When Victor finds out one morning that his wife had left him and that she had forgotten to at least buy milk for the Kids, he finds that things can only get worse. Having also been fired ...
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Title: La crise (1992)
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| Vincent Lindon | ... | Victor Barelle | |
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Patrick Timsit | ... | Michou |
| Zabou Breitman | ... | Isa Barelle (as Zabou) | |
| Maria Pacôme | ... | Mme Barelle | |
| Yves Robert | ... | M. Barelle | |
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Annick Alane | ... | Mamie |
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Gilles Privat | ... | Laurent |
| Michèle Laroque | ... | Martine | |
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Christian Benedetti | ... | Paul |
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Nanou Garcia | ... | Sophie |
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Clotilde Mollet | ... | Tania |
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Isabelle Petit-Jacques | ... | Françoise |
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Didier Flamand | ... | Monsieur Laville |
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Marie-France Santon | ... | Madame Laville |
| Laurent Gamelon | ... | Didier | |
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When Victor finds out one morning that his wife had left him and that she had forgotten to at least buy milk for the Kids, he finds that things can only get worse. Having also been fired from his job on the very same day, he ends up searching through a list of friends and family for someone who will listen to his grief and give some advice. The only person who does give him attention is a rather clumsy and not too intelligent street pauper called Michou. Victor finds Michou irritating and only finally comes to see him in a positive light when he starts to realise that his insensitivity to those closest to him has been major reason for all his troubles. Written by Javert5
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Language:
FrenchRelease Date:
2 December 1992 (France) See more »Also Known As:
Crisis-Go-'Round See more »Filming Locations:
Paris, FranceCompany Credits
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Leader Cinematografica, Les Films Alain Sarde, RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana See more »
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[And so I, your mother, should not be allowed to have a beautiful sex affair?]
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Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Sonia Wieder-Atherton, Daria Hovora and Claude Mollet
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French visa # 78669. See more »Quotes
Victor's Mother: Et alors moi, ta mère, j'aurais pas le droit d'avoir une belle histoire de cul?[And so I, your mother, should not be allowed to have a beautiful sex affair?]
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"Musique Trio no 3 en ut mineurWritten by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Sonia Wieder-Atherton, Daria Hovora and Claude Mollet
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This movie gives a good view, although somewhat distorted, of France in the 90s.
A man in his mid-life crisis loses his wife, his kids and his job the same day. He then goes through a picaresque journey with a nitwit side kick he finds on his way and whom he decides to help.
The man, played by a very good Vincent Lindon, meets friends, friends of friends, and relatives, and realizes what the true reasons of his failures are.
Everybody is going through his own crisis and the main character realizes that everybody's life sucks (or does it really?)
This film treats about every social problems in our modern societies: solitude, lack of love, lack of work, lack of understanding, lack of appreciation.
Some of the characters are a little bit cliches, but most of them give a very very good interpretation. I also think that the cliches are very acceptable because the whole atmosphere of the movie is very surrealistic.
Look out for the scene with the parents. It's my personal favorite.