La ville est tranquille : The town is quiet /

Michele works at a fish market to help support her long-time unemployed husband, heroin-addicted daughter and her infant grandchild. For help she turns to an ex-boyfriend with connections to the criminal world. This portrays an intense contemporary urban reality that builds to an emotionally potent...

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Corporate Authors:	AGAT Films & Cie, Diaphana (Firm), Studio Canal+, New Yorker Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	Milesi, Jean-Louis (Screenwriter), Guédiguian, Robert, 1953- (Screenwriter, Director), Ascaride, Ariane (Actor), Darroussin, Jean-Pierre (Actor), Meylan, Gérard (Actor), Boudet, Jacques (Actor), Brücher, Christine (Actor), Pieiller, Jacques (Actor), Roberts, Pascale (Actor), Cavalié, Bernard, Sasia, Bernard, Keller, Catherine, Hamzaoui, Malek
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	French
Language Notes:	French dialogue, English subtitles.
Published:	New York, NY : New Yorker Video, [2003]
Edition:	Widescreen version.
Subjects:	Mothers and daughters > France > Drama. Heroin abuse > Drama. Man-woman relationships > France > Drama. Foreign films. Motion pictures, French. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Summary:	Michele works at a fish market to help support her long-time unemployed husband, heroin-addicted daughter and her infant grandchild. For help she turns to an ex-boyfriend with connections to the criminal world. This portrays an intense contemporary urban reality that builds to an emotionally potent conclusion.
Item Description:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 2000. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD, Region 1 encoding.
Audience:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
Awards:	European Film Awards, 2001: FIPRESCI Award (Robert Guédiguian) Mons International Festival of Love Films, 2001: Best Screenplay (Robert Guédiguian) Valladolid International Film Festival, 2000: Best Actress (Ariane Ascaride); Golden Spike (Robert Guédiguian)
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Bernard Cavalié ; editor, Bernard Sasia ; costume designer, Catherine Keller ; production designer, Malek Hamzaoui.
ISBN:	1567303064 9781567303063