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Bookmark this pageTombés du Ciel (1993)
Director: Philippe Lioret
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From Time Out Film Guide
A socially concerned comedy tailor-made for the hangdog persona of Jean Rochefort. A well-to-do iconographer (Rochefort) is trapped in the transit zone of Charles de Gaulle airport, Paris, where he meets and gets to like a wacky band of displaced persons. Making their households in the corridors, engine rooms and back exits of the airport are a kid from Guinea, an ex-mercenary, an Ethiopian who speaks only an ancient lost language, a political refugee, and more. First-time director Lioret tackles the clichés head on, and thanks to fine performances creates a likeable if lightweight romantic drama.Author: WH
Cast & crew
Director: Philippe Lioret
Producer: Enrique Posner, Michel Ganz
Cast: Jean Rochefort, Michel Ganz, Marisa Paredes, Ticky Holgado, Laura del Sol full cast
Duration: 91 mins
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