Chaos (2001)

Director:

Coline Serreau

Writer:

Coline Serreau (writer)

Release Date:

3 October 2001 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Crime

Plot:

A bourgeois couple, modern yet conventional. One night by accident, a young prostitute barges into their lives...

Plot Keywords:

Hospital | Pimp | Coma | Violence Against Women | Prostitution Ring

Awards:

4 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Vincent Lindon	...	Paul
Catherine Frot	...	Hélène
Rachida Brakni	...	Noémie / Malika
Line Renaud	...	Mamie
Aurélien Wiik	...	Fabrice
Ivan Franek	...	Touki
Michel Lagueyrie	...	Marsat
Wojciech Pszoniak	...	Pali (as Wojtek Pszoniak)
Eric Poulain	...	Le jeune policier
Omar-Echériff Attalah	...	Tarek
Hajar Nouma	...	Zora
Chloé Lambert	...	Florence
Marie Denarnaud	...	Charlotte
Jean-Marc Stehlé	...	Blanchet
Léa Drucker	...	Nicole
Nicolas Serreau	...	Le barman
Simon Bakhouche	...	Henri
Jean-Loup Michon	...	Type #1
Julie Durand	...	Zoriza
Saïda Bekkouche	...	Samia
Samir Djama	...	Farid
Younesse Boudache	...	Boudjemah
Claude Soula	...	La surveillante
Valérie Flan	...	L'infirmière réa. jour
Isabelle Sprung	...	L'infirmière réa. nuit
Valérie Benguigui	...	La femme médecin
Gilles Cohen	...	L'homme médecin
Joachim Serreau	...	Le livreur moto
Claude Barichasse	...	Le collègue de Paul #1
Jacques Poitrenaud	...	Le collègue de Paul #2
Jeronimo Ospina	...	Un jeune au Forum
Vincent Branchet	...	Raoul
David Gabison	...	Le concierge au Lutetia
Hubert Delers	...	Le monsieur à Genève
Hassan Haffar	...	Type #2
Barbara Villesange	...	L'assistante d'Hélène
Driss Bour	...	Le fiancé d'Alger
Sylvie Lafontaine	...	L'agent immobilier
Cosette Boutet de Monvel	...	La veuve Blanchet
Marc Prin	...	Le fils Blanchet
Rolf Hofmann	...	Le banquier bâlois
Philippe Lecoin	...	Le banquier au bistrot
Pierre Manganelli	...	Le fondé de pouvoir
Slimane Hadjar	...	Saïd 17 ans
Sébastien Monteiro	...	Abdel 15 ans
Emilie Jumeaux	...	La mère Maghreb
Sarah Aimad	...	Noémie enfant
Yasmine Beldjouheur	...	Zora enfant
Larbi Bouchikhi	...	Farid enfant
Ryad Bouchikhi	...	Boudjemah enfant
Adel Bentebbal	...	Saïd bébé
Adam Bentebbal	...	Abdel bébé
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Delphine Bibet	...	Sitcom actress (uncredited)
Nader Boussandel	...	Le policier en civil (uncredited)
Nicolas Lartigue	...	Sitcom actor (uncredited)
David Merheb	...	The Porter (uncredited)
Sylvie Raboutet	...	Sitcom actress (uncredited)

Directed by
Coline Serreau

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Coline Serreau		writer

Produced by
Christine Gozlan	....	executive producer
Alain Sarde	....	producer

Cinematography by
Jean-François Robin

Film Editing by
Catherine Renault

Casting by
Dan Berthier
Olivier Carbone
Bruno Levy

Production Design by
Michèle Abbé-Vannier		(as Michèle Abbé)

Costume Design by
Karen Muller Serreau		(as Karen Serreau)

Makeup Department
Mabi Anzalone	....	makeup artist
Nathalie Champigny	....	hair stylist
Gérald Portenart	....	key hair stylist
Cornelia Quehenberger	....	makeup artist
Pascal Thiollier	....	makeup artist
Kaatje Van Damme	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Alain Barbaut	....	unit manager
Alain Berger	....	unit manager
David Boutin	....	unit manager: Marseille
Alexandre Canton	....	unit manager
Alain Centonze	....	production manager
Heinz Dill	....	unit production manager
Nicolas Fagard	....	unit manager
Luis Fernandez	....	unit manager
Nicolas Fraissinet	....	unit manager
Patrice Lemoine	....	unit manager
Frédéric Sevestre	....	unit manager
Eric Simille	....	unit manager
Aurélie Sterling	....	unit manager
Emily Zinth de Kentzingen	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dominique Furgé	....	first assistant director
Bérangère Gros	....	first assistant director: sitcom sequence
Gil Rabier	....	second assistant director
Samuel Tasinaje	....	second unit director: sitcom sequence

