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Director: Laetitia Masson
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Despite a certain predictability in the ending, Masson's film is an unusually bleak 'meeting of misfits' drama, in which Kiderlain's sacked Boulogne fish-packer - she dreams, vaguely, of becoming a singer - moves virtually at random to Lyon, and meets Giovaninetti's terminally depressive labourer, just dumped by his girl because he's scared of women. Determinedly downbeat in its raw realism (the soundtrack includes Marianne Faithfull and Nick Drake!), and packed with strong performances from various young stalwarts of the New French Cinema, it's well observed, intelligently written, and finally quite moving.Author: GA
Cast & crew
Director: Laetitia Masson
Producer: François Cuel
Cast: Sandrine Kiberlain, Arnaud Giovaninetti, Roschdy Zem, Claire Denis full cast
Duration: 90 mins
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