Les seigneurs (2012)

Director:

Olivier Dahan

Writers:

Philippe de Chauveron (screenplay)
Olivier Dahan (adaptation)
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Release Date:

26 September 2012 (Belgium)

Genre:

Comedy | Sport

Plot:

A former footballer living in Brittany enlists his old teammates to help the local fisherman to win some games in order to raise money and save jobs. |

Plot Keywords:

Footballer | Fisherman | Brittany | Two Word Title

Cast

José Garcia	...	Patrick Orbéra
Jean-Pierre Marielle	...	Titouan Leguennec
Franck Dubosc	...	David Léandri
Gad Elmaleh	...	Rayane Ziani
Joey Starr	...	Shaheef Berda
Ramzy Bedia	...	Marandella
Omar Sy	...	Wéké N'Dogo
Sami Ameziane	...	Le Pen (as Le Comte de Bouderbala)
Clémentine Baert	...	Anne Leguennec
Frédérique Bel	...	Floria
Ludovic Berthillot	...	Gourvenec, le gardien de but
Chantal Neuwirth	...	Nénène
André Penvern	...	Foucher
Jean Reno	...	Jean Reno
Claudia Tagbo	...	Fatou N'Dogo
François Bureloup	...	Kernel
Elisabeth Commelin	...	La juge
Sébastien Libessart	...	Debec
Riton Liebman	...	L'huissier
Lucas Renault	...	Erwan
Elena Zoualegh	...	Louise Orbéra
Anne Suarez	...	Laura Orbéra
Vanessa Guide	...	Charlotte
Nicolas Simon	...	Fuche
Christian Jeanpierre	...	Animateur TV
Mathias Honoré	...	Animateur TV
Alban Aumard	...	Commentateur stade
Arnaud Henriet	...	Avocat Laura
André Chaumeau	...	Retraité voisin de N'Dogo
Frédéric Maranber	...	Le gendarme
Marc Rioufol	...	Le psy de Ziani
Joe Sheridan	...	Gardien prison écossaise
Barnaby Apps	...	Taxi écossais
Jeanne Clinchamp	...	Une ouvrière
Joël Cudennec	...	Villageois 1
Loïc Baylacq	...	Villageois 2
Christophe Briand	...	Supporter molénais
Laurine Sabban	...	Secrétaire
Arno Feffer	...	Médecin Brest
Valéry Schatz	...	Le réalisateur
Olivier Carbone	...	Olivier
Marie-Ange Gaspari	...	Zahia
Audrey Hamm	...	Greta
Arsène Mosca	...	Commentateur 1
Laurent Biras	...	Commentateur 2
Sergio Do Vale	...	Joueur Kerbihan
François Lescurat	...	Un avocat
Pierre-Yves Kerloc'h	...	Joueur de foot Molène
Maxime Jacquot	...	Joueur de foot Molène
Paul Leblanc Messager	...	Joueur de foot Molène
Bruno Bercegeay	...	Joueur de foot Molène
David Busson	...	Joueur de foot Molène
Mickaël Gratigny	...	Joueur de foot équipe Kerbihan
Xavier Kerouanton	...	Joueur de foot équipe Kerbihan
Michel Hellio	...	Joueur de foot équipe Kerbihan
Loïc Draoulec	...	Joueur de foot équipe Kerbihan
Ronan Nézet	...	Joueur de foot équipe Kerbihan
Krysten Le Nestic	...	Joueur de foot équipe Kerbihan
Erwan Martin	...	Joueur de foot équipe Kerbihan
Sylvain Berthou	...	Joueur de foot équipe Kerbihan
Julien Chauvel	...	Joueur de foot équipe Kerbihan
Fabien Ridard	...	Joueur de foot équipe Kerbihan
Mathieu Leroux	...	Joueur de foot équipe Kerbihan
Kevin Auregan	...	Joueur de foot équipe Kerbihan
Martin Pauvert	...	Joueur de foot équipe Kerbihan
Rémi Leblanc Messager	...	Joueur de foot équipe Kerbihan
Emmanuel Laniève	...	Joueur de foot équipe Kerbihan
Romain Ruel	...	Joueur de foot équipe Kerbihan

