Les années sandwiches (1988)

Victor got a raw deal:his parents were victims of the Vel'D'Hiv roundup,and he had to escape from France.

Director:

Pierre Boutron

Writers:

Pierre Boutron (dialogue), Pierre Boutron (screenplay)

Stars:

Wojciech Pszoniak, Thomas Langmann, Nicolas Giraudi

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Wojciech Pszoniak	...	Max (as Wojtek Pszoniak)
Thomas Langmann	...	Victor
Nicolas Giraudi	...	Félix
Michel Aumont	...	Oncle Jean
Clovis Cornillac	...	Bouboule
Patrick Chesnais	...	Arnaud
Philippe Khorsand	...	Sammy
Hélène Arié	...	La mère de Félix
François Perrot	...	Félix adulte
Roger Dumas	...	L'homme au chien
Clément Ashford	...	Le chauffeur noir
Etienne Bartholomeus	...	Le préposé RATP
Gerard Borlant	...	Camus
Philippe Brigaud	...	Le médecin d'Oncle Jean
Jacques De la Bruneliere	...	Le mari de Simone

Storyline

Victor got a raw deal:his parents were victims of the Vel'D'Hiv roundup (1942),and he had to flee France ;in 1947,back in Paris,the young Jew is taken in by a second-hand goods dealer who becomes a true father to him;he also makes friend with a rich teenager his age . It's a depiction of those "sandwich years " ,the transition from childhood to adolescence in a suburban milieu ,with its small dealings;Victor will discover that ,whereas children make no distinction between social classes,grownups-here represented by uncle Jean-do.

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Plot Keywords:

anti semitism | chronicle | based on novel | 

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Genres:

Drama

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User Reviews

Biting into the sandwich

Pierre Boutron has essentially worked for TV ,but he has made a handful of theatrically released efforts,this one probably considered the best ,at least the most popular.

Victor got a raw deal:his parents were victims of the Vel'D'Hiv roundup,and he had to flee France ;in 1947,back in Paris,the young Jew is taken in by a secondhand goods dealer who becomes a true father to him;he also makes friend with a rich teenager his age .

It's a depiction of those "sandwich years " ,the transition from childhood to adolescence in a suburban milieu ,with its small dealings;Victor will discover that ,whereas children make no distinction between social classes,grownups-here represented by uncle Jean -do.

Good acting by Wojtek Psoniak as the grumpy junk dealer and Claude Berri's son Thomas Langmann.(Shades of Claude Berri's and Michel Simon's "Le Vieil Homme Et L'Enfant (1966))

The film begins and ends with a flash-forward: an anti-Semitic attack,in the contemporary years (the eighties).

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

13 April 1988 (France)

Also Known As:

Gli anni di corsa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Films A2, Hachette Première, La Sept Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)