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| Louis Ducreux | ... | Monsieur Ladmiral | |
| Michel Aumont | ... | Gonzague | |
| Sabine Azéma | ... | Irène (as Sabine Azema) | |
| Geneviève Mnich | ... | Marie-Thérèse (as Genevieve Mnich) | |
| Monique Chaumette | ... | Mercédès | |
| Thomas Duval | ... | Emile | |
| Quentin Ogier | ... | Lucien | |
| Katia Wostrikoff | ... | Mireille | |
| Claude Winter | ... | Madame Ladmiral | |
| Jean-Roger Milo | ... | Fisherman (Le pêcheur) | |
| Pascale Vignal | ... | A servant (La serveuse) | |
| Jacques Poitrenaud | ... | Hector (Patron guinguette) | |
| Valentine Suard | ... | Little girl (La petite fille 1) | |
| Erika Faivre | ... | Little girl (La petite fille 2) | |
| Marc Perrone | ... | Accordionist (L'accordéoniste) |
Directed by | |||
| Bertrand Tavernier | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Pierre Bost | novel "Monsieur Ladmiral Va Bientot Mourir" | |
| Bertrand Tavernier | writer | |
| Colo Tavernier | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Alain Sarde | .... | delegate producer | |
| Bertrand Tavernier | .... | producer | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Bruno de Keyzer | (as Bruno De Keyzer) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Armand Psenny | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Patrice Mercier | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Sylvie Salmon | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle | (as Yvonne Sassinot De Nesle) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Sidonie Fontata | .... | key hair stylist (as Sidonie) | |
| Eric Muller | .... | key makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Thibault Chevalier | .... | unit manager trainee | |
| Gérard Gaultier | .... | production manager (as Gerard Gaultier) | |
| Jean-François Lebas | .... | unit manager trainee | |
| Karl Lefay | .... | unit manager trainee | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Jean Achache | .... | first assistant director | |
| Regine Dalnoky | .... | second assistant director | |
| Nadine Deichtmann | .... | trainee assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Jean-Pierre Deseau | .... | furniture | |
| Michel Grimaud | .... | property master | |
| Jean-Pierre Zingo | .... | paintings | |
| Clément Hurel | .... | poster artist (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Ariane Boeglin | .... | chief sound editor | |
| Jean Duguet | .... | foley recordist | |
| Jean-Pierre Lelong | .... | foley artist | |
| Bernard Leroux | .... | sound mixer | |
| Mario Melchiorri | .... | assistant foley artist | |
| Laurent Poirier | .... | first sound assistant | |
| Guillaume Sciama | .... | sound engineer | |
| Agnès Vaurigaud | .... | assistant sound editor (as Agnes Vaurigaud) | |
| Claude Villand | .... | sound mixer | |
| Jean-Marc Lentretien | .... | sound mix technician (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Yves Angelo | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Gérard Bougeant | .... | grip (as Gerard Bougeant) | |
| Philippe Brun | .... | camera operator | |
| Alain Cousseau | .... | electrician | |
| Joël David | .... | chief electrician | |
| Jean-Pierre Fizet | .... | still photographer | |
| Charlie Freess | .... | key grip (as Charles Freess) | |
| Jean-Yves Freess | .... | grip | |
| Etienne George | .... | still photographer (as Etienne Georges) | |
| Alain Grestau | .... | electrician | |
| Jean Harnois | .... | camera operator | |
| Bernard Prim | .... | still photographer | |
| Nils Tavernier | .... | camera trainee | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Monique Dury | .... | costumer | |
| Marthe Mikol | .... | costumer | |
| Lily Petit | .... | costumer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Françoise Lefèvre | .... | assistant editor (as Françoise Lefevre) | |
| Philippe Wampfler | .... | apprentice editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Louis Ducreux | .... | composer: additional music | |
| Marc Perrone | .... | composer: additional music | |
| Philippe Sarde | .... | music arranger | |
Other crew | |||
| Monique Assouline | .... | press attache | |
| Claude Bertonazzi | .... | production administrator | |
| Frédéric Bourboulon | .... | studio manager (as Fred Bourboulon) | |
| Aline Corneille | .... | production secretary | |
| Fabien Dufour | .... | location manager | |
| Louis Grau | .... | general administrator | |
| Claudine Taulère | .... | script supervisor (as Claudine Taulere) | |
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Bertrand Tavernier's "A Sunday in the Country" is an interesting experiment but not one I found myself very much drawn into. I have a feeling that as subjective as many films are this is really a film you either love or just don't get. I didn't get it.
Pierre Bost's novel which I read prior to seeing this film does a much better job of drawing you into this family and these characters than the script by Bertrand and Colo Tavernier does. While much in this film is of passing interest to the viewer and some of the lengthy conversations are well-written and realistic, much of the film covers the sort of mundane formalities I find boring at family gatherings. Bost's novel makes very similar content interesting by writing it a little differently.
The overall story of the film is fairly interesting with the lead character Monsieur Ladmiral being an interesting and captivating character. There are some brilliant moments in the film, including the final scene, but they really are outweighed by trivial, mundane happenings.
Does Tavernier succeed purely as a director here? Yes. The film is paced as well as it could possibly be with this script and it is gorgeously photographed and filmed with some of the best use of steadicam I can remember. It's just a shame this script is in general, despite the occasional burst of excellence and admirable handling of the film's themes, a bore.
Far from the director's best- see "Coup de torchon" and "Daddy Nostalgie" for some pretty faultless cinema.
6/10