The Clink of Ice (2010) Le bruit des glaçons (original title)

Director:

Bertrand Blier

Writer:

Bertrand Blier (written by)

Release Date:

25 August 2010 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

An alcoholic writer is visited by an incarnation of his cancer. |

Plot Keywords:

Alcoholic | Writer | Cancer | Brain Cancer | Brain Scanner

Awards:

3 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Jean Dujardin	...	Charles Faulque
Albert Dupontel	...	Le cancer de Charles
Anne Alvaro	...	Louisa
Myriam Boyer	...	Le cancer de Louisa
Christa Theret	...	Evguenia
Audrey Dana	...	Carole Faulque
Emile Berling	...	Stanislas Faulque
Eric Prat	...	Le médecin
Farida Rahouadj	...	L'agent immobilier
Jean Dell	...	Le cancérologue
Baptiste Roussillon	...	Loubard 1
Damien Bonnard	...	Loubard 2
Laurent Desponds	...	Le photographe
Avy Marciano	...	Homme jeune couple visiteurs
Clémence Thioly	...	Femme jeune couple visiteurs
Geneviève Mnich	...	La mère d'Evguenia
Yvon Crenn	...	Le chauffeur de taxi
Luis Santiago	...	Musicien tzigane
Ricardo Santiago	...	Musicien tzigane
Antonio Cortel	...	Musicien tzigane
Pepe Linares	...	Musicien tzigane

Directed by
Bertrand Blier

Writing credits
Bertrand Blier		(written by)

Produced by
David Poirot	....	producer

Cinematography by
François Catonné

Film Editing by
Marion Monestier

Set Decoration by
Sylvie Salmon

Production Management
Varujan Gumusel	....	post-production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hubert Engammare	....	first assistant director
Stéphane Manaranche	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Julien Durguel	....	props buyer
Cédric Maserati	....	props

Sound Department
Emmanuel Croset	....	sound re-recording mixer
Pierre Gamet	....	sound recordist
Cyrille Lauwerier	....	sound re-recording mixer
Marion Lorthioir	....	post-synchronization
Michel Monier	....	sound consultant: dolby
Pierre Picq	....	boom operator
Hubert Teissedre	....	foley engineer

Visual Effects by
Alain Bignet	....	digital compositor
Alain Carsoux	....	visual effects director
Florian Chauvet	....	visual effects coordinator
Ana Cojanu	....	visual effects editor
Bertrand de Saint Seine	....	titles and credits
Séverine De Wever	....	visual effects producer
Celine Goriot	....	assistant visual effects coordinator
Aurélien Grand	....	retouch and restoration
Pacini Kevin	....	visual effects editor
Guillaume Le Gouez	....	digital compositor
Fredrik Monteil	....	digital compositor
Joel Pinto	....	digital compositor
Laurent Ripoll	....	visual effects editor
Christian Simon	....	digital compositor

Camera and Electrical Department
Alessandro Brambilla	....	steadicam operator
Lorenzo Donati	....	steadicam operator
Raphaël Dougé	....	second assistant camera
Alexandre Léglise	....	focus puller
Valentin Monge	....	steadicam operator
Luc Roux	....	still photographer
Thierry Valletoux	....	still photographer

Editorial Department
Arnaud Caréo	....	on-line editor
Xavier Desjours	....	dailies color grader
Natacha Louis	....	colorist
Frederique Veillard	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Valérie Lindon	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Frédéric Cauvy	....	weapons armorer
Florent Durand	....	assistant location manager
Charlotte Frances	....	production coordinator
Laure Montagnol	....	making-of sound mixer
Pierre Selinger	....	production attorney
Fabrice Touze	....	production administrator

Thanks
Sam Nessim	....	special thanks (as Sam Mounier)

Production Companies

• Thelma Films
• Manchester Films
• Wild Bunch (co-production)
• France 2 Cinéma (co-production)
• Hérodiade (co-production)
• Plateau A (co-production)
• Banque Postale Image 3, La (in association with)
• Uni Etoile (in association with)
• Cinémage 4 (in association with)
• Canal+ (participation)
• CinéCinéma (participation)
• France Télévision (participation)
• Région Languedoc-Roussillon (support)
• Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) (in partnership with)

Distributors

• Wild Bunch Distribution (2010) (France) (theatrical)
• All Media Company (2011) (Russia) (all media)
• Teleview International (2010) (Lebanon) (all media) (Middle East)

Other Companies

• Cinésyl  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

"Le bruit des glaçons" - France (original title)
"The Sound of Ice Cubes" - International (English title) (informal literal title)

Runtime:

France:87 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | France:U

Filming Locations:

Montpellier, Hérault, France

Company:

Thelma Films

Absolutely Dreadful!!

I sat through this entire film during the French Film Festival at the Director's Guild. Writer + Director Bertrand Blier was present during a Q&A after the movie and that's about the nicest I have to say about the experience. There might be snobs and movie critics who say this is art in its finest form, like brown nosing Jon Amiel who did the interview. Let me be the first to say it is NOT!! Symbolism is one thing, surrealism another and there's nothing wrong with either one. But using some silly actor to represent a person's cancer?? Wow, REALLY?? Besides a few giggles and the few people who left the theatre in pure anger, I sat there in the dark in disbelief.