Directed by
Olivier Dahan

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Philippe de Chauveron		screenplay
Olivier Dahan		adaptation
Marc de Chauveron		screenplay
Isaac Sharry		adaptation

Produced by
Jean-Yves Asselin	....	executive producer
Agnès Fustier-Dahan	....	associate producer (as Agnès Fustier)
Justine Philbert	....	supervising producer
Isaac Sharry	....	producer

Original Music by
Guillaume Roussel

Cinematography by
Alex Lamarque

Film Editing by
Richard Marizy

Casting by
Mathilde Snodgrass

Production Design by
Laure Lepelley-Monbillard

Costume Design by
Gigi Lepage

Makeup Department
Agathe Dupuis	....	key hair stylist
Frédérique Ney	....	key makeup artist
Alice Robert	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Helene Glabeke	....	post-production supervisor
Varujan Gumusel	....	post-production manager
Bruno Jouan	....	assistant unit manager
Olivier Lagny	....	unit manager
Constance Lefèvre	....	assistant unit manager
Jules Raillard	....	additional assistant unit manager
Nicolas Roucou	....	additional assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Isabelle Duprez	....	assistant director

Art Department
Sonia Gloaguen	....	assistant art director
Stéphane Loup	....	property master

Sound Department
Charles Autrand	....	dialogue editor
Niels Barletta	....	sound mastering engineer
Pablo Chazel	....	assistant foley recordist
Xavier Drouault	....	foley artist
Mathieu Farnarier	....	assistant dialogue editor
Jean-Baptiste Faure	....	boom operator
Sabrina Felgueiras	....	assistant sound editor
Sylvie Fortin	....	adr editor
Jean-Paul Hurier	....	sound re-recording mixer
Utku Insel	....	boom operator
Nikolas Javelle	....	dialogue editor
Nikolas Javelle	....	sound effects recordist
Pierre-Jean Labrusse	....	sound mix technician
Florent Lavallée	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alain Lévy	....	post-synchronisation
Gildas Mercier	....	foley recordist
Marc Mnémosyne	....	sound mix technician
Gael Nicolas	....	sound editor
Gael Nicolas	....	sound effects recordist
Sébastien Pierre	....	sound effects recordist
Caroline Reynaud	....	music editor
Damien Tronchot	....	assistant sound editor
Pascal Villard	....	sound effects recordist
Pascal Villard	....	supervising sound editor
Jean-Alexandre Villemer	....	sound recordist
Laurent Zeilig	....	sound mixer

Visual Effects by
Etienne Allard	....	digital compositor
Felipe Astorga	....	digital compositor
Benoit Aubert	....	digital compositor
Guillaume Bodin	....	digital compositor
Laurent Brett	....	end titles designer
Emilien Breuillier	....	matchmove artist
Alain Carsoux	....	visual effects director
Anthony Charbonnier	....	digital compositor
Florian Chauvet	....	visual effects coordinator
Nicolas Chavigny	....	digital painter
Estelle Chesneau	....	digital compositor
Ludovic Davidian	....	visual effects: 3D supervisor
Christophe Dehaene	....	digital compositor
Stephane Dittoo	....	digital artist
Adrien Garcia	....	digital compositor
David Gourmaud	....	visual effects editor
Guillaume Heulard	....	digital compositor
Thomas Lamarre	....	digital compositor
Charlotte Larive	....	digital compositor
Julien Lasson	....	digital compositor
Guillaume Le Gouez	....	visual effects supervisor
Mathieu Legros	....	digital compositor
Julien Martins	....	digital compositor
Fabienne Mouillac	....	digital compositor
Emilia Napame	....	digital compositor
Arnaud Ortmann	....	digital compositor
Benjamin Pelletreau	....	digital compositor
Vincent Perzo	....	digital compositor
Frank Petit	....	digital compositor
Joel Pinto	....	digital compositor
Elisa Pretta	....	digital compositor
Simon-Pierre Puech	....	digital compositor
Aurore Rousset	....	visual effects artist
David Sanchez	....	digital compositor
Jeremy Séguin	....	digital compositor
Mehdi Tessier	....	digital compositor
Georges Tornero	....	digital compositor
Olivier Tournayre	....	digital compositor
Franklin Toussaint	....	digital compositor
Charles Zoller	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Emmanuel Lanzi	....	stunt coordinator
Christophe Roblin	....	stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department
Boris Abaza	....	additional focus puller
Julien Andreetti	....	additional focus puller
Stéphanie Arbogast	....	additional video assist operator
Vincent Buron	....	first assistant camera
Bruno Calvo	....	still photographer
Thomas Collignon	....	camera operator: "c" camera
Patrick Contesse	....	gaffer
Avel Corre	....	assistant camera
Laurent Coudoux	....	lighting technician
Marie-Sophie Daniel	....	additional second assistant camera
Camille de Chenay	....	additional video assistant
Quentin de Lamarzelle	....	second assistant camera
Marie Dubaille	....	additional camera loader
Marie Dubaille	....	loader
Grégori Gajéro	....	first assistant camera
Thibault Grabherr	....	poster photographer
Malek Krimed	....	first assistant camera
Perrotte Lara	....	assistant camera
Perrotte Lara	....	video operator
Frédéric Martial-Wetter	....	director of photography: second unit
Jeremy Mauroy	....	second assistant camera
Valentin Monge	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Valentin Monge	....	steadicam operator
Gwendal Quistrebert	....	electrician extra
Giovanni Quéné	....	grip
Julien Saffroy	....	grip
Pauline Sanderre	....	camera loader
Bruno Seguer	....	electrician
Bertrand Trividic	....	additional electrician

