Les Sanguinaires
French film
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| Directed by | Laurent Cantet |
| Written by | Laurent Cantet |
| Produced by | Caroline Benjo Carole Scotta Simon Arnal-Szlovak |
| Starring | Frédéric Pierrot Jalil Lespert |
| Edited by | Robin Campillo Stéphanie Léger |
| Distributed by | Haut et Court (France) |
Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
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...,[1] to produce films depicting the approaching turn of the millennium seen from the perspectives of 10 different countries.[2] Benjo chose Cantet for France's contribution to the project because of his short films.[1]
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.[1]
References
- ^ a b c 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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Films directed by Laurent Cantet
- Les Sanguinaires (1998)
- Human Resources (1999)
- Time Out (2001)
- Heading South (2005)
- The Class (2008)
- 7 Days in Havana (2012)
- Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang (2012)
- Return to Ithaca (2014)
- The Workshop (2017)
- Arthur Rambo (2021)
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