Directed by:
Judith DavisCinematography:
Émilie NobletCast:
Judith Davis, Malik Zidi, Nadir Legrand, Mireille Perrier, Yasin Houicha, Slim El Hedli, Émilie Caen, Jean-Claude Leguay, Maxence Tual, Samir Guesmi (more)Plots(1)
In this hilarious, whip-smart comedy, first-time director Judith Davis examines the frustrations of a generation that came of age after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Davis stars as Angèle, a young urban planner in Paris who loses her job and moves back in with her diehard Communist father. Angèle is an idealist: She refuses to give up the dream of revolution that her parents nearly realized in the protests of May 1968. But her activism comes at a high cost to her personal relationships. Angèle has never forgiven her mother for giving up her political struggle, criticizes her sister for her bourgeois lifestyle, and has difficulty accepting her feelings for her suitor Simon, fearing they might be a distraction from the work of changing the world. In presenting contemporary France through the eyes of this angry young woman, Davis deftly satirizes the culture of capitalism and bureaucracy. (St. Louis International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Judith Davis
France
Best movies:
Long Live Freedom (2013)
Inside the Cell (2015)
Le Week-End (2013)
Malik Zidi
France
Best movies:
Mysteries of Lisbon (2010)
Clara (2008)
Rebellion (2011)
Nadir Legrand
Best movies:
Les Dames (2010) (series)
Un balcon sur la mer (2010)
Une femme d'honneur (1996) (series)
Mireille Perrier
France
Best movies:
Toto, a hős (1991)
Nos femmes (2015)
Mauvais sang (1986)
Slim El Hedli
Best movies:
A Prophet (2009)
My King (2015)
Standing Tall (2015)
Émilie Caen
France
Best movies:
The Intouchables (2011)
Serial (Bad) Weddings (2014)
Qu'est-ce qu'on a tous fait au Bon Dieu ? (2022)
Jean-Claude Leguay
Best movies:
Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)
Custody (2017)
Bandits (1986)
Maxence Tual
Best movies:
Docteur ? (2019)
Just a Sigh (2013)
Rodin (2017)
Samir Guesmi
France
Best movies:
Savage Nights (1992)
13th District (2004)
Elisa (1995)
Pauline Bélier
Best movies:
Un balcon sur la mer (2010)
Claire Dumas
Best movies:
Simon Bakhouche
Best movies:
Chaos (2001)
Mauvaise foi (2006)
My Golden Days (2015)
Samira Sedira
Best movies:
The Assault (2010)
The Family (2013)
Maria rêve (2022)