Marius and Jeannette


1h 42m 1997

Brief Synopsis

In an impoverished section of Marseilles, Jeannette is managing to raise a teenage daughter and half-Arab son on a checkout girl's wages. She meets a Marius, a friendly man who works as a guard at an unused cement factory and they strike up a relationship. However, Jeanette soon loses her job afte

Film Details

Also Known As
Marius et Jeannette, Marius et Jeannette: Un Conte de L'Estaque, Marius und Jeannette - Eine Liebe in Marseille
Genre
Comedy
Foreign
Romance
Romantic Comedy
Release Date
1997
Production Company
Playtime; StudioCanal
Distribution Company
New Yorker Films; Arsenal Filmverleih; Cinema Mondo; Cinemien; Cts; Diaphana Distribution; Diaphana Distribution; Diaphana Films; New Yorker Films; New Yorker Films
Location
Marseilles, France

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 42m

Synopsis

In an impoverished section of Marseilles, Jeannette is managing to raise a teenage daughter and half-Arab son on a checkout girl's wages. She meets a Marius, a friendly man who works as a guard at an unused cement factory and they strike up a relationship. However, Jeanette soon loses her job after bawling out her boss and Marius retreats to his factory, leaving the future of their relationship to the neighbors and friends they both share.

Film Details

Also Known As
Marius et Jeannette, Marius et Jeannette: Un Conte de L'Estaque, Marius und Jeannette - Eine Liebe in Marseille
Genre
Comedy
Foreign
Romance
Romantic Comedy
Release Date
1997
Production Company
Playtime; StudioCanal
Distribution Company
New Yorker Films; Arsenal Filmverleih; Cinema Mondo; Cinemien; Cts; Diaphana Distribution; Diaphana Distribution; Diaphana Films; New Yorker Films; New Yorker Films
Location
Marseilles, France

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 42m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the 1997 Cesar Award for Best Actress (Ariane Ascardie). Also nominated for four awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Jean-Pierre Darroussin), and Best Supporting Actress (Pascale Roberts).

Recipient of the top prize for best film at the Lumieres de Paris awards.

Released in United States Spring December 12, 1997

Released in United States June 19, 1998

Released in United States on Video December 7, 1999

Released in United States October 1997

Released in United States 1998

Released in United States March 1998

Shown at Flanders International Film Festival (in competition) in Ghent October 7-18, 1997.

Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 28 - February 8, 1998.

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 23 - May 7, 1998.

Released in United States Spring December 12, 1997

Released in United States June 19, 1998 (Landmark Cecchi Gori Fine Arts; Los Angeles)

Released in United States on Video December 7, 1999

Released in United States October 1997 (Shown at Flanders International Film Festival (in competition) in Ghent October 7-18, 1997.)

Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 28 - February 8, 1998.)

Released in United States 1998 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 23 - May 7, 1998.)

Released in United States March 1998 (Shown in New York City (Walter Reade) as part of program "Rendez-Vous with French Cinema Today" March 13-24, 1998.)