Les Sanguinaires
| 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 |
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
External links
- Les Sanguinaires at the Internet Movie Database
- Les Sanguinaires at Haut et Court