Asphalt
Synopsis
In this drama about life and death in the fast, middle, and slow lanes, Juliette (Carole Laure) finds herself stranded on a busy highway leading from Paris south to cities like Lyon. She was supposed to meet her lover, and is driving his car when she stops at their appointed roadside rendezvous. Instead, their deception has been discovered by her lover's wife, who is waiting for her, and drives the car away in a huff. Juliette is left to thumb it back to Paris. She soon hooks up with Arthur Colonna (Jean Yanne), who gives her a ride, and the two begin to wend their way northward along the highway. Interspersed with their journey is a series of cinematic "asides" that delve into tragic mishaps, such as the aftermath of a crash in which a woman was killed, her husband stumbling along the highway, still in shock -- and the brief story of a surgeon named Kalendarian (Georges Wilson) who struggles to find the needed transfusions for the crash victims on this busy weekend. The relationship between Juliette and Arthur begins to turn from casual to interested when they suffer a bad accident from which they both manage to come out unscathed -- leaving an indelible effect on their growing relationship.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (42)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producers : UGC Images, Les Films de l'Epée, Top n°1 Productions, Multimedia France Productions
- Co-production : France 2 Cinéma
- Film exports/foreign sales : Tamasa Distribution
- French distribution : UGC Distribution
Full credits (20)
- Executive Producers : Jean-Claude Roblin, Yvon Guezel, Guy Verrecchia
- Screenwriter : Jean-Pierre Petrolacci
- Dialogue Writer : Jean-Pierre Petrolacci
- Director of Photography : Robert Fraisse
- Music Composer : Laurent Petitgirard
- Assistant directors : Daniel Janneau, Graziella Molinaro
- Editor : Jacques Witta
- Sound Recordist : Bernard Bats
- Costume designer : Michèle Cerf
- Line Producer : Jean-Claude Patrice
- Sound Assistant : Michel Kharat
- Assistant Operators : Jacques Meynard, Daniel Waxin
- Production Manager : Yvon Guezel
- Assistant editor : Bénédicte Mallet
- Continuity supervisor : Claude Luquet
- Foley artist : Jean-Pierre Lelong
- Stunt performer : Rémy Julienne
- Sound Mixer : Paul Bertault
- Still Photographer : Georges Pierre
- Location managers : Philippe Desmoulins, Jean Pieuchot
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Accidents, Transport
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 1980
- French release : 07/01/1981
- Runtime : 1 h 40 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 52387
- Visa issue date : 06/01/1981
- Approval : Unknown
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Audio format : Mono
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