Ricky (2009/I)

Director:

François Ozon

Writer:

François Ozon (written by)

Release Date:

16 December 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance

Plot:

When Katie, an ordinary woman, meets Paco, an ordinary man, something magical happens: a love story. From this union an extraordinary child is born: Ricky.

Plot Keywords:

Baby | Co Worker | Wings | Baby Boy | Single Mother

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Alexandra Lamy	...	Katie
Sergi López	...	Paco
Mélusine Mayance	...	Lisa
Arthur Peyret	...	Ricky
André Wilms	...	Le médecin hôpital
Jean-Claude Bolle-Reddat	...	Le journaliste
Maryline Even	...	Odile
Véronique Joly	...	L'assistante sociale
Martine Vandeville	...	L'infirmière hôpital
Myriam Azencot	...	La surveillante usine
Diego Tosi	...	Le serveur restaurant
François Lequesne	...	Le responsable usine
Julien Haurant	...	Le bibliothécaire
Eric Forterre	...	Le boucher
Hakim Romatif	...	Le vendeur
John Arnold	...	Le directeur supermarché
Catherine Jabot	...	Une voisine
Marc Susini	...	Un voisin
Pierre Fabiani	...	Le voisin interview
Aïcha Kebe	...	Une autre voisine
Eloïse Labro	...	La journaliste
Yohann Sfez	...	Un journaliste
Guillaume Renoult	...	Le pompier
Michèle Bertrand Fabiani	...	La passante marché
Patricia Kell	...	La journaliste hôpital
Delphine Grandsart	...	L'infirmière hôpital maternité
Cynthia Schibli	...	Journaliste reportage TV
Elliot Bousson	...	Doublure Ricky
Jules Debailleux	...	Doublure Ricky
Mathew Arnaudin	...	Doublure Ricky
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Phillip Nelson	...	Ricky Nelson

Directed by
François Ozon

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
François Ozon		written by

Produced by
Chris Bolzli	....	producer
Helen Olive	....	assistant producer
Claudie Ossard	....	producer
Vieri Razzini	....	producer

Original Music by
Philippe Rombi

Cinematography by
Jeanne Lapoirie

Film Editing by
Muriel Breton

Casting by
Sarah Teper

Production Design by
Katia Wyszkop

Costume Design by
Pascaline Chavanne

Makeup Department
Franck-Pascal Alquinet	....	hair stylist
Christophe Chabenet	....	special makeup effects artist
Gill Robillard	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Céline André	....	assistant production manager
Christina Crassaris	....	post-production supervisor
Philippe Delest	....	production manager
Anne-Claire Loridant	....	assistant unit manager
Margot Luneau	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hubert Barbin	....	first assistant director
Mathilde Cukierman	....	first assistant director
Nassime Nazari	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Arnaud Chauvin	....	props
Tristan Girault	....	property master

Sound Department
Edouard d'Heucqueville	....	sound mix technician
Roland Duboué	....	assistant sound editor
Dominique Eyraud	....	boom operator
Olivier Goinard	....	supervising sound editor
Jean-Pierre Laforce	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jose A. Manovel	....	spanish sap mixer
Fred Mays	....	post-synchronisation
Brigitte Taillandier	....	sound
Manuel Vidal	....	assistant sound editor

Special Effects by
Denis Marco	....	special effects
Pascal Molina	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
François-Xavier Aubague	....	visual effects producer
Olivier Cauwet	....	digital artist: BUF
Sebastien Corne	....	visual effects artist
Damien Delrue	....	digital effects artist
Lionel Di Scala	....	digital artist
Sylvain Germain	....	research & development engineer
Mickael Goussard	....	digital artist
Aurélien Grand	....	retouch and restoration
Michael Haussmann	....	digital artist
Anne-Gaelle Jolly	....	research & development engineer
Nicolas Labbe	....	render farm operator: BUF
Laurent Launes	....	visual effects artist
Joachim Loubeau	....	render farm operator: BUF
Elodie Ly Tri	....	retouch and restoration
Anh Tu Mai	....	animator: BUF
Thierry Nguyen	....	animator
Laurent Pierrat	....	render farm operator: BUF
Ekkarat Rodthong	....	animator
Kenny Rosset	....	digital artist
David Rouxel	....	visual effects
Jerome Samson	....	head of render farm: BUF
Julien Tagodoe	....	render farm operator: BUF
Mathilde Tollec	....	visual effects supervisor
Audrey Tondre	....	visual effects producer
Arnaud Trouvé	....	software development: BUF
Edouard Valton	....	visual effects producer
Jocelyn Vincent	....	render farm operator: BUF
Stephane Vogel	....	visual effects
Ramy Zaouai	....	render farm operator: BUF

