XXLDirected by Ariel Zeïtoun
Produced by Légende
Genres : Fiction - Runtime : 1 h 35 min
French release : 10/12/1997
Production year : 1997
DirectorActorsSynopsisHow life is strange ! Place Alexandrie, in the heart of the mainly Jewish Sentier, the rag-trade district of Paris, here, Alain Berrebi is enjoying a happy and prosperous existence in the company of his family in his ready-to-wear boutique XL. Until the day an old Auvergnat dies in the back-of-beyonds of the Cantal and suddenly his life becomes a nightmare. Everyone seems to want to drive poor Berrebi off his rocker, Arlette, his fiancée, the father David Stern, the cousin Nathan. Even the chinese... Sheer hell ! But when you touch rock-bottom, the only way is up. You get burnt, but you emerge with a thirst for life and dreams which become reality. About''My family still lives in Auvergne, and I started working with Agnès B. doing ready-to-wear. In fact, both communities have many things in common: the work ethic, the importance of the family, of the mother, of mutual help. (...) And, even though Jews are reputed for hating the countryside, history saw fit to unite them with the Massif Central country-folk. During the war many Auvergnat people took in Jewish children.'' (Florence Quentin, Screenwriter - Extract from an article in the Figaro: 10/12/1997) Production and distributionAssociate production company : Légende
Co-production : Gaumont, DD Productions, Compagnie Cinématographique Prima, TF1 Films Production
Film export/Foreign Sales : Gaumont
French distribution : Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International (ex-Buena Vista International France)
Full creditsExecutive Producer : Ilan Goldman
Assistant Director : Pascal Guérin
Adaptation/Dialogue Writer : Florence Quentin
Screenwriter : Florence Quentin
Director of Photography : Philippe Pavans de Cecatty
Sound Recordist : Vincent Tulli
Press Attaché (film) : Claude Davy
Editor : Hugues Darmois
Production Designers : Dominique André, Christian Gazio
Music Composer : Goran Bregovic
Costume Designer : Édith Vespérini
Continuity Supervisor : Vanessa Fourgeaud
Technical detailsFeature film
Genres : Fiction
Production language : French
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 1997
French release : 10/12/1997
Runtime : 1 h 35 min
Current status : Released
Visa number : 86.011
Visa issue date : 19/11/1997
Approval : Yes
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
Sound format : Dolby SR
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