Rien a faire

1h 43m 1999

Brief Synopsis

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When the multinational company Grossard laid off some of its workers, the casualties included Pierre, a forty-year-old former executive, and Marie, who worked for two years in Grossard's stores for minimum wage. They happen to meet one day in the supermarket, and for lack of anything else to do, the

Cast & Crew

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Marion Vernoux

Director

Valeria Bruni-tedeschi

Marie

Patrick Dell'isola

Pierre

Sergi López

Luis

Florence Thomassin

Sophie

Kelly Hornoy

Julie

Film Details

Also Known As
Empty Days, Niente da fare, Nothing to Do
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Centre National Du Cinema; Ercidan Films; Procirep; Pyramide Films; SOFICA Cofimage; StudioCanal
Distribution Company
Pyramide Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 43m

Synopsis

When the multinational company Grossard laid off some of its workers, the casualties included Pierre, a forty-year-old former executive, and Marie, who worked for two years in Grossard's stores for minimum wage. They happen to meet one day in the supermarket, and for lack of anything else to do, they fall in love -- until Pierre finds a job.

Director

Marion Vernoux

Director

Cast

Valeria Bruni-tedeschi

Marie

Patrick Dell'isola

Pierre

Sergi López

Luis

Florence Thomassin

Sophie

Kelly Hornoy

Julie

Marion Desfachelles

Alice

Jeremy Bourgois

Louis

Chloe Mons

Catherine

Alexandre Carriere

Herve

Farida Rahouadj

Marie--The Neibour

Josette Hemsen

Mireille

Philippe Peltier

Robert

Frederique Hazard

Nicole

Jo Hochain

Genevieve-Colleague In Canteen No 2

Sarah Hamoud

Colleague In Canteen

Mathilde Braure

Colleague In Canteen

Marianne Wolfsohn

Colleague In Canteen

Pierre-louis Lannier

Dominique

Rachid Bouali

Canteen Counterman

Annette Lowcay

Cashier

Alexandre Jouglet

Anpe Employee

Witold Heretynski

Jojo

Alain Rozanes

Mimmo

Marco Cherqui

Antoine

Antoine Mathieu

Martineau

Dodine Herry

Drh Woman

Frederic Caravaca

Announcer On Radio

Daniel Morin

Newsflash/Weather Presenter On Radio

Miguel Muniz

Clairvoyant On Radio

Frederic Gaillardet

Performer

Crew

Santiago Amigorena

Screenwriter

Jacques Attia

Production Manager

Jennifer Auge

Editor

Michel Casang

Sound

Christophe

Song Performer ("Les Mots Bleus")

Dominique Colin

Director Of Photography

Anthony David

Song Performer ("Tout Recommence")

Alexandre Desplat

Music

Kader Djedra

Unit Production Manager

Edouard Dubois

Music Consultant

Emmanuelle Duplay

Production Designer

Dominique Gaborieau

Sound Mixing

Frederique Giesse

Assistant Director

Vincent Goujon

Sound

Florence Illouze

Assistant Director

Vincent Lebrun

Set Decorator

Bruno Levy

Casting

Jacques Levy

Post-Synchronization

Gaëlle Macé

Screenplay Contributor

Jeanne Mas

Song Performer ("En Rouge Et Noir")

Camille Cotte Miller

Sound Editor

Philippe Penot

Sound Effects

Caroline Philipponnat

Makeup & Hairstylist

Laurent Poirier

Sound

Jerome Rochoy

Set Decorator

Alain Rozanes

Producer

Ariel Sctrick

Assistant Director

Marc Syrigas

Screenplay Contributor

Didier Ternisien

Set Decorator

John Timperley

Sound Mixing Engineer

Philippe Van Herwijnen

Set Decorator

Marie Vernoux

Costume Designer

Marion Vernoux

Screenwriter

Pascal Verroust

Producer

Bertrand Wuthrich

Steadicam Operator

Film Details

Also Known As
Empty Days, Niente da fare, Nothing to Do
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Centre National Du Cinema; Ercidan Films; Procirep; Pyramide Films; SOFICA Cofimage; StudioCanal
Distribution Company
Pyramide Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 43m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the Gold Medal of the Italian Senate at the 1999 Venice International Film Festival.

Released in United States September 1999

Released in United States August 2000

Shown at Venice International Film Festival (in competition) September 1-11, 1999.

Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Director's Focus) August 13-27, 2000.

Released in United States September 1999 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (in competition) September 1-11, 1999.)

Released in United States August 2000 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Director's Focus) August 13-27, 2000.)

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