The Town is Quiet
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Robert Guédiguian
Ariane Ascaride
Gtrard Meylan
Jean-pierre Darroussin
Pascale Roberts
Alexandre Ogou
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Set within a working class milieu, the paths of many Marseille locals converge on a journey through the lives and daily struggles of a group of its inhabitants. At the center is Michele, a hard working fishmonger, who supports an entire family. Afer putting in back breaking hours, she must return home to a sullen husband and a daughter fighting a debilitating drug abuse. Michele commits to raising her baby granddaughter while her daughter battles heroin addiction. Reduced to selling her own body to pay for her daughter1s fixes, Michele meets Paul, a lonely former dockworker who now drives a gypsy cab. The heroin is provided by Michele1s former boyfriend Gerard who runs a small bar but has a secret second life. We also meet Abderamane, a young North African, recently out of prison and now looking for a way to make his mark on the world. He begins an affair with his former music teacher, Viviane, who can no longer bear the hypocrisy of her womanizing, pseudo-liberal husband.
Director
Robert Guédiguian
Cast
Ariane Ascaride
Gtrard Meylan
Jean-pierre Darroussin
Pascale Roberts
Alexandre Ogou
Pierre Banderet
Jacques Boudet
Julie-marie Parmentier
Christine Brucher
Jacques Pieiller
Veronique Balme
Frederique Bonnal
Crew
Bernard Cavalie
Bruno Ghariani
Robert Guédiguian
Robert Guédiguian
Carole Guenot
Malek Hamzaoui
Janis Joplin
Catherine Keller
Laurent Lafran
Jacques Menichetti
Jean-louis Milesi
Michel Saint-jean
Gilles Sandoz
Bernard Sasia
Michel Vandestien
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2000
Released in United States October 2000
Released in United States 2001
Released in United States March 2001
Released in United States August 2001
Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Cinema of the Present) August 30 - September 9, 2000.
Shown at Valladolid International Film Festival October 20-28, 2000.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (On the Waterfront) January 24 - February 4, 2001.
Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eyes of the World) August 12-26, 2001.
Released in United States Fall October 26, 2001 (NY)
Released in United States February 22, 2002 (NuArt; Los Angeles)
Released in United States on Video April 1, 2003
Released in United States 2000 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Cinema of the Present) August 30 - September 9, 2000.)
Released in United States October 2000 (Shown at Valladolid International Film Festival October 20-28, 2000.)
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (On the Waterfront) January 24 - February 4, 2001.)
Released in United States March 2001 (Shown in New York City (Walter Reade) as part of program "Rendez-Vous with French Cinema Today" March 9-18, 2001.)
Released in United States August 2001 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eyes of the World) August 12-26, 2001.)
Winner of the FIPRSCI Award (Robert Guediguian) at the 2001 European Film Awards.
Winner of the Best Film and Best Actress (Ariane Acaride) awards at the 2000 Valladolid International Film Festival.
Released in United States Fall October 26, 2001
Released in United States February 22, 2002
Released in United States on Video April 1, 2003
