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ERA
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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Cast
Denis Podalydès
Jacques Monot
Guilaine Londez
Albertine Monot
Arnaud Jalbert
Benoît Monot
Ange Ruzé
Anatole Monot
Lou-Nil Font
Frédéric Monot
Jean Podalydès
Nono Monot
Patrick Pineau
Gaboriau, the landscaper
Éric Elmosnino
Sergio, the mechanic
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Bruno Podalydès
- Writers
- Denis Podalydès, Bruno Podalydès
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- France
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Bruno Podalydès, shot by Giorgos Arvanitis. 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 René-Marc Bini. 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 Sabine Mamou 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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Denis Podalydès and Guilaine Londez and Arnaud Jalbert carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0254521 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 53 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Bruno Podalydès directs. Giorgos Arvanitis behind the camera. René-Marc Bini scores. Sabine Mamou cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 125 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Bruno Podalydès, shot by Giorgos Arvanitis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by René-Marc Bini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Sabine Mamou shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Denis Podalydès and Guilaine Londez and Arnaud Jalbert carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0254521 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 53 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Giorgos Arvanitis
- Original score
- René-Marc Bini
- Editing
- Sabine Mamou
- Production design
- Éric Barboza
- Sound
- Cyril Holtz
- Runtime
- 107 min · 1h 47m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
Also by
Bruno Podalydès
Production companies
Who made it
Why Not Productions
FR
Les Films Alain Sarde
FR
France 2 Cinéma
FR
Key crew
- EditorSabine Mamou
- Costume DesignerDorothée Guiraud
- EditorHervé de Luze
- Post Production SupervisorBéatrice Mauduit
- Co-Executive ProducerSébastien K. Lemercier
- ProducerPascal Caucheteux
- ProducerAlain Sarde
- Production DesignÉric Barboza
- Camera OperatorJulien Hirsch
- First Assistant DirectorPierre Minot
- Production Sound MixerLaurent Poirier
- Sound AssistantPierre Tucat
- Sound AssistantStéphane Soye
- Sound EditorPascal Villard
- Sound Re-Recording MixerCyril Holtz
- Script SupervisorAnne Wermelinger
- Still PhotographerAnne-Françoise Brillot
- Production ManagerMartine Cassinelli
- Assistant EditorFabio Balducci
- Assistant EditorIdit Bloch
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2001-07-07
Also known as
International titles
- FreizeitkapitäneDE