Art Department
William Clément	....	props
Jean-Claude Davignon	....	propman: furniture
Michel Grimaud	....	property master
Georges Mougine	....	upholsterer (as Georges Mouginé)
Fabien Raymondaud	....	props
Marc Sausset	....	assistant art director
Catherine Werner-Schmidt	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Fabien Adelin	....	foley recordist
Fabien Basteni	....	sound recordist
Damien Bera	....	sound recordist
Martin Boissau	....	assistant sound
Martin Boissau	....	boom operator
Martin Boissau	....	post-synchronization boom operator
Laurent Boudaud	....	post-synchronization recordist
Julie Clemencin	....	assistant sound editor
Rémy Frappa-Denis	....	sound: sitcom sequence
Tristan Jaoul	....	sound recordist
Jonathan Liebling	....	foley artist
Pierre Lorrain	....	sound
Anne Maisonhaute	....	sound recordist
Michel Monier	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Muriel Moreau	....	sound
Jean-Max Morise	....	post-synchronization
Antoine Poulet	....	assistant sound: sitcom sequence
Joël Rangon	....	sound
Christian Riffard	....	audio post-production
Christophe Vingtrinier	....	sound mixer

Visual Effects by
Alain Chene	....	scanning & film recording assistant
Nicolas Criqui	....	digital lineup
Thierry Flament	....	visual effects
Arassou Kichenassamy	....	scanning & film recording assistant
Sarah Moreau	....	digital artist
Gérard Soirant	....	scanning and recording
Carole Vasseur	....	visual effects administrator
Carole Vasseur	....	visual effects coordinator

Stunts
Gilles Conseil	....	stunts
Emilie Jumeaux	....	stunts
Claire Leroy	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Eric Baraillon	....	gaffer
Emmanuel Broto	....	assistant camera: Marseille
Jerome Foures	....	camera operator: sitcom sequence
Pierric Gantelmi d'Ille	....	camera operator
Emilie de la Hosseraye	....	still photographer
Marc Nove	....	electrician (as Marc Nové)
Olivier Ruan	....	cinematographer: sitcom sequence
Damien Tessandier	....	assistant camera

Casting Department
Dorothée Crouail	....	extras casting assistant
Christophe Galeazzi	....	extras casting assistant
Sylvain Raymond	....	casting: Geneva

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Emmanuelle Pertus	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Julie Decondé	....	second assistant editor
Richard Deusy	....	color timer: video
Marcela Figueroa	....	first assistant editor
Mélanie Mourey	....	second assistant editor
Bruno Patin	....	color timer
Christian Riffard	....	post-production video
Nicole Souchal	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Valérie Lindon	....	executive music producer

Transportation Department
Roland Godard	....	driver

Other crew
Stephane Basset	....	unit production manager: Marseille
Pilar Billiet	....	script supervisor
Stéphane Bourdon	....	arms master
Raphaëlle Bruyas	....	set assistant
Jean-Pierre Chevallier	....	location scout
Laure Darie	....	production secretary
Martine Demierre	....	production assistant: Geneva
Heinz Dill	....	production coordinator: Switzerland
Pierre Foury	....	special effects properties
Xavier Grin	....	unit production manager: Switzerland
Etienne Levallois	....	location scout
Yann Nerot	....	administrator
Yann Nerot	....	production administrator
Laurent Renard	....	press attache
Dominique Segall	....	press attache
Myriam Segall	....	location scout
Joachim Serreau	....	set assistant
Pablo Tosin	....	unit manager: Basel

Thanks
John Galliano	....	thanks
R. Jeanneret	....	thanks
Ch. Perriano	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Bac Films
• Canal+ (participation)
• DH Film Service
• Eniloc Films
• France 2 Cinéma
• Les Films Alain Sarde
• Studio Canal

Distributors

• A-Film Distribution (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Asmik Ace Entertainment (Japan) (theatrical)
• Studio Canal (2001) (worldwide) (theatrical)
• 01 Distribuzione
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (video)
• Bac Films
• New Yorker Films (2003) (USA) (subtitled)

Other Companies

• Andros  thanks
• Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris  thanks
• Aéroports de Paris  thanks
• Bonne Maman (I)  thanks
• Bourse Direct  thanks
• Bureau du Cinéma de Marseille  thanks
• Cassina-CFLC  thanks
• D.C. Audiovisuel  sound transfer
• Domino's Pizza  thanks
• H & K  photo agency
• Hôpital Beclère, Paris  thanks
• Hôpital Broussais, Paris  thanks
• Le Forum des Halles de Paris  thanks
• Les Guignols de l'Info  thanks
• MCM Productions (Marie-Christiane Marek)  thanks
• Mairie de Paris  thanks
• Marsh Services  insurance
• Microfilms  end credits
• Opel France  thanks
• Parents  thanks
• R.A.T.P.-Thèotème 51  thanks
• Re Flexe Music  executive production
• Ricoré  thanks
• S.N.C.F.  thanks
• Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques (SACD)  thanks
• Studio Lincoln  post-synchronization
• Table Le Corbusier  thanks
• Transpalux  lighting
• Télévision Suisse-Romande (TSR)  thanks
• Éclair Numérique  opening credits

Also Known As:

Caos (Brazil) (cable TV title) [pt]
Caos (Spain) [es]

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

New Zealand:R16 | Australia:MA | France:U | Norway:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud)

Filming Locations:

Hôpital Broussais - 96 rue Didot, Paris 14, Paris, France

Company:

Bac Films

Trivia:

Visa d'exploitation en France #90446.

Soundtrack:

Alabama blues

Great Movie

I saw this movie in Paris last year (2001). It is a delight. It maintains a modicum of comedy around a very violent and wrenching subject. It begins with a young prostitute fleeing for her life after practically being killed from a beating. France has a large Arab population. The young lady happens to be Arabic. This film plays on this clash of cultures and also plays on the clash between the sexes. I highly recommend it.