| Les Sanguinaires | |
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| Written by | Laurent Cantet |
| Directed by | Laurent Cantet |
| Starring | Frédéric Pierrot Jalil Lespert |
| Country of origin | France |
| Original language | French |
| Production | |
| Producers | Caroline Benjo Carole Scotta Simon Arnal-Szlovak |
| Editors | Robin Campillo Stéphanie Léger |
| Running time | 68 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Release | 1997 (1997) |
Les Sanguinaires is a 1997 French television film directed by Laurent Cantet for the 2000, Seen By... project.
Plot
With the hype of celebrations for the turn of the millennium becoming burdensome, a group of friends attempt to avoid the chaos by leaving for a nearly uninhabited island.
Cast
- Frédéric Pierrot as Francois
- Jalil Lespert as Stéphane
Production
The French company Haut et Court's producers Caroline Benjo and Carole Scotta initiated 2000, Seen By..., to produce films depicting the approaching turn of the millennium seen from the perspectives of 10 different countries. Benjo chose Cantet for France's contribution to the project because of his short films.
Release
The film played on the French-German TV station Arte in November 1998 and was screened at the Venice Film Festival, but was never generally released in theatres.
References
- ^ O'Shaughnessy, Martin (2015). Laurent Cantet. Oxford University Press. p. 4.
- Allon, Yoram; Cullen, Del; Patterson, Hannah (2002). Contemporary North American Film Directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide. Wallflower Press. p. 367. ISBN 9781903364529.
External links
- Les Sanguinaires at the Internet Movie Database
- Les Sanguinaires at Haut et Court
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