Casting Department
Brigitte Fourcade	....	extras casting
Mathilde Kraemer	....	extras casting assistant

Editorial Department
Arnaud Caréo	....	on-line editor
Jean-Baptiste Combette	....	dailies supervisor
Xavier Desjours	....	dailies color grader
Amélie Massoutier	....	additional assistant editor
Fabien Pascal	....	film colorist
Sarah Perrain	....	assistant editor
Florent Vassault	....	additional editor

Music Department
Mathieu Alvado	....	orchestrator
Brian Cachia	....	musician: percussion
Gautier Carbonneaux	....	assistant music mixer
Cecile Coutelier	....	music editor
Edouard Dubois	....	music consultant
Matt Dunkley	....	conductor
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestral contractor
Daniel Kresco	....	additional recordist
Elise Luguern	....	music supervisor
Stéphane Reichart	....	music scoring mixer
James Allen Roberson	....	assistant to composer
Guillaume Roussel	....	orchestrator
Marie Sabbah	....	composer agent

Other crew
Aurélie David	....	script supervisor
Annabel Leroy	....	production secretary
Lucie Truffaut	....	script supervisor

Thanks
Olivier Raoux	....	in memory of
Marc Rioufol	....	in memory of

Production Companies

• Vito Films
• Od Shots (as O.D. Shots) (coproduction)
• Od Shots (co-production) (as O.D. Shots)
• TF1 Films Production (co-production)
• Canal+ (participation)
• Ciné+ (participation)
• TF1 (participation)

Distributors

• Warner Bros. (2012) (France) (theatrical)
• MTVA (2013) (Hungary) (all media)

Other Companies

• Cinésyl  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.00 : 1

Certification:

Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | South Korea:12

Company:

Vito Films

Disappointing

Coming from Brittany, and loving most comedy actors in this movie, I had very high expectations, but I was also an easy target, good scenery, a few jokes, a bit of picking on Bretons, and I would have probably been wrapped.

Unfortunately, every minute of the movie felt forced and was actually quite painful. Like in football, gathering some of the best actors in one team is not enough to win matches, let alone the heart of the crowd.

You need alchemy, depth, and for that, room for each actor to express himself.

The more talents you have at the same time, the harder it gets, it was obviously too hard.

Maybe throw a Fest Noz or a drunk on Chouchen (effects of traditional chouchen are different to other alcohols), which would have provided some of the room the actors lacked. Instead of that, the main feeling is pity.

The movie felt like a waste of talent, sad to see so much potential stay below the mediocre line the whole time.

A few endearing moments probably prevented me from leaving the cinema before the end, as well as the never-ending hope that things would pick up, well they never did.

It pains me, but I can't put more than 4...