Le Monde a l'envers


1h 40m 2000

Brief Synopsis

Anne is an eighteenth-century Breton woman who, jilted at the altar, decides to cut her hair off, disguise herself as a man, and join a ship. Her fiance, it turns out, was merely drunk, and travels to Marseille to try and join her. Meanwhile, she has been discovered, jumps ship with a friendly Arab,

Film Details

Also Known As
Monde a l'enver, Le, Monde a l'envers, World Upside Down, The
Genre
Drama
Period
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Fandango

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 40m

Synopsis

Anne is an eighteenth-century Breton woman who, jilted at the altar, decides to cut her hair off, disguise herself as a man, and join a ship. Her fiance, it turns out, was merely drunk, and travels to Marseille to try and join her. Meanwhile, she has been discovered, jumps ship with a friendly Arab, and in Marseille gets close to a hooker who likes her all the more when she discovers that Anne is in fact a woman.

Film Details

Also Known As
Monde a l'enver, Le, Monde a l'envers, World Upside Down, The
Genre
Drama
Period
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Fandango

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 40m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the UBS Second Young Cinema Prize at the 1998 Locarno International Film Festival.

Released in France October 11, 2000

Feature directorial debut for Rolando Colla.

Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (in competition) August 5-15, 1998.

color

Dolby

dialogue French

Released in France October 11, 2000