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Le-petit-bureau_w60

Akoibon

France

2005

95 Min
Color
French
Subtitled in English
Audio in French
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DIR Edouard Baer

PROD Paulo Branco

SCR Edouard Baer

DP Antoine Roch

CAST Jean Rochefort, Nader Boussandel, Marie Denarnaud, Edouard Baer, Chiara Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau, Benoît Poelvoorde, François Rollin, Léa Drucker

ED Jacqueline Mariani

MUSIC François Hasdenteufel

Synopsis

Nader, a petty crook, is obliged to go to a tiny island in the south to try and flush out Chris Barnes, the former jet-set king and friend to the stars, who a mysterious partner wants to trap. Daniel has suddenly dumped wife and many kids to come to the island to meet the enigmatic young woman he’s been writing to for ages over the Internet. On the way, Daniel and Nader decide to switch identities, convinced that it will help them achieve their goals.

In the hotel run by Barnes, who reigns like a hysterical dictator over his daughters and his constantly humiliated son-in-law, everyone tries to take a vacation or achieve their mission, but no one is really what they seem.

Each passing day causes more trouble in Daniel’s life and costs Nader, taken hostage, another finger. Between madness, mockery, deeply fake feelings and sincere manipulations, the affair quickly and radically degenerates, up until a huge surprise right at the end.

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Edouard Baer

The French actor Edouard Baer is equally a director, producer, screenwriter, playwright and radio and television host.
After attending the Cours Florent in Paris, where he was the student of actress and director Isabelle Nanty, he started his career on Radio Nova in 1992 with Ariel Wizman, then, spotted by Alain de Greef, he joined the teams of the Groupe Canal +. In 1994, he began his acting career for the cinema, and directed his first film in 1999.

He is famous for his “offbeat” and almost distanced humour… – Cannes Film Festival 

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Torsten

15Nov10

strange ... i say see it once if you are interested in film. i liked it in its own a way

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Nic

25Sep10

Tiring. Fast forwarded the last thirty minutes.

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