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The story of Michele who has to work in a fish factory in order to support her unemployed husband and her heroin-addicted daughter. French dialogue with subtitles.

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ProducerMichel Saint-Jean, Robert Guediguian, Gilles Sandoz

EAN5021866213309

eBay Product ID (ePID)3952759

Product Key Features

ActorAriane Ascaride, Gerard Meylan, Jacques Boudet, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Pascale Roberts, Veronique Balme, Alexandre Ogou, Christine Brucher, Julie-Marie Parmentier, Pierre Banderet

Film/TV TitleLa Ville Est Tranquille

DirectorRobert Guediguian

LanguageFrench

Subtitle LanguageEnglish

Run Time133 Mins

Aspect RatioWide Screen

Release Year2002

FormatDVD

FeaturesWidescreen, Theatrical Trailer\Production Notes\Filmographies, With Subtitles

GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate15

Country/Region of ManufactureFrance

ComposerJacques Menichetti

Additional InformationWith THE TOWN IS QUIET, French writer-director Robert Guediguian (MARIUS AND JEANNETTE) brings the bustling, culturally diverse landscape of modern Marseilles to startling life. Opening with an extended pan of the Mediterranean city, Guediguian ingeniously prepares the viewer for the sprawling tale that is about to unfold. Gradually, a revolving cast of characters is introduced, including: Michele (Ariane Ascaride), a struggling fish monger who cares for her heroin-addicted daughter, Fiona (Julie-Marie Parmentier); Paul (Jean-Pierre Darroussin), a former dock worker who has turned to driving a taxi; Abderramane (Alexandre Ogou) and Viviane (Christine Brucher), two apparent opposites who form an unlikely relationship; and Gerard (Gerard Meylan), a quiet bar owner with a mysterious connection to Michele. By the time the film builds to its somber, tragic conclusion, each individual is forced to confront his or her current situation, sparking a series of epiphanies that no one will ever forget.<BR>Guediguian's film is the work of a truly gifted storyteller. Juggling at least four major plotlines, he brings his characters together naturally, without ever forcing it. Ascaride, Darroussin, and Meylan are standouts in the superb cast, actors who don't need to speak to convey the hidden sadness that lies just beneath the surface.<BR>This film was screened as part of the Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2001 festival organized by The Film Society of Lincoln Center in New York City.

ReviewsNew York Times - ...Raw, wrenching....THE TOWN IS QUIET maintains an intensely realistic urban ambience..., Sight and Sound - ...Guediguian's light, mobile camerawork and extensive location shooting expand Marseillais visual idiom, offering an imaginative cross between the warm theatricality of the [19]30s Pagnol films and British-style social realism..., Box Office - ...All the actors create distinctive characterizations....Guediguian's latest is an absorbing, panoramic view of characters and their city in continual conflict...

ScreenwriterJean-Louis Milesi, Robert Guediguian

Sound sourceDolby Digital 2.0

Movie/TV TitleLa Ville Est Tranquille

Director of PhotographyBernard Cavalie