Age of Panic

2013 1h 34m FR

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 83

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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May 6, 2012. Cable news reporter Laetitia is covering the French presidential elections, while Vincent, her ex-husband, demands to see their two young daughters. It's a manic Sunday in Paris: two agitated girls, a frazzled babysitter, a needy new boyfriend, a grumpy lawyer and France cut in half!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Laetitia Dosch
Lætitia
Vincent Macaigne
Vincent
Arthur Harari
Arthur
Virgil Vernier
Virgil
Marc-Antoine Vaugeois
Marc
Jeane Arra-Bellanger
Jeane
Liv Harari
Liv
Émilie Brisavoine
Emilie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Justine Triet
Writers: Justine Triet
Languages: English, French
Countries: France

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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2 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Justine Triet, shot by Tom Harari. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Damien Maestraggi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Laetitia Dosch and Vincent Macaigne and Arthur Harari carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2846996 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 83 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Justine Triet directs. Tom Harari behind the camera. Damien Maestraggi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in English, French.

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1Released 13 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
3Directed by Justine Triet, shot by Tom Harari. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Damien Maestraggi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Laetitia Dosch and Vincent Macaigne and Arthur Harari carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt2846996 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 83 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Tom Harari
Editing: Damien Maestraggi
Production design: Régis Blasy
Costume design: Mariette Niquet
Makeup / hair: Bénédicte Trouvé
Sound: Simon Apostolou
Runtime: 94 min · 1h 34m
Status: Released
Original language: FR
Certification (US): TP
IMDB: Age of Panic (2013)

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CinemaSerf2024-07-20
★ 6/10
I'm afraid that I pretty much hated this from start to finish. Somewhere along the line "Laetitia" (Laetitia Dosch) has managed to have children with "Vincent" (Vincent Macaigne) but that relationship is now completely toxic. She's a reporter and on the weekend of the run-off vote for the Presidency of the Republic is out and about at work whilst he turn up and tries to bully the sitter into giving him access - despite the fact that he's shown up, angry, on the wrong day and she's not there (important conditions of the judicial grant of access he keeps waving around). Next, the kids are taken out into the mêlée where amongst the tens of thousands celebrating François Hollande's victory, yep - he manages to find them again, and yet more histrionics ensue including him thumping a random stranger and ending up in a police station arguing the toss with an irate policeman. Finally - and not a moment too soon - we end up with him at her front door at 2am with his friend "Arthur" (Arthur Harari) posing as his lawyer demanding to see the kids and arguing about the legitimacy of both of their behaviour whilst the kids try to remain asleep. It may well arouse feelings of man-hating from an audience, but frankly neither of these characters were fit to be looking after children and the constant barrage of increasingly vitriolic dialogue began to look more and more contrived. From an acting perspective, the relentlessness of the effort from Macaigne has to be commended - his ability to get under just about anyone's fingernails is remarkable. Dosch doesn't have so much to work with, but her selfish and ambitious persona is no less likeable as the drama crosses the line into repetitive boredom early on and stays firmly ensconced. Sorry - but it's simply a rant, a joyless and implausible rant.

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