Trouble Every Day (2001)

Two American newlyweds in Paris experience a love so strong, it almost devours them.

Director:

Claire Denis

Writers:

Claire Denis, Jean-Pol Fargeau

Stars:

Vincent Gallo, Tricia Vessey, Béatrice Dalle

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vincent Gallo	...	Shane Brown
Tricia Vessey	...	June Brown
Béatrice Dalle	...	Coré
Alex Descas	...	Léo
Florence Loiret Caille	...	Christelle (as Florence Loiret-Caille)
Nicolas Duvauchelle	...	Erwan
Raphaël Neal	...	Ludo
José Garcia	...	Choart
Hélène Lapiower	...	Malécot
Marilu Marini	...	Friessen
Aurore Clément	...	Jeanne
Bakary Sangaré	...	Le Gardien de nuit
Lionel Goldstein	...	Le Réceptioniste
Céline Samie	...	La Femme de la brasserie
Arnaud Churin	...	Le Routier

Storyline

Shane and June Brown are an American couple honeymooning in Paris in an effort to nurture their new life together, a life complicated by Shane's mysterious and frequent visits to a medical clinic where cutting edge studies of the human libido are undertaken. When Shane seeks out a self-exiled expert in the field, he happens upon the doctor's wife, another victim of the same malady. She has become so dangerous and emotionally paralyzed by the condition that her husband imprisons her by day in their home. It is Shane's chance encounter with this woman that triggers an event so cataclysmic and shocking it might just lead him to rediscover the tranquility he seeks to restore for himself and his new bride.

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Plot Keywords:

f rated | paris france | bloodbath | locked in a room | violence | 

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Taglines:

The ability to love. The inability to love... The hunger to love.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

France Germany Japan

Language:

French English

Release Date:

11 July 2001 (France)

Also Known As:

Trouble Every Day

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,984, 13 October 2013

Gross USA:

$9,189

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$15,571

Company Credits

Production Co:

ARTE, Arte France Cinéma, Canal+

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The young girl on the metro who stares at Shane as he stands very close to another woman is Alice Houri, who starred in Nenette and Boni (1996) also directed by Claire Denis.

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Goofs

At time-stamp 56:49, a face (presumably the crew since no one is in the house) can be seen reflected in the glass door/window on the right of the screen.

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Connections

Featured in Snuff: A Documentary About Killing on Camera (2008)

User Reviews

Watching paint dry every day...

Sorry to say that this movie was not only the worst movie I saw during the Sitges Film Festival 2001, but the worst movie ever! It was too long, too slow, the scenes too long, it was like watching paint dry, the ´story´ was just going nowhere! After an hour I had enough ´trouble´ for my day and left.(and with me did a lot of other audience members, and I do not blame them!). One positive note: I really liked the music (by the Tindersticks?)