Wild Grass (2009) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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An encounter between an amateur pilot whose bag is snatched and its contents thrown across a car park and a solitary man with a troubled past who retrieves her wallet sets off an unexpected chain of events that leads to a romantic dithering that unfolds in eight phases, corresponding to the rules of

Cast & Crew

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Alain Resnais

Sabine Azema

André Dussollier

Emmanuelle Devos

Anne Consigny

Mathieu Amalric

Film Details

Also Known As

Ervas Daninhas, L' incident, Las hierbas salvajes, Les herbes folles, Vorsicht Sehnsucht, Wild Reeds, amori folli, herbes folles, Les, hierbas salvajes, incident, L', malas hierbas

MPAA Rating

Genre

Adaptation

Drama

Foreign

Thriller

Release Date

2009

Production Company

Bim Distribuzione; Bim Distribuzione; Centre National Du Cinema; Eurimages; France 2 Cinéma; Imovision; La Region Ile De France; New Wave Films (United Kingdom); Orly Films; SOFICA CinTmage; Sony Pictures Classics; StudioCanal; StudioCanal; Tps Star

Distribution Company

Sony Pictures Classics; Agora Films (Switzerland); Alfa Films; Filmladen Gmbh; Hollywood Entertainment (Greece); Independenta; Karmafilms (Spain); Sony Pictures Classics; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; StudioCanal; Studiocanal Distribution; United International Pictures; Victory Entertainment

Location

France

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 44m

Synopsis

An encounter between an amateur pilot whose bag is snatched and its contents thrown across a car park and a solitary man with a troubled past who retrieves her wallet sets off an unexpected chain of events that leads to a romantic dithering that unfolds in eight phases, corresponding to the rules of flying, and in particular the safety procedures before take-off.

Director

Alain Resnais

Cast

Sabine Azema

André Dussollier

Emmanuelle Devos

Anne Consigny

Mathieu Amalric

Michel Vuillermoz

Edouard Baer

Annie Cordy

Sara Forestier

Nicolas Duvauchelle

Vladimir Consigny

Dominique Rozan

Jean-noel Broute

Elric Covarel-garcia

Valery Schatz

Stefan Godin

Gregory Perrin

Roger Pierre

Paul Crauchet

Jean-michel Ribes

Nathalie Kanoui

Adeline Ishiomin

Lisbeth Arazi Mornet

Francoise Gillard

Magaly Godenaire

Rosine Cadoret

Vincent Rivard

Dorothee Blanck

Antonio Mineo

Emilie Jeauffroy

Patrick Mimoun

Isabelle Des Courtils

Candice Charles

Dorothée Blank

Crew

Sylvette Baudrot

Jean-marie Blondel

Sound Department

Jackie Budin

Costume Designer

Herve De Luze

Christian Gailly

Source Material

+ric Gautier

Director Of Photography

Gerard Hardy

Sound Department

Laurent Herbiet

Christophe Jeauffroy

Assistant Director

Gerard Lamps

Sound Department

Jean-louis Livi

Frederic Moreau

Alain Resnais

Alex Reval

Julie Salvador

Executive Producer

Jacques Saulnier

Production Designer

Mark Snow

Film Details

Also Known As

Ervas Daninhas, L' incident, Las hierbas salvajes, Les herbes folles, Vorsicht Sehnsucht, Wild Reeds, amori folli, herbes folles, Les, hierbas salvajes, incident, L', malas hierbas

MPAA Rating

Genre

Adaptation

Drama

Foreign

Thriller

Release Date

2009

Production Company

Bim Distribuzione; Bim Distribuzione; Centre National Du Cinema; Eurimages; France 2 Cinéma; Imovision; La Region Ile De France; New Wave Films (United Kingdom); Orly Films; SOFICA CinTmage; Sony Pictures Classics; StudioCanal; StudioCanal; Tps Star

Distribution Company

Sony Pictures Classics; Agora Films (Switzerland); Alfa Films; Filmladen Gmbh; Hollywood Entertainment (Greece); Independenta; Karmafilms (Spain); Sony Pictures Classics; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; StudioCanal; Studiocanal Distribution; United International Pictures; Victory Entertainment

Location

France

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 44m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States June 25, 2010

Released in United States 2009

Released in United States 2010

Shown at New York Film Festival (Opening Night) September 25-October 11, 2009.

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (World Cinema) April 22-May 6, 2010.

Based on the novel "L'incident" by Christian Gailly and published by Les Editions de Minuit in 1996.

Released in United States Summer June 25, 2010

Released in United States Summer June 25, 2010

Released in United States June 25, 2010 (New York City and Los Angeles)

Released in United States 2009 (Shown at New York Film Festival (Opening Night) September 25-October 11, 2009.)

Released in United States 2010 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (World Cinema) April 22-May 6, 2010.)

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