Stunts
Mark Bizet	....	stunts
Colin Deleau	....	stunts
Pascal Guégan	....	stunts
Christian Hening	....	stunts (as Christian Hening de Franceschi)

Camera and Electrical Department
Nicolas Dixmier	....	gaffer
Mathieu Giombini	....	assistant camera
Jean-Claude Moireau	....	still photographer
Morvan Omnes	....	grip
Jan Rubens	....	Steadicam operator
Buddy Allen Thomas	....	first assistant camera
Eric Thurot	....	electrician
Lucie Zappa	....	additional second assistant camera

Casting Department
Anaïs Duran	....	casting: children an extras

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marion Morice	....	costumer
Aurélie Morille	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Christian Dutac	....	color timer: LTC
Agnès Gaudet	....	assistant editor
Loïc Lallemand	....	assistant editor
Fabien Napoli	....	colorist: dailies
Fabien Pascal	....	colorist

Music Department
Benjamin Caillaud	....	music editor
Cecile Coutelier	....	music assistant engineer
Thomas Jamois	....	soundtrack coordinator
Stéphane Reichart	....	music scoring mixer

Other crew
Elodie Godart	....	coach: children
Marie-Noelle Hauville	....	accounts supervisor
Guillaume Lefrançois	....	assistant location manager
Gianni Manno	....	end credits designer
Clémentine Schaeffer	....	continuity

Production Companies

• Eurowide Film Production (co-production) (as Eurowide)
• FOZ (co-production)
• Teodora Film (co-production)
• BUF (co-production)
• France 2 Cinéma (co-production)
• Coficup 3 (in association with)
• Backup Films (in association with)
• Uni Étoile 5 (in association with)
• CinéCinéma (participation)
• Canal+ (participation)
• Le Pacte (participation)

Distributors

• Alcine Terran (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Hollywood Classic Entertainment (2009) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• IFC Films (2009) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Impacto Cine (2010) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• California Filmes (2009) (Brazil) (all media)
• Central Partnership (2009) (Russia) (all media)
• Cinéart (2009) (Belgium) (all media)
• Cinéart (2009) (Luxembourg) (all media)
• Cinéart (2009) (Netherlands) (all media)
• Concorde Filmverleih (2009) (Austria) (all media)
• Concorde Filmverleih (2009) (Germany) (all media)
• Concorde Home Entertainment (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
• Golden Scene (2009) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• Gutek Film (2009) (Poland) (all media)
• IFC Films (2009) (Canada) (all media)
• IFC Films (2009) (USA) (all media)
• ITN Distribution (2012) (worldwide) (all media)
• Le Pacte (2009) (France) (all media)
• Odeon (2009) (Greece) (all media)
• Twin Pics (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

Argentina:90 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival) | Germany:90 min (Berlin International Film Festival) | USA:89 min

Country:

France | Italy

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | South Korea:12 | Mexico:B | Australia:M | Japan:G | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Amiens, Somme, France

Company:

Eurowide Film Production

Soundtrack:

The Greatest

A lesser Ozon

This movie was a bit disappointing, Ozon being one of my favorite directors especially for Swimming Pool among others.

It starts as a French family drama, turns into a Hollywood like movie you would normally expect from Spielberg in the supermarket scene and then back to a French movie. I even thought maybe Ozon is considering some Hollywood adventure! The movie goes into the life of a single mother who is stuck in life and could only turn it around with a miracle. And that is exactly what happens, after she starts dating another worker in the factory she gets pregnant and Ricky, a super cute baby, is born.

Ozon takes on French workers' stagnant, even hopeless life on a warmer tone than you normally would expect in a such story. Their life is no fun and only miracles and disasters can force them to rethink their situations.

Editing of the movie was the weak link, as it seemed like the director wanted to get the film flowing by editing and not naturally by the storyline. That approach did not really pay off. It gave me the impression that the movie was shot hastily.

Yet, I was lucky to see the film during its Istanbul Film festival screening and attended the Q&A session after the film. I was glad to see him as a director who likes experimenting with film, even after so many achievements so far. He is a natural movie maker that gets emotions across the screen easily. So I will be on the outlook for his next movie as usual.