Vive la Sociale !
Synopsis
In this charming, semi-autobiographical look at his politicized past, director Gerard Mordillat focuses on the ironic, the wistful, and the sometimes ludicrous events that spin off from the communist/anarchist upbringing of his main character, Maurice Decques (François Cluzet). In his adult career as a caterer, Maurice's tendency to swing over to the bourgeoise social gatherings of varying stature is also reflected in the woman he marries -- a Czech whose family chose Paris over Moscow "because the USSR has concentration camps" as she told her shocked communist father-in-law. When Maurice is caught in the 1968 student demonstrations in Paris, the officer who hauls him off is soon recognized as an old childhood buddy, and instead of heading to jail, the policeman/friend takes Maurice home. As the police van drives out of view, the two buddies are seen as young kids, sitting on the hood of a car and dreaming about the future. These flashbacks to his childhood occur throughout the film, with Maurice sometimes walking into and out of the scenes, as though there were no gap in time at all.
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Director (1)
Actors (31)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producers : Laura Productions, Fox-Hachette
- Film exports/foreign sales : Tamasa Distribution
- French distribution : Fox-Hachette
Full credits (9)
- Executive Producer : Gérard Guérin
- Screenwriters : Gérard Mordillat, Jacques Audiard, Louis Charles Sirjacq
- Director of Photography : François Catonné
- Music Composer : Jean-Claude Petit
- Assistant Director : François Vantrou
- Editor : Michèle Catonné
- Author of original work : Gérard Mordillat
- Production Manager : Éric Lambert
- Production Designer : Théobald Meurisse
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : French
- Production country : France (100.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1983
- French release : 05/10/1983
- Runtime : 1 h 35 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 56261
- Visa issue date : 07/09/1983
- Approval : Unknown
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Audio format : Mono
News & awards
Selections (1)
Cesar Awards - French film industry awards
France, 1984
Most Promising Actress : Élizabeth Bourgine
Most Promising Actor : François Cluzet
