Directed by:
Costa-GavrasCinematography:
Patrick BlossierComposer:
Armand AmarCast:
José Garcia, Karin Viard, Christa Théret, Ulrich Tukur, Olivier Gourmet, Yvon Back, Olga Grumberg, Yolande Moreau, Vanessa Larré, Jeanne Savary (more)Plots(1)
Bruno (José Garcia) has all what man can have a loving wife, two straight, healthy teenage kids and a rewarding career as an middle manager at a paper company. Life couldn't be much better, but it sure could get a whole lot worse, and it does when a corporate decision is made to relocate the company to Romania. Initially Bruno sees the freedom and large redundancy payout as empowering, but after two years of job hunting he is becoming worn down. His wife Marlene (Karin Viard) is juggling two part-time jobs and the family unit is becoming strained under financial pressures. Bruno hatches a plan to create a vacancy that will suit his qualifications down to the letter. But, in order to guarantee selection he must eliminate the competition as well. He places a bogus advert in the local press and gleans important info regarding his main rivals with a view to taking them out, one by one. His situation is becoming more desperate, but does Bruno have the courage to match his convictions? Director of this engaging black comedy, Gosta-Gavras, uses his typical style of treading a fine line between stylish noir, comedic ineptitude and scathing social satire and this entertaining thriller provides impressive performances, especially from the trained Bruno´s family. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Soundtracks
Le Couperet / Amen.
Musique Originale
Label: Naive
Year: 2005
Country: France
Format: CD
Length: 01:03:49
1. | Prologue | Armand Amar | 00:47 |
2. | Ceci Est Ma Confession | Armand Amar | 02:53 |
3. | Le Meurtre De Barnet | Armand Amar | 03:35 |
4. | Désarroi | Armand Amar | 03:27 |
5. | La Poursuite De Barnet | Armand Amar | 03:16 |
6. | La Pompe | Armand Amar | 03:51 |
7. | Le Vol | Armand Amar | 01:44 |
8. | Krantz | Armand Amar | 02:19 |
9. | La Valse Du Couperet | Armand Amar | 05:09 |
1. | To Warn The World | Armand Amar | 02:30 |
2. | Gerstein's Theme | Armand Amar | 01:46 |
3. | Euthanasia | Armand Amar | 01:00 |
4. | Roman Ghetto | Armand Amar | 03:35 |
5. | The Train I | Armand Amar | 02:15 |
6. | Beyond The Spy-Hole | Armand Amar | 01:34 |
7. | Nightmare | Armand Amar | 03:26 |
8. | Ricardo's Deportation | Armand Amar | 03:39 |
9. | The Train II | Armand Amar | 02:53 |
10. | The Bishop's Complaint | Armand Amar | 01:04 |
11. | Flames In The Night | Armand Amar | 05:10 |
12. | The Train III | Armand Amar | 01:20 |
13. | In The Corridor | Armand Amar | 00:46 |
14. | Gertsein's Theme | Armand Amar | 01:46 |
15. | A Boat To Argentina | Armand Amar | 04:04 |