Synopsis
A few days in the life of Max. The memories of the past catch up with him just as he is about to get married... Believing that he recognizes the voice of Lisa whom he was in love with a few years before, he sets off to look for her. Five characters trapped in an adventure, a sentimental thriller, a romantic comedy that could seem like a tale, a dream or a nightmare. Blinded by their feelings, tricked by their senses, they try to understand what is happening to them... But, as a Chinese proverb says, the darkest spot is always beneath the lamp.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (16)
Production and distribution (5)
- Executive Producer : IMA Productions
- Co-productions : M6 Films, UGC Images, Arte France Cinéma
- Foreign production companies : Mate Production, Cecchi Gori Group
- Film exports/foreign sales : STUDIOCANAL
- French distribution : AFMD
Full credits (15)
- Executive Producer : Georges Benayoun
- Screenwriter : Gilles Mimouni
- Director of Photography : Thierry Arbogast
- Music Composer : Peter Chase
- Assistant directors : Hervé Jakubowicz, Bernard Pujolar, Sylvia Zade-Routier
- Editors : Caroline Biggerstaff, Françoise Bonnot
- Sound Recordist : Éric Devulder
- Costume designer : Laurence Heller
- Executive Producer : Elisabeth Deviosse
- Production manager : Michèle Arnould
- Press Attaché (film) : Isabelle Sauvanon
- Sound Editor : Ken Yasumoto
- Production Designer : Philippe Chiffre
- Sound Mixer : Thierry Lebon
- Still Photographer : Jean-Paul Dumas-Grillet
Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Romantic comedy
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : Spain, Italy, France
- Original French-language productions : Yes
- Nationality : Majority French (Spain, Italy, France)
- Production year : 1996
- French release : 02/10/1996
- Runtime : 1 h 56 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 86.916
- Visa issue date : 30/07/1996
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
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News & awards
Selections (6)
Moscow - International Film Festival
Russia, 1999
Panorama
Cairo - International Film Festival
Egypt, 1997
Out of Competition
Cesar Awards - French film industry awards
France, 1997
Most Promising Actress : Monica Bellucci
Best first picture : Gilles Mimouni
About
"A chilly early morning in Sundance, Utah, a western village surrounded by mountains. Imagine a mini-Cannes Festival in Chamonix. The screening of "The Apartment" is set for that very evening and my nerves are starting to fray... I wanted to come to Sundance without knowing much about it, apart from the fact that it had been founded by Robert Redford and that first films were shown there. The festival is above all devoted to American independent cinema, with a panorama of world cinema. By chance, Geoffrey Gilfore, director of this last section, saw my film in San Sebastian and decided to screen it. I learnt later that is was to feature in the “Première” category (with around fifteen English-language films) and that this was a first for a French movie.The two screenings went well. It's thrilling to see an American audience take pleasure in a film like mine and relate to the story and characters. Throughout the day, people greeted us in a friendly manner. Then night fell, a blizzard started blowing and I suddenly had the feeling that I was in the Coen Brothers' "Fargo"..."
(Gilles Mimouni)