IMDb >
Louise-Michel (2008)
Watch It
Buy it at Amazon
Rent it at Blockbuster.com
Discuss in Boards More at IMDb Pro Add to My Movies Update Data
BETA
Discuss in Boards More at IMDb Pro Add to My Movies Update Data
Quicklinks
Top Links
trailers and videosfull cast and crewtriviaofficial sitesmemorable quotesOverview
main detailscombined detailsfull cast and crewcompany creditstv scheduleAwards & Reviews
user commentsexternal reviewsnewsgroup reviewsawardsuser ratingsparents guiderecommendationsmessage boardPlot & Quotes
plot summarysynopsisplot keywordsAmazon.com summarymemorable quotesFun Stuff
triviagoofssoundtrack listingcrazy creditsalternate versionsmovie connectionsFAQOther Info
merchandising linksbox office/businessrelease datesfilming locationstechnical specslaserdisc detailsDVD detailsliterature listingsNewsDeskPromotional
taglines trailers and videos posters photo galleryExternal Links
showtimesofficial sitesmiscellaneousphotographssound clipsvideo clipsLouise-Michel (2008) More at IMDbPro »
| Videos (see all 5) |
|
Overview
User Rating:
Directors:
Writers:
Release Date:
24 December 2008 (Belgium)
more
Plot:
What to do when the workers of a factory have been laid off overnight? Louise has an original idea: why not pool the compensation money to ...
more
| add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins
&
1 nomination
more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Huppert and Lanners Play 'Cock and Bull' for Jeanne Labrune
(From ioncinema. 30 November 2009, 1:32 AM, PST)
Cold Souls, Push and We Live in Public among 2009 Nd/Nf Selections
(From ioncinema. 13 February 2009)
(From ioncinema. 30 November 2009, 1:32 AM, PST)
Cold Souls, Push and We Live in Public among 2009 Nd/Nf Selections
(From ioncinema. 13 February 2009)
User Comments:
pure nonsense
more (5 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Yolande Moreau | ... | Louise Ferrand |
| Bouli Lanners | ... | Michel Pinchon |
| Benoît Poelvoorde | ... | Guy l'ingénieur |
| Albert Dupontel | ... | Miro |
| Joseph Dahan | ... | L'employé des pompes funèbres |
 | Mathieu Kassovitz | ... | Le propriétaire de la ferme |
| Agnès Aubé | ... | La veuve |
| Kafka | ... | Flambart, le sous-directeur (as Francis Kuntz) |
| Hervé Desinge | ... | Le directeur de l'usine en Picardie |
| Fabienne Berne | ... | La secrétaire |
| Terence Debarle | ... | Terence |
| Yannick Jaulin | ... | L'employé de banque |
| Jacqueline Knuysen | ... | Jackie |
| Sylvie Van Hiel | ... | Sylvie, la déléguée syndicale |
| Pierrette Broodthaers | ... | Pierrette |
Additional Details
Parents Guide:
Runtime:
Argentina:94 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival) | France:94 min
Country:
Language:
Color:
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Certification:
Filming Locations:
Company:
Fun Stuff
Trivia:
Award: Prix du public au festival d'Amiens 2008.
more
Movie Connections:
Features "Le dessous des cartes" (1995)
more
Soundtrack:
Je suis sentimental
more
FAQ
This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.more (5 total)
Message Boards
Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Louise-Michel (2008)| Recent Posts (updated daily) | User |
|---|---|
| Questions | Anthony-23 |
| what happens after the credits ? | millicentg |
Recommendations
If you enjoyed this title, our database also recommends:
Show more recommendations
|
|
|
|
|
| Aaltra | Trzy kolory: Bialy | Thank You for Smoking | Breakfast on Pluto | Testosterone |
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
Related Links
| Full cast and crew | Company credits | External reviews |
| News articles | IMDb Comedy section | IMDb France section |
| Add this title to MyMovies |
"Louise-Michel" is an independent French black comedy, where being "alternative" becomes something for its own sake, and at the end we can't make out where the point is. The first part shows a sarcastic, sometimes alienating, mix of contrasting situations and moods, arousing contrasting feelings, from fun to sadness: if we think of the contrast between the dying cousin and really funny scene with the dog, we fell disoriented. The overall tone may appear too sardonic, lacking sensitivity, but I thought it was something searched for in order to avoid too melodramatic and attitude, when portraying the mutability of human life, with its sudden turns from joy to sadness. But as the story progresses, the movie goes deeper and deeper into the purest nonsense and it is almost impossible to find a meaning, except the total absence of meaning in human life. The scene where Louise and Michel dance drunk after having killed some people reminded me of the two protagonists of "Waiting for Godot", the most representative piece of drama of the theatre of the absurd by T. Beckett, where two tramps treat themselves violently and dance in a complete world of pure nonsense, where absurdity prevails. Used as I am to make out some sense in everything I experience and also in every movie I see, I think this movie prevents me from doing this, being the denial of any sense at the core of its intention. I don't know if the final scene may have been devised as a kind of redemption from all the evil we have seen, but I did not perceive it as such, being moreover mixed up with some pointless gender confusion. Rather ridiculous.