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- Parents and ChildrenAddictionDrug AbuseLife is a BitchMind and SoulSocietyCouplesImmigrants more...
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The Town is Quiet, 2000
French, English, Italian, German
France
Profile of The Town is Quiet
The Town is Quiet can be described as tense, biting, and disturbing. The plot revolves around drug abuse, themes of life is a bitch, and parents and children. The main genres are drama and foreign. In terms of style, The Town is Quiet stars an ensemble cast. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, in a factory. The Town is Quiet is located in France. It takes place in the 1990s.
Summary of The Town is Quiet
With THE TOWN IS QUIET, French writer-director Robert Guediguian (MARIUS AND JEANNETTE) brings the bustling, culturally diverse landscape of modern Marseilles to startling life. Opening with an extended pan of the Mediterranean city, Guediguian ingeniously prepares the viewer for the sprawling tale that is about to unfold. Gradually, a revolving cast of characters is introduced, including: Michele (Ariane Ascaride), a struggling fish monger who cares for her heroin-addicted daughter, Fiona (Julie-Marie Parmentier); Paul (Jean-Pierre Darroussin), a former dock worker who has turned to driving a taxi; Abderramane (Alexandre Ogou) and Viviane (Christine Brucher), two apparent opposites who form an unlikely relationship; and Gerard (Gerard Meylan), a quiet bar owner with a mysterious connection to Michele. By the time the film builds to its somber, tragic conclusion, each individual is forced to confront his or her current situation, sparking a series of epiphanies that no one will ever forget.
Guediguian's film is the work of a truly gifted storyteller. Juggling at least four major plotlines, he brings his characters together naturally, without ever forcing it. Ascaride, Darroussin, and Meylan are standouts in the superb cast, actors who don't need to speak to convey the hidden sadness that lies just beneath the surface.
This film was screened as part of the Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2001 festival organized by The Film Society of Lincoln Center in New York City.
Details
| Language: | French, English, Italian, German |
| Country: | France |
| Release date: | 26 October 2001 |
| Runtime: | 133 min |
Cast and Crew
as Michèle
as Paul
Critics Reviews
TV Guide
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- by: Ken Fox
Chicago Tribune
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- by: Mark Caro
