Mo'

Directed by Yves-Noël François
Produced by Films de l'Ecluse (Les)
Genres : Fiction - Runtime : 1 h 22 min
French release : 14/08/1996
Production year : 1995

Director

Yves-Noël
François

Actors

Jean-Marc
Barr

Jean
Yanne

Christine
Pignet

Philippe
du Janerand

Gunilla
Karlzen

Synopsis

About

"Mo" is not in the realm of science-fiction. The world of "Mo" is barely out of synch with our own. A world which, somewhere along the line, skidded and slid into immobility and decadence. It gives off an atmosphere of strange familiarity, where things fictive could very easily be true. The sets are devoid of exoticism. One gets the feeling that here nothing has happened for years except the wear and tear of time. This world is not fired with that tension that characterizes big American cities. The world of "Mo" is no longer there, as if too much tension had blunted it to worry, like a faded firecracker waiting for its match. Mo' is not Big Brother. The cops -no more than Mo's henchmen- bear no resemblance to the black phalanxes of "Brazil". They're somewhat clumsy, somewhat pitiful, lacking in conviction. Mo' only has power because in her world (as in ours) the appearance of reality is confused, the appearance of appearance."

(Yves Gasser - Producer)

Production and distribution

Associate production company : Films de l'Ecluse (Les)
Co-production : M6 Films, Lumière International
Film export/Foreign Sales : StudioCanal Films Limited
French distribution : AFMD

Full credits

Executive Producer : Yves Gasser
Line Producer : Daniel Messere
Screenwriter : Yves-Noël François
Director of Photography : Carlo Varini
Sound Recordist : Jean Umansky
Press Attaché (film) : Bruno Barde
Editor : Françoise Berger
Production Designer : Nikos Metelopoulos
Music Composer : Stephan Eicher
Costume Designer : Marina Zuliani

Technical details

Feature film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Comedy
Production language : French
Nationality : 100% French
Production year : 1995
French release : 14/08/1996
Runtime : 1 h 22 min
Current status : Released
Visa number : 81.501
Visa issue date : 26/01/1996
Approval : Yes
Production formats : 35mm
Screening format : 35mm
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.85