L'Appartement

1h 56m 1996

Brief Synopsis

A tale of a lovers' pentagon which revolves around a young dynamo who is on his way to both a business deal and a marriage, but who's diverted suddenly and throroughly; the detour takes him to an appartment after which, nothing is quite like it seems.

Cast & Crew

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Gilles Mimouni

Director

Romane Bohringer

Alice

Vincent Cassel

Max

Jean-philippe Ecoffey

Lucien

Monica Bellucci

Lisa

Sandrine Kiberlain

Muriel

Film Details

Also Known As
Apartment, The, Appartement, Flash Back, Flash Back (El apartamento), apartamento, El
Genre
Comedy
Romance
Release Date
1996
Production Company
Cecchi Gori Pictures; La Sept Cinema; M6 Films; Union Generale; Union Generale
Distribution Company
Afmd; Lionsgate
Location
Madrid, Spain; Paris, France

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 56m

Synopsis

A tale of a lovers' pentagon which revolves around a young dynamo who is on his way to both a business deal and a marriage, but who's diverted suddenly and throroughly; the detour takes him to an appartment after which, nothing is quite like it seems.

Director

Gilles Mimouni

Director

Cast

Romane Bohringer

Alice

Vincent Cassel

Max

Jean-philippe Ecoffey

Lucien

Monica Bellucci

Lisa

Sandrine Kiberlain

Muriel

Olivier Granier

Daniel

Paul Pavel

Jeweller

Nelly Alard

Madeleine

Bruno Leonelli

Alain Beccaria

Tateo Isaizaki

Japanese Businessman

Shimizu Tsuyu

Japanese Interpreter

Ricardo Mateo

Cafe Waiter

Vincent Nemeth

Barman

Bruno Fernandez Vella

Video Technician

Juan Carlos Martin Alonso

Video Technician

Claude Hirch

Video Technician

Herve Jakubowicz

Video Salesman

Oury Milshtein

Receptionist

Roger Patrice Bernard

Room Service

Vanessa Soboul

Josiane

Sandra Gayarre

Shoe Salersperson

Marcel Godot

Hotel Manager

Andre Haber

Priest

Bruno Ricci

Theatre Actor

Photini Papadodima

Theatre Actress

Edouard Baer

Theatre Actor

Michel Bompoil

Director

Michele Reme

Theatre Secretary

Jorge Bosch

Bernard

Eva Ionesco

Woman At Travel Agency

Enzo Gallo

Passer-By

Pierre Charial

Performer

Crew

Reyes Abades

Special Effects

Gigi Akoka

Casting

Philippe Akoka

Digital Post-Production (French Unit)

Thierry Arbogast

Director Of Photography

Vincent Arnardi

Mixer

Michele Arnould

Production Manager

Charles Aznavour

Song Performer ("Le Temps")

Charles Aznavour

Song

Alain Bainte

Art Director (Spanish Unit)

Eugueni Baskakov

Other

Georges Benayoun

Producer

Caroline Biggerstaff

Editor

Frantoise Bonnot

Music Editor (French Unit)

Frantoise Bonnot

Editor

Lourdes Briones

Key Makeup (Spanish Unit)

Mate Cantero

Associate Producer

Peter Chase

Music

Peter Chase

Song ("Same Kind Of Woman")

Philippe Chiffre

Production Designer

Philippe Chiffre

Art Director

Marc Cholodenko

Script Collaborator

Bruno Coulon

Unit Manager (French Unit)

Jeff Davis

Song ("Le Temps")

Elizabeth Deviosse

Executive Producer

Eric Devulder

Sound

Yves Domenjoud

Other

Jean-paul Dumas-grillet

Steadicam Operator (French Unit)

Philippe Fertray

Digital Effects (French Unit)

Olivier Gleze

Other

Laurence Heller

Costumes

Antonio Illan

Sound Re-Recordist (Spanish Unit)

Herve Jakubowicz

Assistant Director (French Unit)

Konstantin Krimetz

Orchestra Director (Orchestre Philharmonique De Moscou)

Corinne Lafaille

Set Decorator (Spanish Unit)

Franck Laskar

Camera Operator (French Unit)

Thierry Lebon

Mixer

Didier Lize

Sound Engineer

Yves Marmion

Associate Producer

Gilles Mimouni

Screenwriter

Patrick Mosconi

Script Collaborator

Yoshio Murakami

Theatre Makeup (Spanish Unit)

John Nollet

Key Hairdresser (French Unit)

Nathalie Ouvrard

Camera Operator (French Unit)

Joseph Perigot

Script Collaborator

Arnaud Potier

Camera Operator (French Unit)

Patrice Poupard

Unit Manager (French Unit)

Bernard Pujolar

Assistant Director (French Unit)

Luc Riff

Assistant Director (French Unit)

Carlos Esteban Rodriguez

Assistant Director (Spanish Unit)

Sophie Sabar

Digital Effects (French Unit)

Francisco San Jose Garcia

Pyrotechnics (Polifactory Fx)

Jacques Scarrone

Unit Production Manager (French Unit)

Vanessa Soboul

Wardrobe (French Unit)

Stephane Sorlat

Associate Producer

Gianguido Spinelli

Script Collaborator

Pilar Thomas-jimenez

Script Supervisor

Vincent Tulli

Sound Effects

Jehol Van-bay

Digital Post-Production (French Unit)

Ana Vila

Production Manager (Spanish Unit)

Luis Villar

Synchronization (Spanish Unit)

Alexei Volkov

Sax Performer

Sylvie Zade-routier

Assistant Director (Spanish Unit)

Film Details

Also Known As
Apartment, The, Appartement, Flash Back, Flash Back (El apartamento), apartamento, El
Genre
Comedy
Romance
Release Date
1996
Production Company
Cecchi Gori Pictures; La Sept Cinema; M6 Films; Union Generale; Union Generale
Distribution Company
Afmd; Lionsgate
Location
Madrid, Spain; Paris, France

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 56m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1997

Released in United States January 1997

Released in United States on Video August 22, 2006

Released in United States September 1996

Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 21 - April 6, 1997.

Shown at San Sebastian Film Festival September 14-24, 1996.

Feature directorial debut for Gilles Mimouni.

Began shooting February 1995.

Completed shooting May 25, 1995.

Released in United States 1997 (Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 21 - April 6, 1997.)

Released in United States January 1997 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah January 16-26, 1997.)

Released in United States on Video August 22, 2006

Released in United States September 1996 (Shown at San Sebastian Film Festival September 14-24, 1996.)

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