Clara et moi (2004)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Arnaud Viard

Writer:

Arnaud Viard (writer)

Release Date:

30 June 2004 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Antoine has what every young single man could wish: a promising career, true and loyal friends, and an apartment of his own...

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Julien Boisselier	...	Antoine
Julie Gayet	...	Clara
Michel Aumont	...	Le père d'Antoine
Sacha Bourdo	...	Alain
Antoine Duléry	...	BT
Pascale Arbillot	...	Isabelle
Sophie Mounicot	...	Géraldine
Riton Liebman	...	Didier
Frédéric Pierrot	...	Étienne
Christian Charmetant	...	L'analyste
Marianne Viard	...	Marianne
Cyril Bedel	...	Benoît
Marie-Laure Copie	...	Marie-Laure
Anne Didier	...	Coco
Marc Prin	...	Stéphane
Romain Rondeau	...	François
Vincent Colombe	...	Le directeur de casting
Vincent Dutel	...	Le barman
Sophie de Vézières	...	La blonde du café
Gaëlle Nayt	...	Marie (as Gaël Nayt)
Guillaume Husson	...	L'ingénieur du son
Alexandra Martinez	...	Clara enfant
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Martine Diotalevi	...	L'amie d'enfance
Brice Fournier	...	Ami d'annversaire

Directed by
Arnaud Viard

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Arnaud Viard		writer

Produced by
Benoît Habert	....	producer
Laurent Lavolé	....	producer
Philippe Portier	....	producer
Isabelle Pragier	....	producer
Arnaud Viard	....	producer

Original Music by
Benjamin Biolay

Cinematography by
Pierre Cottereau

Film Editing by
Véronique Bruque

Production Design by
Nicolas de Boiscuillé

Costume Design by
Marine Chauveau

Makeup Department
Frédéric Barat	....	hair stylist: Julie Gayet
Jean-Marie Cuvilo	....	hair stylist: Julien Boisselier
Soledad Gonzales	....	makeup artist
Laurence Grosjean	....	key makeup artist
Fulvio Pozzobon	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Karim Canama	....	production manager
Akim Fassassi	....	assistant unit manager
Julien Gayot	....	unit production manager
Marianne Gielara	....	assistant unit manager
Guillaume Husson	....	unit manager
Arnaud Kaiser	....	assistant unit manager
Diane Thin	....	post-production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fabrice Camoin	....	first assistant director
Valérie Roucher	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Isabelle Catteau	....	set dresser
Nicolas Doerler	....	assistant art director
Frédéric Jacq	....	assistant art director
Cyril Père	....	property master

Sound Department
Thibault Arnold	....	sound assistant
Armel Durassier	....	boom operator
Patrick Egreteau	....	foley artist
Steven Ghouti	....	sound editor
Steven Ghouti	....	sound re-recording mixer
François Guillaume	....	sound
Edouard Murcier	....	adr supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department
Erwan Becquelin	....	key grip
Loïc Bouladjat	....	electrician
Emmanuelle Collinot	....	additional assistant camera
François Comparot	....	grip
Mathieu Dequirot	....	electrician
Jean Legrand	....	assistant camera
Benoit Le Petit	....	grip
Daniel Michau	....	still photographer
Olivier Pilorget	....	gaffer

Casting Department
Sylvain Homo	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Isabelle Catteau	....	costumer
Caroline Nguyen	....	assistant costumer

Editorial Department
Damien Dufresne	....	color timer
Mathilde Fleury	....	assistant editor
Arnaud Gallinière	....	color timer

Music Department
Benjamin Biolay	....	orchestrator
Dominique Blanc-Francard	....	music mixer
Bertrand Burgalat	....	composer: song "Ma rencontre"

Other crew
Chloé Bartolucci	....	choreographer
Vanessa Ciszewski	....	production assistant
Cécile Lai	....	administrator
Angélique Mary	....	script supervisor
Victoria Teixeira	....	production secretary

Production Companies

• Gloria Films
• Les Mille et Une Marches
• France 2 Cinéma

Distributors

• Pyramide Distribution (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• Cineworx (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Mongrel Media (2005) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Wise Policy (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Ercidan  titles
• GTC  titles
• Société Française de Production (SFP)  adr studio (as SFP)
• YELLOW CAB Studios  sound post-production

Also Known As:

Clara and Me (Australia) (TV title)
Le syndrome de Peter Pan (France) (working title)

Runtime:

France:81 min | Japan:90 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby

Certification:

Japan:PG-12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud)

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Gloria Films

A radiant, pure love story told with incredible elegance.

It could have been the umpteenth boring French film about a couple in the thirty-something crisis. And it may be just that if you only care for guns and gooey monsters. But for viewers with a heart, "Clara and I" strikes a rare string.

The action is indeed minimal : they fall in love, and out of love. But it's been a while since a loving couple was such a perfect match, an obvious pair radiating charm and the magic of being in love. Throughout the film, the same elegance pervades : no painful explanations, no literary despairs, no hysterics. Life as pure as if it had been distilled.

Julien Boissellier, the main actor, doesn't look like much but he just might be the next big thing in French movies, with the discreet intensity of a Trintignant. Canadian viewers will remember Julie Gayet from "Chaos and Desire". The lightning and the camera work are superbly intelligent. The score features the new French scene with songs by Biolay and Katherine.

Go see this movie for the first half, which will make you want to fall in love. Go see this movie if you like Sautet and Truffaut and Ozu. Go see this movie because it was shot on digital and yet it's warm and sensitive. Go see this movie, if you have a heart.