For Sasha

1991 1h 54m FR

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5.9

MID

★5.9TMDB · 40

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Synopsis

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Israel, 1967. Sacha and Laura have been living in a kibbutz near the Syrian border for two years. They are visited by Simon, Michel and Paul, three friends from Paris who have come to celebrate Laura's twentieth birthday. Simon is obsessed by the death of the girl he loved and during the birthday evening, attempts to find someone to blame amongst his friends. Laura alone knows that the young girl died of a broken heart. She also loved Sacha.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sophie Marceau
Laura
Richard Berry
Sacha
Fabien Orcier
Paul
Niels Dubost
Simon
Gérard Darmon
David Malka
Jean-Claude de Goros
Dam Chemtov
Emmanuelle Riva
Mrs. Malka
Ayelet Zurer
Shoshana

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alexandre Arcady
Writers: Antoine Lacomblez, Alexandre Arcady, Daniel Saint-Hamont
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alexandre Arcady, shot by Robert Alazraki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Martine Barraqué 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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Sophie Marceau and Richard Berry and Fabien Orcier carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0102697 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Alexandre Arcady directs. Robert Alazraki behind the camera. Philippe Sarde scores. Martine Barraqué cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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135 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Alexandre Arcady, shot by Robert Alazraki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Philippe Sarde. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Martine Barraqué shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sophie Marceau and Richard Berry and Fabien Orcier carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0102697 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.