Un, deux, trois, soleil (1993)

One, two, three, sun is the story of Victorine (Anouk Grinberg) who grew up in the suburbs of Marseille, stifled by her mother (Myriam Boyer) and caught between the urge to grow up and that... See full summary »

Director:

Bertrand Blier

Writer:

Bertrand Blier

Stars:

Anouk Grinberg, Myriam Boyer, Olivier Martinez

6 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anouk Grinberg	...	Victorine
Myriam Boyer	...	Daniela Laspada, la mère
Olivier Martinez	...	Petit Paul
Jean-Michel Noirey	...	Maurice Le Garrec
Denise Chalem	...	L'institutrice
Jean-Pierre Marielle	...	L'homme seul
Éva Darlan	...	Jeanine (as Eva Darlan)
Claude Brasseur	...	L'enfoiré
Irène Tassembedo	...	Gladys Boigny
Patrick Bouchitey	...	Marcel, le barman
Marcello Mastroianni	...	Constantin Laspada, le père
Solenn Jarniou
Charles Schneider	...	Le sergent Boigny
Stéphane Slima
Baptiste Roussillon

Storyline

One, two, three, sun is the story of Victorine (Anouk Grinberg) who grew up in the suburbs of Marseille, stifled by her mother (Myriam Boyer) and caught between the urge to grow up and that of helping her father alcoholic (Marcello Mastroianni) to heal and go home. Victorine becomes an adult somehow and meets her first love, Petit Paul (Olivier Martinez) who is killed with a shot by the bastard (Claude Brasseur). Later, Victorine meets Maurice (Jean-Michel Noirey), her future husband.

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Plot Keywords:

sexualization | precocious sex | pre teen | unemployment | theft | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

18 August 1993 (France)

Also Known As:

1, 2, 3 aurinko

Filming Locations:

Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gaumont,France 3 Cinéma,Ciné Valse

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Kebou
Written by Khaled (as Khaled Hadj Brahim)
Performed by Khaled

User Reviews

Beautiful poignant movie about growing up, poverty, housing projects, loving ethnic communities

I am rarely moved to comment on movies but I think that this little gem has been overlooked. This is a poignant, even beautiful movie about growing up, poverty, life in seedy housing projects and, for me, most importantly loving, giving mixed ethnic communities that nurture and support everyone. It may be a little idealized but the point is well made. Anouk Grinberg is utterly captivating as the gamine adolescent, strong and vulnerable, playing her part with an intelligence that is rare and to be cherished. The cast, including the children, play their roles with spirit and are absolutely believable. I did not find the subtitles distracting (knowing a little French helped) and let the performances speak for themselves. A remarkable little movie that has spirit, is socially relevant, even today, and brilliantly filmed. I am so glad I didn't listen to the overly negative review that was prominent on IMDb and would urge everyone with a grain of compassion to watch this movie and be moved and uplifted.