J'attends quelqu'un (2007)

Director:

Jérôme Bonnell

Writer:

Jérôme Bonnell

Release Date:

21 March 2007 (Belgium)

Plot:

A study of loneliness, love, and imperfect relationships.

Plot Keywords:

Loneliness | Human Relationship | Dog

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Eric Caravaca	...	Jean-Philippe
Jean-Pierre Darroussin	...	Louis Renard
Emmanuelle Devos	...	Agnès
Florence Loiret Caille	...	Sabine (as Florence Loiret)
Sylvain Dieuaide	...	Stéphane
Yannick Choirat	...	Tony
Marc Citti	...	Bouchardon
Sabrina Ouazani	...	Farida
Nathalie Boutefeu	...	La dame aux chiens blancs
Mireille Franchino	...	La mère
Marie Caries	...	La femme au tabac (as Marie Cariès)
Delphine Simon	...	Natacha
Judith Siboni	...	Cuisses de mouche
Cédric Montreuil	...	Barman café Louis
Manon Beaudoin	...	La propriétaire du chien (as Manon Beaudouin)
Elie Collin	...	Félix
Sophie Buis	...	La femme au chat
Judith Rémy	...	La réceptionniste
Jocelyne Desverchère	...	Rosalie
Francis Leplay	...	Rémi
Adèle Lagriffoul	...	La fille de Rémi
Ulysse Lagriffoul	...	Le fils de Rémi
Philippe Roux	...	Barman café hôtel
Angelina Yaramis	...	Margot

Directed by
Jérôme Bonnell

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jérôme Bonnell

Produced by
Raphael Berdugo	....	co-producer
Anne-Dominique Toussaint	....	producer

Cinematography by
Pascal Lagriffoul

Film Editing by
Camille Cotte

Production Design by
Anne Bachala

Set Decoration by
Fanny Stauff

Costume Design by
Carole Gérard

Production Management
Matthieu Bled	....	post-production supervisor
Philippe Roux	....	production manager
Geraldine Scaramela	....	assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Denis Blanc	....	second assistant director
Sébastien Deux	....	first assistant director
Anne Legal	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Vincent Amiel	....	construction coordinator
Jennifer Charbit	....	set designer
Tibor Dora	....	carpenter
Frédéric Jacq	....	property master
Marie-Claire Vidal	....	drapes

Sound Department
Laurent Benaïm	....	sound
Mathilde Cousin	....	dialogue editor
Emmanuel Croset	....	sound re-recording mixer
Hervé Guyader	....	chief sound editor
Hubert Teissedre	....	foley recording engineer

Visual Effects by
Nicolas Bonnell	....	visual effects
Stephane Ceretti	....	visual effects

Stunts
Rémi Canaple	....	stunt coordinator
Yoni Roch	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Stéphane Bourgoin	....	chief electrician
Stephane Canda	....	key grip
Nicolas Caracache	....	assistant camera
Olivia Costes	....	first assistant camera
Mathieu Dequirot	....	electrician
Stella Libert	....	second assistant camera
Tom Mitaux	....	electrician
Pierre Arnaud Ouvrard	....	electrician
Jeff Rey	....	electrician
Carlos Ribeiro	....	additional grip

Casting Department
Anne Barbier	....	extras casting

Editorial Department
Mathilde Cousin	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Laure Blaess	....	production accountant
Amélie de Renty	....	dog wrangler
Vincent Drouin	....	production secretary
Elodie Dussoulier	....	production assistant
Christine Raffa-Catonné	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Les Films des Tournelles
• Octave Films (co-production)
• Roissy Films (co-production)
• France 2 Cinéma (co-production)
• Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) (with the support of)
• Poste Image (with the support of)
• Région Ile-de-France (participation)
• Canal+ (participation)
• Coficup (in association with)
• Sofica Poste Image (support)

Distributors

• Bac Films (2007) (France) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Plug Effects

Other Companies

• DCA Audiovisual  sound transfer
• Laboratoire Arane  laboratory services
• Les Films en Hiver  editing facilities
• O B C  bank

Also Known As:

"Waiting for Someone" - International (English title)
"Perimeno kapoion" - Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title)

Runtime:

France:95 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Filming Locations:

Breuillet, Essonne, France

Company:

Les Films des Tournelles

Soundtrack:

Pièce lyrique

J'attends l'intrigue (I'm waiting for the plot)

If you like French films with lingering shots of a tree, where you're not sure why you're being shown a particular scene, where you're not really all that drawn to any of the characters, and you spend the entire film trying to work out whether you will ever be shown any connection between two separate groups of characters, then this is the film for you.

I was looking at my watch after fifteen minutes, just to check how long it had run without really showing anything at all. I'm afraid I like a bit more of a storyline than this, and less open questions left to the imagination of the viewer. I was thinking simply "Why?" after five minutes, and frankly the question was never answered. What was the director trying to show? I have absolutely no idea. Very good performance by Florence Loiret, though - I hope we soon see her again in something more worth watching.