Par suite d'un arrêt de travail... (2008)

Director:

Frédéric Andréi

Writers:

Frédéric Andréi (writer)
Jean-Loup Dabadie (screenplay)
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Release Date:

2 July 2008 (France)

Genre:

Comedy

Cast

Patrick Timsit	...	Marc Roux
Charles Berling	...	Vincent Disse
Dominique Blanc	...	Fabienne
Sophie Quinton	...	Valérie
Bibi Naceri	...	Aziz
Philippe Duquesne	...	Pierrot
Stefano Cassetti	...	Un routier italien
Raffaele Pisu	...	Vincenzo Del Angelo
Chick Ortega	...	Le patron du bowling
Jo Prestia	...	Un routier gréviste
Elisabeth Commelin	...	L'infirmière en grève
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Virginia Anderson	...	Jeanne
Roberto Bestazzoni	...	Le routier italien du barrage
Laurence Emer	...	La femme bourgeoise
Eric Etcheverry	...	Le cadre
Alice Godeau	...	La passagère avant
Stefano Gragnani	...	Le vieux serveur italien
Cécile Magnet	...	Sabine
Aurora Peres	...	Jeune fille italienne
Fiorenza Pieri	...	Jeune fille italienne

Directed by
Frédéric Andréi

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Frédéric Andréi		writer
Jean-Loup Dabadie		screenplay advisor
Nolwenn Lemesle		writer
Isabelle Texier		writer

Produced by
Patrick Godeau	....	producer

Original Music by
Nicolas Errèra

Cinematography by
Dominique Bouilleret

Film Editing by
Julie Decondé
Elisabeth Servouze

Casting by
Gérard Moulévrier

Makeup Department
Sophie Asse	....	key hair stylist
Liza Guenoun	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Sébastien Didelot	....	assistant unit manager
Michel Jullien	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alessandra Fortuna	....	second assistant director: Rome
Christophe Guillerault	....	third assistant director
Brigitte Jacquet	....	second assistant director
Sandra Mainguené	....	first assistant director
Alice Pic	....	assistant director

Art Department
Vincent Amiel	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Séverin Engler	....	boom operator
Florian Fabre	....	assistant foley artist
Eric Grattepain	....	foley artist
Guillaume Leriche	....	adr & foley engineer
Edouard Morin	....	sound editor
Caroline Reynaud	....	assistant foley editor
Arnaud Rolland	....	dialogue editor
Pierre Tucat	....	sound mixer

Visual Effects by
Marc Bonneviot	....	title design
Nicolas David	....	title design

Camera and Electrical Department
César Andrei	....	video assistant
Nicolas Deblonde	....	first assistant camera
Cécilia Giraud	....	first assistant camera
Pauline Moreau	....	second assistant camera

Casting Department
Cécile Chaspoul	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Chloe Bartonio	....	costume assistant
Sandrine Bernard	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Christophe Bousquet	....	color timer

Music Department
Nicolas Errèra	....	conductor
Valérie Lindon	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Nathalie Baldascini	....	production assistant
Stefano Biraghi	....	location manager: Milan
Julian David Birri	....	production supervisor: Lombardia film commission
Olivier Fernandez	....	location scout: Rhône-Alpes
Stéphanie Fouet	....	administrator
Piernicola Pinnola	....	production secretary: Italy

Production Companies

• Alicéléo (co-production)
• France 2 Cinéma (co-production)
• Rhône-Alpes Cinéma (co-production)
• 17/23 Productions (co-production)
• TPS Star (participation)
• CinéCinéma (participation)

Distributors

• Wild Bunch Distribution (2008) (France) (theatrical)

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Certification:

Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud)

Company:

Alicéléo

Road movie with social background

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

This is a relatively classic road movie. Following a general strike disrupting all transports in France, 2 guys, that everything oppose except that they both want to go to Rome, decide to do the way together in the Mercedes of one of them. Marc (Patrick Timsit) works in the top management of a freight company. He goes to Rome to negotiate with an Italian firm, with intent to buy it and boost his career. He is ambitious, voting conservative and despising the strikers blocking all roads. Vincent (Charles Berling) on the other hand, is more mysterious, provoking Marc all the time.

The trip from Paris to Rome, which was supposed to last one night, takes a new turn when the car is stolen during a pause. From there, it becomes a road trip during which you get a chance to know more about their lives, and how they can learn from each other to become better.

It is a kind of social comedy, it can make you smile once or twice. It keeps going with new events refuelling the pace of the journey, which becomes a real odyssey. I am not sure I will remember it in a few weeks, but I quite enjoyed the 1h22 travelling with them.