Directed by:
Pascal RabatéScreenplay:
Pascal RabatéCinematography:
Benoît ChamaillardCast:
Jacques Gamblin, Maria de Medeiros, François Damiens, François Morel, Dominique Pinon, Arsène Mosca, Chantal Neuwirth, Catherine Hosmalin, Gustave Kervern (more)Plots(1)
The weekend is coming and the various inhabitants of France, from punkers to retirees, are heading to a place of relaxation: an old married couple spend it in a trailer, neighbors with their teenage daughters occupy a small house, and a stern father instructs his family how to put up their tent.... The characters of this original comedy are many; each has his own story and they alternate and intertwine even though the protagonists only meet occasionally. But they all have one thing in common: we don’t hear their voices because they don’t communicate with words, but through expressions and gestures. Pascal Rabaté has shot a film without dialogue based on a comic book which he himself wrote. In transferring the work to the screen he found performers that share his characteristic sense of humor, among them Maria de Medeiros, who presented Hitler in Hollywood at last year’s KVIFF, and Dominique Pinon, known from Jeunet’s films Delicatessen and Amélie of Montmartre. The colorful incidents of these ordinary characters correspond in many ways to the mentality of the people of France – and perhaps even elsewhere. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Jacques Gamblin
France
Best movies:
The First Day of the Rest of Your Life (2008)
Les Misérables (1995)
The Children of the Marshland (1999)
Maria de Medeiros
Portugal
Best movies:
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
My Life Without Me (2003)
François Damiens
Belgium
Best movies:
Little Nicholas (2009)
The Bélier Family (2014)
Suzanne (2013)
François Morel
France
Best movies:
L'Affaire Salengro (2009) (TV movie)
Tombés du ciel (1993)
Asterix and Obelix: Mansion of the Gods (2014)
Dominique Pinon
France
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
Amelie (2001)
The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988)
Arsène Mosca
France
Best movies:
Mesrine Part 2: Public Enemy Number 1 (2008)
All Three of Us (2015)
99 francs (2007)
Chantal Neuwirth
Best movies:
The Double Life of Veronique (1991)
A Very Long Engagement (2004)
The Day of the Crows (2012)
Catherine Hosmalin
Best movies:
I've Loved You So Long (2008)
The Round Up (2010)
Maigret (1991) (series)
Gustave Kervern
France
Best movies:
Aaltra (2004)
150 Milligrams (2016)
And If We All Lived Together (2011)
Charles Schneider
Best movies:
1, 2, 3, Freeze (1993)
Fantôme avec chauffeur (1996)
My Man (1996)
Vincent Martin
Best movies:
So Long, Stooge (1983)
Lady of Izieu (2007) (TV movie)
Long Live Life (1984)
Pierre Chevallier
Best movies:
Une époque formidable... (1991)
Holidays by the Sea (2011)
I Kissed a Girl (2015)
Stéphanie Pillonca
Best movies:
The Big Night (2012)
Saint-Amour (2016)
Holidays by the Sea (2011)
Frank Cimière
Best movies:
Holidays by the Sea (2011)