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| Mathieu Amalric | ... | Gabriel | |
| Virginie Ledoyen | ... | Anne | |
| François Cluzet | ... | Adrien | |
| Jeanne Balibar | ... | Jenny | |
| Alex Descas | ... | Jérémie | |
| Arsinée Khanjian | ... | Lucie | |
| Mia Hansen-Løve | ... | Véra | |
| Nathalie Richard | ... | Maryelle | |
| Eric Elmosnino | ... | Thomas | |
| Olivier Cruveiller | ... | Axel | |
| Jean-Baptiste Malartre | ... | Editeur | |
| André Marcon | ... | Hattou | |
| Elisabeth Mazev | ... | Visiteuse de l'appartement | |
| Olivier Py | ... | Visiteur de l'appartement | |
| Jean-Baptiste Montagut | ... | Joseph Costa | |
| Olivier Torres | ... | Marc Jobert (as Olivier Torrès) | |
| Joana Preiss | ... | Standardiste | |
| Jean-François Gallotte | ... | Producteur documentaire | |
| Fejria Deliba | ... | Amie de Lucie | |
| Bernard Nissile | ... | Frédéric | |
| Beatrice De Roaldes | ... | Couple à la campagne (as Béatrice de Roaldès) | |
| Jean-Lou Taleghani | ... | Couple à la campagne | |
| Elizabeth Marre | ... | Acheteuse de l'appartement | |
| Thierry Angelvi | ... | Acheteur de l'appartement | |
| Damien Dodane | ... | Ami d'Axel | |
| Alexandra Yonnet | ... | Assistante du bureau de production | |
| Ozal Descas | ... | Fille de Jérémie | |
| Julien Vieville | ... | Petit ami de Véra | |
| Marion Hanania | ... | Copine de Véra | |
| Catherine Mouchet | ... | Attachée parlementaire | |
| Elli Medeiros |
Directed by | |||
| Olivier Assayas | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Olivier Assayas | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Georges Benayoun | .... | producer | |
| Philippe Carcassonne | .... | producer | |
| Françoise Guglielmi | .... | executive producer | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Denis Lenoir | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Luc Barnier | |||
Casting by | |||
| Antoinette Boulat | |||
Production Design by | |||
| François-Renaud Labarthe | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Françoise Clavel | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen | .... | makeup artist (as Thi-Thanh-Tu Nguyen) | |
Production Management | |||
| Patrice Arrat | .... | production manager | |
| Eric Bassoff | .... | post-production supervisor (as Éric Bassoff) | |
| Julien Bouley | .... | assistant unit manager | |
| Gilles Martinerie | .... | unit manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Max-Olivier Ducout | .... | carpenter | |
| Olivier Français | .... | trainee assistant director | |
| Françoise Malaplate | .... | weathering painter | |
| Marie-Jeanne Pascal | .... | first assistant director | |
| Gilles Vincent | .... | art department assistant | |
Art Department | |||
| Cécilia Blom | .... | set designer | |
| Phillipe Christeller | .... | carpenter (as Philippe Christeller) | |
| Patrick Delmas | .... | carpenter | |
| Max-Olivier Ducout | .... | carpenter | |
| Peter Hammond | .... | construction coordinator | |
| Christophe Herisson | .... | property master | |
| Christian Lionel | .... | carpenter | |
| Françoise Malaplate | .... | weathering painter | |
| Sébastien Meunier | .... | second assistant set decorator | |
| Yann Richard | .... | first assistant set decorator | |
| Gilles Vincent | .... | art department assistant | |
| Patrick Widdrington | .... | construction coordinator | |
Sound Department | |||
| Pascal Chauvin | .... | foley artist | |
| Pascal Dedeye | .... | foley artist | |
| William Flageollet | .... | sound mixer | |
| Stéphanie Granel | .... | sound editor | |
| Olivier Le Vacon | .... | boom operator | |
| Marie Massiani | .... | foley recordist | |
| Bridget O'Driscoll | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Marie-Christine Ruh | .... | sound editor | |
| François Waledisch | .... | dialogue editor | |
| François Waledisch | .... | sound | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Vincent Blasco | .... | key grip | |
| Stéphane Bourgoin | .... | electrician | |
| Sophie Charrière | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Nathalie Eno | .... | still photographer | |
| Pascal Ghristi | .... | grip | |
| Leo Gomez | .... | chief electrician (as Léo Gomez) | |
| Virgil Gomez | .... | electrician | |
| Marie-Claude Ista | .... | second assistant camera | |
| Lucas Leconte | .... | assistant camera: second unit | |
| Denis Lenoir | .... | camera operator | |
| Yorick Le Saux | .... | director of photography: second unit | |
Casting Department | |||
| Olivier Torres | .... | extras casting | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Isabelle Blanc | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| Jessica Doyle | .... | costumer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Marie-Pierre Frappier | .... | assistant editor | |
| Marie Lecoeur | .... | assistant editor | |
Other crew | |||
| Ariel Askénazi | .... | financial director | |
| Nathalie Clavier | .... | production assistant | |
| Sandra Cohen | .... | financial director | |
| Brigitte Faure | .... | juridical director | |
| Agnès Feuvre | .... | script supervisor | |
| Serge Klinger | .... | production assistant | |
| Laurence Milon | .... | production assistant | |
| Jean-Paul Musso | .... | title transfer: 35 mm | |
| Sébastien Quérité | .... | production assistant | |
| Sophie Resnais | .... | production secretary | |
| Lionel Rigothier | .... | production assistant | |
| Nora Salhi | .... | administrator | |
| Philippe Thomas | .... | juridical director | |
| Frédéric Vin | .... | production assistant | |
Thanks | |||
| Enzo Gallo | .... | thanks | |
| Isabelle Janier | .... | thanks | |
| Stéphane Possot | .... | thanks | |
| Christiane Rorato | .... | thanks | |
| Pascal Thomas | .... | thanks | |
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Can actors save an otherwise completely bad movie? The answer is of course "yes". Proof, if needed, is the possibly horrible "Fin août début septembre". The only reasons I went to see it, were the fact that the movie was directed by Assayas (who impressed me with "Irma Vep") and that it starred Virginie Ledoyen (up till now excellent in every movie she ever played in). Yes, she was very nice in "L'eau froide", a not so good movie by... Olivier Assayas. Oops! Yet, with Miss Ledoyen and "Irma Vep" in mind, I went to the theatre... and was quite disappointed. The story is so lame I can't even convince myself of giving you a summary. Then we have the director... Well, I can only think of two things that must have happened. Either Olivier Assayas was constantly absent and gave the camera to his five year old nephew, or he tried to make something resembling a Dogma 95 movie. We'll go for reason number one. The camera spins and spins when there is no reason to spin. When your actors sit on the ground, you don't have to make wild images. Unless of course the cameraman is so busy trying not to fall from the stairs at that moment. Maybe falling wouldn't have been that bad: we wouldn't have had the rest of the movie.
But this is going to startle you: I gave the movie a 6/10. Excuse me? A six? Well yes, a six... because the actors (mainly Virginie... again / of course) are so good that you try not to see what Assayas did to the movie. If you are somebody who can look at actors and enjoy their work, maybe you can have a look at this movie. If not, pretend it's poisoned with plutonium.
(P.S. I wonder if I would have given the movie 6/10 if Virginie Ledoyen hadn't been in it. I guess only a remake can tell me that. But in case Assayas accidently reads this: DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!)