La Californie


1h 47m 2006

Brief Synopsis

For a long time nothing could separate Mirko and Stefan. They are on the French Riviera and they have nothing. One night at a disco, they meet Maguy, a woman who likes to go out and drink a lot. Maguy takes Mirko and Stefan under her wing, in her luxurious villa. Between her, her daughter Helene, Mi

Film Details

Also Known As
Californie, Chemin Sans Issue, French California
Genre
Adaptation
Crime
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Canal Plus; France 3 Cinéma; France 3 Cinéma; Rectangle Productions; StudioCanal; StudioCanal; Thelma Films (France); Victory Productions
Distribution Company
Frenetic Films; Mars Distribution; Victory Entertainment

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 47m

Synopsis

For a long time nothing could separate Mirko and Stefan. They are on the French Riviera and they have nothing. One night at a disco, they meet Maguy, a woman who likes to go out and drink a lot. Maguy takes Mirko and Stefan under her wing, in her luxurious villa. Between her, her daughter Helene, Mirko and Stefan, a kind of desire develops that puts them at risk. And, eventually, a crime is committed at the villa. But the question is, who did it?

Film Details

Also Known As
Californie, Chemin Sans Issue, French California
Genre
Adaptation
Crime
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Canal Plus; France 3 Cinéma; France 3 Cinéma; Rectangle Productions; StudioCanal; StudioCanal; Thelma Films (France); Victory Productions
Distribution Company
Frenetic Films; Mars Distribution; Victory Entertainment

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 47m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the John Schlesinger Award, 2007 Palm Springs International Film Festival.

Released in United States 2006

Released in United States January 2007

Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (First Films World Competition) August 24-September 4, 2006.

Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (2007 Best of Fest, New Voices/New Visions) January 4-15, 2007.

Based on the novel "Chemin Sans Issue" written by Georges Simenon; published by Gallimard March 14, 2002.

Feature directorial debut for Jacques Fieschi.

Released in United States 2006 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (First Films World Competition) August 24-September 4, 2006.)

Released in United States January 2007 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (2007 Best of Fest, New Voices/New Visions) January 4-15, 2007.)