Deux jours à tuer (2008)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Jean Becker

Writers:

François d'Épenoux (novel)
Eric Assous (adaptation) ...
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Release Date:

30 April 2008 (France)

Plot:

Antoine Méliot is around 40 years old and has everything he needs to be happy: a beautiful wife, two adorable children...

Plot Keywords:

Birthday | Preteenage Daughter | Normandy | Eire | Life Change

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Albert Dupontel	...	Antoine - un publicitaire qui rompt avec sa vie
Marie-Josée Croze	...	Cécile - la femme d'Antoine
Pierre Vaneck	...	Le père d'Antoine
Alessandra Martines	...	Marion Dange - une femme que fréquente Antoine
Cristiana Réali	...	Virginie - l'amie aguicheuse
Mathias Mlekuz	...	Éric
Claire Nebout	...	Clara - une amie qui travaille dans l'humanitaire
François Marthouret	...	Paul - l'ami psychiatre
Anne Loiret	...	Anne-Laure
José Paul	...	Thibault
Daphné Bürki	...	Bérengère - une amie
Samuel Labarthe	...	Étienne - l'ami avocat
Guillaume De Tonquedec	...	Sébastien - l'associé d'Antoine
Jean Dell	...	Mortez - un industriel de l'agro-alimentaire
Marie-Christine Adam	...	La mère de Cécile
Mario Pecqueur	...	Maurice - le père de Cécile
Annick Alane	...	Madame Lemoine - la voisine
Thierry Liagre	...	Le propriétaire de la Jaguar
Stefan Wojtowicz	...	Le patron du café
Xavier Gallais	...	Marc - l'auto-stoppeur
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marine Laporte	...	Alice Méliot - la fille d'Antoine et de Cécile
Titouan Laporte	...	Vincent Méliot - le fils d'Antoine et de Cécile

Directed by
Jean Becker

Writing credits
François d'Épenoux		(novel)
Eric Assous		(adaptation and dialogue) &
François d'Épenoux		(adaptation and dialogue) &
Jean Becker		(adaptation and dialogue)
Jérôme Beaujour		(writer)

Produced by
Louis Becker	....	producer

Original Music by
Alain Goraguer
Patrick Goraguer

Cinematography by
Arthur Cloquet

Film Editing by
Jacques Witta

Production Design by
Thérèse Ripaud

Costume Design by
Annie Périer

Production Management
Eric Grandjean	....	unit production manager
Guillaume Parent	....	post-production supervisor
Myriam Raynaud	....	assistant production manager
Pierre Wallon	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eric Pujol	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Laurent Thevenot	....	key painter

Sound Department
Julien Bourdeau	....	assistant sound editor
François Domerc	....	sound recordist
Michel Filippi	....	adr supervisor
François Groult	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mourad Louanchi	....	dialogue editor
Vincent Montrobert	....	sound editor
Jacques Pibarot	....	sound

Stunts
Michel Julienne	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Marc Casi	....	grip
Tony Chapuis	....	first assistant camera
Thomas Collignon	....	first assistant camera
Jean-François Drigeard	....	rigging gaffer
Nathalie Eno	....	still photographer
Renaud Fidon	....	grip
Eric Gies	....	gaffer
Charlie Lenormand	....	second assistant camera
Flavio Manriquez	....	video assistant
Paul Noble	....	genny operator: Ireland
Dan Occo	....	Steadicam operator
Michel Strasser	....	grip
Jean-Pierre Voisin	....	best boy
François-Xavier Walter	....	grip

Casting Department
Marie-France Michel	....	casting: children

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Chloe Bartonio	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Frederic Jupin	....	digital conformation

Other crew
Amélie Bérard	....	script supervisor
Feryal Mail	....	assistant production administrator
François Roelants	....	press attache
Dominique Segall	....	press attache

Thanks
Christian Brendel	....	thanks
Delphine Serina	....	thanks

Production Companies

• ICE3
• Studio Canal (co-production)
• France 2 Cinéma (co-production)

Distributors

• Les Films Séville (2008) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Studio Canal (2008) (France) (theatrical)
• Studio Canal (2008) (worldwide) (theatrical)
• Arsenal Filmverleih (2009) (Germany) (all media)

Other Companies

• Cinécool  titles
• Kodak  film stock
• Moteur!  publicity

Also Known As:

Love Me No More (Canada: English title) (Europe: English title) (festival title) (UK) (USA)

Runtime:

Germany:85 min (European Film Market)

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Certification:

Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Canada:G (Quebec) (certificate #313346) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Portugal:M/12 | France:U

Filming Locations:

Barneville-Carteret, Manche, France

Company:

ICE3

Goofs:

Continuity: During the meal scene, seconds before Etienne hits Antoine on the face, the wine stains on Antoine's tee-shirt dramatically change size. Actually on the previous shot they are very small on the collar but on the next shot, they spread onto his whole waist.

Soundtrack:

Le temps qui reste

What a film

What a film!!! Without saying too much about the film, this is a punch in the face. French cinema is still a safe bet for watching quality movies, and obviously, Jean Becker, is one of the greatest directors. This film talks about a man who starts to change his own life suddenly. In a few hours we'll see how a man is tired of his own life, acts like he was insane with family and friends and all he wants is disappear and stop to being tired and bored. It must not be easy to represent this self-destructive man without falling into parody or into an absurd sense of humor what we'll see him with a constant sensation of uncomfortableness. And what about the last half hour. I cannot explain because this film deserves to watch without knowing too much about the plot, but there's pure cinema in it. Good acting, good scriptwriting and specially, an excellent direction. This films deserves to watch it quietly, without rush. A must see.