Mariages! (2004)

Director:

Valérie Guignabodet

Writer:

Valérie Guignabodet (writer)

Release Date:

21 April 2004 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

On the day of the wedding of Johanna and Benjamin, her mother Gabrielle has carefully planned all the...

Cast

Mathilde Seigner	...	Valentine
Jean Dujardin	...	Alex
Miou-Miou	...	Gabrielle
Didier Bezace	...	Pierre
Lio	...	Micky
Antoine Duléry	...	Hugo
Chloé Lambert	...	Johanna
Alexis Loret	...	Benjamin
Catherine Allégret	...	Chantal Dupré
Michel Lagueyrie	...	Jacques Dupré
Beata Nilska	...	Ingrid, la cantatrice
Marianne Groves	...	La cousine de Ben
Frédéric Maranber	...	Le cousin de Ben
Michel Dussarat	...	Roberta, le travesti
Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus	...	Le curé
Simon Astier	...	Nicolas
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sébastien Bonnet	...	Le copain de Ben
Pascal Carré	...	The Photografer
Paule Cassard	...	La cousine anglaise
Amaury Chazeau	...	Le bébé
Robert Court	...	Le grand-père
Christian Jeanmart	...	L'oncle de Jo
Claire Johnston	...	La tante anglaise
Gildas Le Levé	...	L'invité élégant
Chantale Magnin	...	L'invitée élégante
Tatiana Manent	...	L'adolescente
William Navarro	...	Un invité
Eric Pasturel	...	Le cousin de Jo
Caroline Personne	...	La copine de Ben
Anne Pia	...	La célibataire
Céline Poncet	...	La copine amoureuse
Bernard Villanueva	...	Le traiteur
Jemmy Walker	...	La grand-mère

Directed by
Valérie Guignabodet

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Valérie Guignabodet		writer

Produced by
Philippe Godeau	....	producer

Original Music by
Fabrice Aboulker

Cinematography by
Pierre Aïm

Film Editing by
Thierry Derocles

Casting by
Olivier Carbone
Aïda Pratte

Production Design by
Thérèse Ripaud

Costume Design by
Fabienne Katany

Makeup Department
Alexandre Laforest	....	hair stylist
Laurence Otteny	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Jean-Jacques Albert	....	production manager
Didier Carrel	....	unit production manager
Asen Kanchev	....	music production manager
Christophe Masson	....	assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nicolas Bouaziz	....	second assistant director
Jean-Christophe Delpias	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Alexandre Andrillon	....	sound assistant
William Flageollet	....	sound mixer
Marion Lorthioir	....	post-synchronization
Jean Minondo	....	sound

Visual Effects by
Frederic Moreau	....	visual effects producer

Camera and Electrical Department
Loïc Andrieu	....	Steadicam operator
Nicolas Batisse	....	camera loader
Mathieu Caudroy	....	Steadicam operator
Delphine Desbruères	....	second assistant camera
Denis Garnier	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Jean-Pierre Supe	....	assistant camera

Editorial Department
Stanislas Moreau	....	assistant editor
Sylvie Petat	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Valérie Lindon	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Géraldine Depardon	....	assistant script supervisor
Françoise Thouvenot	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Pan Européenne Production
• Studio Canal (co-production)
• France 2 Cinéma (co-production)
• Rhône-Alpes Cinéma (co-production)
• Banque Populaire Images 4 (in association with)
• Canal+ (participation)
• CinéCinéma (participation)
• Centre Européen Cinématographique Rhône-Alpes (participation)
• Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) (participation)

Distributors

• Pan Européenne Distribution (France) (theatrical)
• With Cinema (2004) (Korea) (all media)

Other Companies

• SIF309 Film & Music Productions  film score recording

Also Known As:

Marriages! (Australia)
Eine französische Hochzeit (Germany) (TV title) [de]

Runtime:

France:100 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Australia:M | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud)

Filming Locations:

Ardèche, France

Company:

Pan Européenne Production

Marriage Is Like a City Under Siege

On the day of the wedding of Johanna (Chloé Lambert) and Benjamin (Alexis Loret), her mother Gabrielle (Miou-Miou) has carefully planned all the details to welcome family and guests in her house in the country and have an unforgettable ceremony. Benjamin does not recall in the morning his bachelor party with his best man Alex (Jean Dujardin), who is in crisis in the relationship with his wife Valentine (Mathilde Seigner). She is having a secret affair with their friend, the wolf Dr. Hugo (Antoine Duléry), who is married with the sweet Micky (Lio). When Valentine tells Alex that she wants the divorce, he becomes upset and disturbed, drinking a lot. During the presentation of the travesty Roberta (Michel Dussarat), who had just arrived in the party to bring the wedding rings lost in the bachelor party in the cabaret where she works, Alex speeches disclosing a series of revelations in the relationships of his acquaintances and friends.

"Mariages!" approaches a serious theme, the relationship of a couple before and after wedding, with a subtle line between comedy and drama. The director and writer Valérie Guignabodet was able to present a delightful and deep discussion about the war of sexes using a magnificent cast, intelligent and witty lines and a wonderful music score. In spite of having many lead characters, all of them are very well developed along 100 minutes running time. Further, the excellent French actresses are strong characters and very gorgeous women, actually a pleasure for the eyes, and the smile of Lio is one of the most beautiful I have ever seen on the screen. In the end, love prevails and wins this pleasant war. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Casos e Casamentos" ("Affairs and Marriages")