Maison, La (2007)

Director:

Manuel Poirier

Writer:

Manuel Poirier (written by)

Release Date:

22 August 2007 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Cast

Sergi López	...	Malo
Bruno Salomone	...	Rémi
Bérénice Bejo	...	Cloé
Barbara Schulz	...	Laura
Cécile Rebboah	...	Nathalie
Florence Darel	...	Noémie
Luc Bernard	...	Fournier
Guillaume De Tonquedec	...	L'avocat
Bastien Telmon	...	Le jeune avocat
Sam Desarmegnin	...	Ferdinand
Juliette Poirier	...	Lola
Léo Poirier	...	Antoine
Tom Méziane	...	Jérémie
Julie Judd	...	La jeune entraîneuse
Philippe Mangione	...	L'adjoint de l'imprimerie
Christophe Laparra	...	L'ex de Laura
Élodie Hesme	...	Delphine
Jean-Marc Chesseret	...	Notaire salle des ventes
Stéphane Semettre	...	Le greffier
Alain Dion	...	Le conducteur bagarre
Fabien Kachev	...	Le vendeur kiosque
Loïc Baylacq	...	Le paysan
Jean-Paul de Medeiros	...	Le collègue de bureau Rémi
Catherine Riaux	...	Gaëlle
Vincent Damon	...	Serveur restaurant
Samuel Poirier	...	Serveur terrasse
Mathieu Vervisch	...	Serveur du café rencontre
Lucia Bruxelle	...	Serveuse bar
Caroline Portes de Bon	...	Entraîneuse bar à filles
Shakhnoza Torcq	...	Entraîneuse bar à filles
Karine Houngbedji	...	Entraîneuse bar à filles
Elodie Grigo	...	Entraîneuse bar à filles
Vanessa Biel	...	Entraîneuse bar à filles
Loan Laure	...	Entraîneuse bar à filles (as Laïla Loan Kacemi)
Sandra Marjanovic	...	Entraîneuse bar à filles
Alexandra Rousseaux	...	Entraîneuse bar à filles
Christelle Senechal	...	Entraîneuse bar à filles
Eric Paradisi	...	Client bar à filles
Franck Neckebrock	...	Client bar à filles
Patrick Nogues	...	Client bar à filles
Philippe Escande	...	Client bar à filles
Gaspard Legendre	...	Amoureux du square
Marjorie Plaza	...	Amoureuse du square
Valentin Nassonov	...	L'homme qui bouscule Rémi
Alexis Roger	...	Père de famille restaurant
Anne Vimont	...	Mère de famille restaurant
Violette Chavanne Vimont	...	Enfant restaurant
Merlin Chavanne Vimont	...	Enfant restaurant
Etienne Montiel	...	Patron restaurant 'Chez Ginette'

Directed by
Manuel Poirier

Writing credits
Manuel Poirier		(written by)

Produced by
Michel Saint-Jean	....	producer

Original Music by
Lhasa
Jean Massicotte

Cinematography by
Pierre Milon

Film Editing by
Simon Jacquet

Production Design by
Capucine Flavin

Costume Design by
Stéphanie Watrignant

Makeup Department
Sylvia Carissoli	....	key makeup artist (as Silvia Carrissoli)
Jane Milon	....	hair stylist: preparation

Production Management
Benoît Baverel	....	unit manager
Charles Besnard	....	assistant unit manager
Hervé Duhamel	....	production manager
Olivier Guerbois	....	unit production manager
Laurent Le Goff	....	assistant unit manager
Cécile Miralvès	....	post-production supervisor
Isabelle Ogel	....	assistant unit manager
Pierre Rigaudy	....	assistant unit manager
Isaac Ken Sebbag	....	assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Barbara Canale	....	second assistant director
Juliette Mabille	....	trainee assistant director
Christian Portron	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Martine Brassaert	....	painter
Patricia Clairet	....	assistant art director
Karim Lagati	....	ripper
Isabelle Lavigne	....	property master
Michelle Moal	....	set builder
Eric Paillet	....	ripper
Stéphane Pene	....	ripper
Elodie Pujol	....	painter
Charlotte Roederer	....	artist: drawings
Caroline Rossignol	....	assistant art director
Yann Tesson	....	builder
David Thébaut	....	carpenter

Sound Department
Emmanuel Augeard	....	sound editor
Guillaume Battistelli	....	dialogue editor
Jean-Paul Bernard	....	sound
Christophe Danvin	....	sound recordist
Rémi Degorgues	....	sound recordist
Nicolas Favre	....	first sound assistant
Gérard Lamps	....	sound mixer
François Lepeuple	....	foley artist
Armelle Mahé	....	foley engineer
Olivier Marlangeon	....	assistant foley artist
Mohamed Mourchid	....	sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department
Fabre-Félicien Basselet	....	gaffer
Sarah Bensaïd	....	second assistant camera
Vincent Buron	....	first assistant camera
Mostefa Djebbari	....	gaffer
Marek Dudek	....	gaffer
Rodolphe du Pommereulle	....	electrician (as Rodolphe du Pommereule)
Hugues Espinasse	....	extra assistant camera
Antoine Laurens	....	extra assistant camera
Patrick Llopis	....	key grip
Philippe Marton	....	best boy grip
Jean-Baptiste Moutrille	....	gaffer
Ferencz Radnai	....	gaffer
Yannick Ressigeac	....	extra assistant camera

Editorial Department
Mathilde Delacroix	....	color timer
Olivier Ferrari	....	assistant editor
Alain Guarda	....	color timer

Other crew
Marie Cogne	....	making-of director
Isabelle Giese	....	production secretary
Nathalie Lesage	....	production accountant
Anne Mathieu	....	production coordinator
Alain Vilain	....	travelling car
Henry Villain	....	travelling car (as Henri Vilain)
Sandrine Vitali	....	production administrator

Production Companies

• Diaphana Films
• France 3 Cinéma (co-production)
• Canal+ (participation)
• Uni Etoile 4 (in association with)
• Soficinéma 3 (in association with)

Distributors

• Diaphana Films (2007) (France) (all media)
• Benelux Film Distribution (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Video Film Express (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Prefecture De Police De Paris  thanks
• Bureau Parisien des Tournages de la Ville de Paris, Le  thanks (as Bureau Parisien des Tournages)
• D.C.A.  sound post-production (as DCA)
• Dovidis  sound re-recording
• Duracell  thanks
• Iris Camera  camera equipment provided by
• Locaflash  lighting
• Renault  thanks
• Rubini & Associés  insurance
• Telegrip  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

The House (International: English title)

Runtime:

France:95 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Company:

Diaphana Films

A small miracle

One finds in this beautiful film all that makes us appreciate the work of Manuel Poirier. People who have been hurt by life, confronted with the wounds of their existence (here, a divorced man with children, the death of a father…), who try valiantly to cope, with their strengths and especially their weaknesses. A very human film, significant and right, with an infinite tenderness. The tone is melancholic, almost harsh, trying to come to terms with people and relationships, but also the links between them (both mysterious and changing). This house becomes the powerful symbol of it. But let this not stop you seeing it: La Maison isn't a comedy, but its characters are profound, perfectly interpreted (Sergi Lopez, as usual, but also Bérénice Béjo, very moving in an unusual register) and beautiful locations (one realizes how much the director loves the 'province'... he's one of the few who knows how to depict it really well). There is something of Pialat, in this film (in a positive way). This fascinating little jewel stays in our heads, like all sensitive and true works. In its own way, a small miracle.