippe Challes
Cécile Cassel	...	Charlotte Stroemann
Aurélien Wiik	...	Marc Bensoussan
Alice Taglioni	...	Nathalie Meissonier
Matthias Van Khache	...	Patrick Bernheim
Laurent Pialet	...	Pierre de Cavaillac
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anne Abel	...	Brigitte
Marion Armanet	...	Minette du 14 juillet
Alban Aumard	...	Gros Louis
Alain Bashung	...	Le prof de philo
Bayon	...	Le serveur du 14 juillet
Fabien Billet	...	Minet à la boum
Thomas Blanchard	...	Billy le Rocker
Olivier Brun	...	Le fasciste de la classe
Inès de Beauregard	...	Minette du poker
Julien Delettre	...	Pierrot
Romain Deroo	...	Fabrice Lethuillier
Lucien Gainsbourg	...	La mascotte du Drugstore (as Lulu Gainsbourg)
Romain Goupil	...	Le père de Marc
Deborah Helpert	...	La postière
Jean Helpert	...	Barman 14 juillet
Jacky	...	Le tailleur
Carole Jacquinot	...	La mère de Marc
Xavier Lafitte	...	Minet en Weston
Jacques Lanzmann	...	Le libraire
Gabrielle Lazure	...	La prof d'anglais
Clémence Lenorman	...	Serveuse à l'Isle-Adam
Thierry Lhermitte	...	Le père de Charlotte
Stéphane Medez	...	Le voleur de mocassins
Alexis Michalik	...	Le communiste de la classe
Mélanie Page	...	Jane
Paul Périer	...	Le super frimeur du Relais
Marie Ravel	...	Jocelyne
Romain Rondeau	...	Le drugstorien du Relais
John Henry Westhead	...	Barman Relais

Also Known As:

Dandy (International: English title)
The Drugstore Gang (Australia) (TV title)

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

Australia:MA (cable rating) | France:U | Japan:R-15

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

3B Productions

Movie Connections:

References The Unforgiven (1960)

Soundtrack:

Security

No story, and very unrealistic and historically untrue.

A crazy film, about, what ? The events in the lives of some "swinging people" in the supposed 1960's. My comment: I find it quite an unrealistic movie, as the actors, who play "people in the 1960's", absolutely are unlike people in that era. They 'd rather be seen as contemporary people, who have been dressed up with " sixties " like (and in that respect not even true!) hair-do's, and costumes. I was an adolescent myself in the years 1964-1972 (the real 60s), and I have very well "lived' that age in all its newness. (I didn't enjoy that much sex as well, I am sorry to admit) But, as may be seen from old youth programs from television, that can be re-seen on websites, (like in Holland ,they exist, reviving vintage 60s discussions, forums, pop-shows, etc.) the attitude of young people, then was much more timid, hesitant, shy, etc. much more than the self esteemed style of modern actors. And, do you, modern viewer think that in those days Sex was talked about like in this film? I doubt it. This film is just as untrue, as Grease (what a comparison) to the real rock & roll- life style of the 1950s. Dreamt up by some people of this age . And on the soundtrack, it has mostly very boring too-well-known hits, and a lot of soul as well, which was quite fringe in those years. So?