Edition |
Widescreen version. |
Description |
1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2000. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Bernard Cavalié ; editor, Bernard Sasia ; costume designer, Catherine Keller ; production designer, Malek Hamzaoui. |
Cast |
Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Gérard Meylan, Jacques Boudet, Christine Brücher, Jacques Pieiller, Pascale Roberts. |
Summary |
Michele works at a fish market to help support her long-time unemployed husband, heroin-addicted daughter and her infant grandchild. For help she turns to an ex-boyfriend with connections to the criminal world. This portrays an intense contemporary urban reality that builds to an emotionally potent conclusion. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
Form |
Also issued on VHS. |
System Details |
DVD, Region 1 encoding. |
Awards |
European Film Awards, 2001: FIPRESCI Award (Robert Guédiguian) |
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Mons International Festival of Love Films, 2001: Best Screenplay (Robert Guédiguian) |
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Valladolid International Film Festival, 2000: Best Actress (Ariane Ascaride); Golden Spike (Robert Guédiguian) |
Language |
French dialogue, English subtitles. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Mothers and daughters -- Drama.
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Heroin abuse -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Foreign films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Milesi, Jean-Louis.
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Guédiguian, Robert, 1953-
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Ascaride, Ariane.
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Darroussin, Jean-Pierre.
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Meylan, Gérard.
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Boudet, Jacques, 1921-
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Brücher, Christine.
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Pieiller, Jacques.
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Roberts, Pascale.
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Cavalié, Bernard.
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Sasia, Bernard.
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Keller, Catherine.
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Hamzaoui, Malek.
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AGAT Films & Cie.
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Diaphana (Firm)
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Studio Canal+.
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New Yorker Video (Firm)
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Standard No. |
717119820343 |
Music No. |
NYV82003 New Yorker Video |
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