In this political drama, five left-leaning friends gradually lose heart in the Socialist government elected in 1981 in France. One of the five men is a television broadcaster; the others are a teacher about to become an academic inspector, a tax man, the director of a cultural center, and a sociologist who is about to step into a ministerial position. Their interlocking lives are told in alternating vignettes over a four-year period, and the professions director Jacques Fansten has chosen for his main characters seem to be a comment on the media, education, budget or finance, the arts, and government bureaucracy under Socialist rule.
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Tchéky Karyo
Bertrand
Known for
Bad Boys
Nikita
Robin Renucci
Maurice
Known for
The Dreamers
Leonardo
Jacques Fansten
Marie-Dominique Girodet
Xavier Deluc
Michel
Known for
Tomorrow Is Ours
The Octopus
Claude Zidi
Jean-Pierre Bacri
Romain
Known for
C'est la vie!
Didier
François Cluzet
Pierrot
Known for
The Intouchables
Little White Lies
Sandrine Dumas
Marie Lampert
Known for
The Double Life of Véronique
Let the Sunshine In
Nathalie Nell
Martine
Known for
Black Box
To Die of Love
Zabou Breitman
Hélène
Known for
The First Day of the Rest of Your Life
He Even Has Your Eyes
Martine Sarcey
Mme Favart
Known for
P.R.O.F.S.
Pardon Mon Affaire
Jacques Fansten Director · Jean-Marie Sénia Composer Dominique Chapuis Cinematographer
First release May 28, 1986 · Produced in France · Production France 3 Cinéma
Production
Films 7
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France 3 Cinéma
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France
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · May 28, 1986
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No release date listed for United States.
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