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

A semi-surreal masterpiece

I have only seen 3 Bertrand Blier movies, but this one is easily my favorite of the 3. BUFFET FROID, starring Gerard Depardieu, was the first I saw -- and the fact that it was basically plot less and full of absurdist humor made it instantly a favored flick. I more recently saw Blier's Oscar-winning GET OUT YOUR HANDKERCHIEFS but thought it was a little too conventional and strained next to the more flat-out freewheeling BUFFET. About 15 years after that pair of movies comes this one, which marries the sensibilities of the other two perfectly. Like HANDKERCHIEFS, it actually has a story, but like BUFFET, it doesn't bother with real-world logic, good taste, or linear chronology in telling that story. SOLEIL is sort of a movie about coming-of-age in the projects, sort of a movie about sexual psychology, and sort of a cut-and-pasted collage of unusual moments. The magical thing is that the damn thing winds up more moving than it probably would have if it was a straightforward tearjerker about hard living. Of course, Blier can't be credited completely for this, as his actors are wonderful, especially Anouk Grinberg as Victorine, our perpetually childish heroine, and Marcello Mastroianni as her charming perpetually drunk papa. An under-seen gem.