Coming to Terms with the Dead (1994)
Petits arrangements avec les morts (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 44min
- Drama
- 05 Oct 1994 (France)
- Movie
It's summer, on the beach of this little town in Brittany, a man around 40 is building a sand castle. A few people watch him. We will be told the story of three of them : a boy, Jumbo, aged 9 ; Francois, aged 30, and his sister Zaza,...
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Didier Sandre | ... |
Vincent
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Alexandre Zloto | ... |
Vincent adolescent
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Catherine Ferran | ... |
Zaza
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Agathe De Chassey | ... |
Zaza adolescente
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Audrey Boitel | ... |
Lili
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| Charles Berling | ... |
François
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Mathieu Robinot | ... |
François (enfant)
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Didier Bezace | ... |
Rene
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Sabrina Leurquin | ... |
Suzanne
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Marianne Coillot | ... |
Suzanne enfant
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Nadia Barentin | ... |
La mère
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Jean Dautremay | ... |
Le père
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Guillaume Charras | ... |
Jumbo
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Danièle Douet | ... |
La mère de Jumbo
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| Bruno Todeschini | ... |
Le père de Jumbo
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Guillaume Raynal | ... |
Bruno
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Dominique Constanza | ... |
La mère de Bruno
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Franck Moalic | ... |
Un frère de Bruno
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Yves Cornec | ... |
Un frère de Bruno
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Alain Pralon | ... |
Le docteur Le Bihan
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Guillemette Grobon | ... |
Madame Le Bihan
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Rudy Boccara | ... |
Patrick
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Françoise Tixier | ... |
La mère de Patrick
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Emmanuelle Bach | ... |
La journaliste
(as Emmanuelle Elkabbach)
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Marie Henriau | ... |
La spécialiste des fourmis
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Jacques Ferran | ... |
Le spécialiste des perce-oreilles
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Paula Oliveira | ... |
L'ex-fiancée de François
(as Paula de Oliveira)
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Marc Betton | ... |
Le médecin de Zaza
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Colette Maire | ... |
La dame au chien
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Jean Pélégri | ... |
Le vieil homme du métro
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Muriel Mayette-Holtz | ... |
La collègue de Zaza
(as Muriel Mayette)
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Joachim Lombard | ... |
René adolescent
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Louison Roblin | ... |
La grand-mère de Jumbo (voice)
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Luc Moullet | ... |
Le commentateur de La vie de l'abeille (voice)
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Caroline Paliulis | ... |
La monitrice Dinamo (voice)
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Directed by
| Pascale Ferran | ||
Written by
| Pierre Trividic | ... | () & |
| Pascale Ferran | ... | () |
Produced by
| Aline Mehouel | ... | producer |
Music by
| Béatrice Thiriet | ||
Cinematography by
| Jean-Claude Larrieu | ||
Editing by
| Guy Lecorne | ||
Editorial Department
| Jean Durand | ... | color timer |
| Anne Lasserre | ... | post-production |
| Sophie Mandonnet | ... | assistant editor |
| Anne-Marguerite Monory | ... | apprentice editor |
Casting By
| Christiane Lebrima | ||
Production Design by
| Philippe Chiffre | ||
Costume Design by
| Marie-Claude Altot | ||
Makeup Department
| Nancy Beaudoux | ... | makeup artist |
| Paul Le Marinel | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Patrice Arrat | ... | production manager |
| Nathalie Gallat | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Gilles Martinerie | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Didier Carteron | ... | second assistant director |
| Antoine Garceau | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Alain Anbes | ... | construction coordinator |
| Alexandre Bancel | ... | construction trainee |
| Frédérique Belvaux | ... | first assistant decorator |
| Gilles Bocchino | ... | construction trainee |
| Marc Desmare | ... | constructor |
| Natacha Diehl | ... | construction trainee |
| Pierre 'Speedy' Duval | ... | construction trainee |
| E.v.e | ... | property master (as Ève Chiffre) |
| Emmanuelle Lemaire | ... | model maker |
| Frédéric Léotard | ... | painter |
| Dominique Odic | ... | second assistant decorator |
| Javier Po | ... | painter (as Javier Po Varo Cabezas) |
Sound Department
| Pascal Chauvin | ... | foley artist |
| Pascal Dedeye | ... | assistant foley artist |
| Jean-Jacques Ferran | ... | sound editor / sound |
| Jean-Pierre Laforce | ... | sound mixer |
| Anja Lüdcke | ... | apprentice sound editor |
| Mathilde Muyard | ... | sound editor |
| Laurent Zeilig | ... | boom operator |
Visual Effects by
| Pierrot Planckaert | ... | optical effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Thierry Alais | ... | additional grip |
| Patrick Bois | ... | gaffer |
| Laurent Brunet | ... | swing: second unit |
| François Coulin | ... | key grip |
| Alain Dagbert | ... | still photographer |
| Thierry Debove | ... | cableman: Bretagne |
| Isabelle Delage | ... | swing: second unit |
| Jean-Luc Ettori | ... | electrician |
| Jean-Pierre Gally | ... | cableman: Paris |
| Bénédicte Kermadec | ... | swing: second unit |
| Vincent Mathias | ... | first assistant camera |
| Christophe Nieulac | ... | swing: second unit |
| Dominique Quérou | ... | electrician |
| Jean-Thomas Renaud | ... | second assistant camera |
| Olivier Schwob | ... | swing: second unit |
| Thomas Sidopoulos | ... | grip |
Casting Department
| Tristan Carné | ... | casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Pierre Cadeac | ... | animal dresser |
| Nathalie du Roscoat | ... | costumer |
Location Management
| Benoît Gautier | ... | location manager |
| Philippe Kara-Mohamed | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Raphaël Chrétien | ... | musician: cello |
| Daniel Ciampolini | ... | conductor / musician: percussions |
| Maurice Coignard | ... | orchestrator |
| Simon Derasse | ... | music recordist |
| Christophe Desjardins | ... | musician: alto saxophone |
| Hae-Sun Kang | ... | musician: second violin |
Script and Continuity Department
| Sylvie Koechlin | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Sophie Bassaler | ... | apprentice manager |
| Guillaume Blanc | ... | apprentice manager |
| Xavier Brillat | ... | documentation |
| Jeanne-Marie Conquer | ... | first violin |
| Hélène Dubreuil | ... | apprentice director |
| Michel Flaesch | ... | animal trainer |
| Françoise Lebeau | ... | dialog trainer |
| Pierrot Planckaert | ... | title designer |
| Guillaume Richard | ... | apprentice manager |
| Nathalie Sapojnikoff | ... | production administrator |
| Lydia Setton | ... | production administrator |
| Anne-Louise Trividic | ... | production assistant |
| Véronique Zimmer | ... | production assistant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Pan Européenne Distribution (1994) (France) (theatrical)
- Eclipsa Films (1994) (France) (theatrical)
- MK2 Éditions (2007) (France) (DVD)
- Musidora Films (1995) (Spain) (theatrical)
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Other Companies
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It's summer, on the beach of this little town in Brittany, a man around 40 is building a sand castle. A few people watch him. We will be told the story of three of them : a boy, Jumbo, aged 9 ; Francois, aged 30, and his sister Zaza, around 40. All of them had to deal with the death of somebody they cherished. How to keep on living after this ? Written by Yepok |
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