Mange ta soupe

1997 1h 15m FR

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 4

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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A young man returns to the family home to face a childhood trauma: his brother's suicide, but nobody in the family is willing to help him.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jean-Yves Dubois
Son
Adriana Asti
Mother
Jeanne Balibar
Daughter
Szabó László
Father
René Ehni
Christine Gagnieux
Clotilde Mollet
Jean-Claude Biette

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mathieu Amalric
Writers: Mathieu Amalric, Jeanne Balibar, Pascale Ferran
Languages: French, Turkish
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Turkish.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mathieu Amalric, shot by Matthieu Poirot-Delpech. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Jean-Yves Dubois and Adriana Asti and Jeanne Balibar carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0119609 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mathieu Amalric directs. Matthieu Poirot-Delpech behind the camera. François Gédigier cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French, Turkish.

Trivia

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1Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
229 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Turkish.
4Directed by Mathieu Amalric, shot by Matthieu Poirot-Delpech. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor François Gédigier shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jean-Yves Dubois and Adriana Asti and Jeanne Balibar carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0119609 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.