Fauteuils d'orchestre (2006)

Director:

Danièle Thompson

Writers:

Christopher Thompson (writer)
Danièle Thompson (writer)

Release Date:

15 February 2006 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

A young woman arrives in Paris where she finds a job as a waitress in bar next on Avenue Montaigne that caters to the surrounding theaters and the wealthy inhabitants of the area. She will meet a pianist, a famous actress and a great art collector, and become acquainted with the "luxurious" world her grandmother has told her about since her childhood.

Plot Keywords:

Paris France | Old Woman | Theater | Hotel Suite | Cafe

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Cécile De France	...	Jessica
Valérie Lemercier	...	Catherine Versen
Albert Dupontel	...	Jean-François Lefort
Laura Morante	...	Valentine Lefort
Claude Brasseur	...	Jacques Grumberg
Christopher Thompson	...	Frédéric "Fred" Grumberg
Dani	...	Claudie
Annelise Hesme	...	Valérie
François Rollin	...	Marcel
Sydney Pollack	...	Brian Sobinski
Daniel Benoin	...	Daniel Bercoff
Françoise Lépine	...	Magali Garrel
Guillaume Gallienne	...	Pascal
Christian Hecq	...	Grégoire Bergonhe
Julia Molkhou	...	Margot

Also Known As:

Orchestra Seats (Canada: English title) (festival title) (UK)
Avenue Montaigne (USA)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some strong language and brief sexuality.

Runtime:

106 min | USA:100 min (cut)

Country:

France

Language:

French | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Brazil:14 | USA:PG-13 | UK:12A | Australia:M | France:U | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:12 | Germany:o.Al. | Taiwan:GP | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

15 - Théâtre des Champs Elysées, avenue Montaigne, Paris 8, Paris, France

Company:

Thelma Films

Trivia:

Visa d'exploitation en France # 112436

Goofs:

Continuity: When Dupontel (Jean-François Lefort) gives his concert and takes off his shirt and jacket they change places, first in front of the long end of the piano then in the next cut much closer to the keyboard end.

Movie Connections:

References "The Bold and the Beautiful" (1987)

Soundtrack:

Je reviens te chercher

Pianist in a cage

"The question is, what's this all about, and why must we concern ourselves with the 'predicaments' of people who from the looks of it are so singularly fortunate in life?" (Chris Knipp).

Chris Knipp, no offence, hasn't understood the movie's main idea at all. This, in my experience, is what the movie is all about – the separation between "high class" classical music and life. Classical music, as all music, stems from life itself, is inspired and shaped by it. One can see how, exemplified by the pianist, this form of human expression is put in the strait-jacket of so-called "high culture". Said pianist is fortunate indeed to have his talent, but he's hardly able to breathe, to enjoy and live his talents because he's made to put up a show, to dance to the tune of what he himself calls "the system".