Alternate Weeks (and Half the Vacation)

2009 1h 38m FR

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5.3

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★5.3TMDB · 92

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Synopsis

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A 12 year old girl and her 8 year old brother live one week with their mother and the next week with their father. The girl blamers her mother, a super businesswoman for the divorce and turns all her anger on her. She prefers the weeks with her father who is flat broke after leaving his bank job to give people free hugs on street corners. Her brother channels his sense of injustice into the battle to save the planet. As the school year progresses and her parents struggle to mend their lives and as the girl approaches her 13th birthday, she learns to see the world in a new way.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mathilde Seigner
Marjorie
Bernard Campan
François
Bertille Chabert
Léa
Judith Davis
Pauline
Grégori Derangère
Jérôme
Danièle Lebrun
Nicole, la mère de Marjorie
Jean-Baptiste Fonck
Maxime
Anne Charrier
Clara

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ivan Calbérac
Writers: Ivan Calbérac
Countries: France

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Released 17 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ivan Calbérac, shot by Denis Rouden. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Laurent Aknin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Mathilde Seigner and Bernard Campan and Bertille Chabert carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1425938 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 92 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Ivan Calbérac directs. Denis Rouden behind the camera. Laurent Aknin scores. Véronique Parnet cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France.

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1Released 17 years ago.
2Directed by Ivan Calbérac, shot by Denis Rouden. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Laurent Aknin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Véronique Parnet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Mathilde Seigner and Bernard Campan and Bertille Chabert carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1425938 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 92 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.