Faubourg 36 (2008)

Director:

Christophe Barratier

Writers:

Christophe Barratier (written by)
Christophe Barratier (adaptation) ...
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Release Date:

24 September 2008 (Belgium)

Genre:

Drama | Music | Romance

Plot:

A man is charged with murder. He is Pigoil, the aging stage manager at Chansonia, a music hall in a Paris faubourg...

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Music Hall | Love | Faubourg | Flashback

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Gérard Jugnot	...	Pigoil
Clovis Cornillac	...	Milou
Kad Merad	...	Jacky
Nora Arnezeder	...	Douce
Pierre Richard	...	Monsieur TSF
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu	...	Galapiat
Maxence Perrin	...	Jojo
François Morel	...	Célestin
Élisabeth Vitali	...	Viviane
Christophe Kourotchkine	...	Lebeaupin
Eric Naggar	...	Grevoul
Eric Prat	...	Commissaire Tortil
Julien Courbey	...	Mondain
Philippe du Janerand	...	Triquet
Marc Citti	...	L'inspecteur du Quai des Orfèvres
Christian Bouillette	...	Dubrulle
Thierry Nenez	...	Crouzet
Frédéric Papalia	...	Clément
Stéphane Debac	...	L'inspecteur des services sociaux
Jean Lescot	...	Dorfeuil
Daniel Benoin	...	Borchard
Wilfred Benaïche	...	Jeannot
Reinhardt Wagner	...	Blaise
Patrick Ligardes	...	Contrôleur 1945
Franck Ferrari	...	Baryton
Gilles San Juan	...	Tony Rossignol
Manuela Gourary	...	La chanteuse réaliste
François Jerosme	...	Cimique troupier
Thierry Liagre	...	Patron blanchisserie
Paul Chariéras	...	Homme blanchisserie
Julian Martin	...	Adjoint inspecteur
Rudolf Pellar	...	Vieil homme Chansonia
Bohumil Svarc	...	Vieil homme à la fenêtre
Fedele Papalia	...	Policier métro 1
Christian Eustache	...	Policier métro 2
Éric Bouvelle	...	Accordéoniste
Philippe Scagni	...	Chanteur corse
Virginie Bordes	...	Simone
Michel Pilorgé	...	Type autocar
Violette Barratier	...	La fille Lebeaupin
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gregoire Clamart	...	Voyou (uncredited)
Gérard Robert Gratadour	...	Technicien théâtre (uncredited)
Sophie Knittl	...	Madame Célestin (uncredited)
Eric Laugérias	...	Le comique marseillais (uncredited)
Pierre Peyrichout	...	Le client ironique (uncredited)

Directed by
Christophe Barratier

Writing credits
Christophe Barratier		(written by)
Christophe Barratier		(adaptation) &
Julien Rappeneau		(adaptation)
Christophe Barratier		(dialogue) &
Julien Rappeneau		(dialogue)
Pierre Philippe		(dialogue)
Frank Thomas		(original idea) &
Reinhardt Wagner		(original idea) &
Jean-Michel Derenne		(original idea)

Produced by
Romain Le Grand	....	associate producer
Nicolas Mauvernay	....	producer
Jacques Perrin	....	producer

Original Music by
Reinhardt Wagner

Cinematography by
Tom Stern

Film Editing by
Yves Deschamps

Casting by
Sylvie Brocheré

Production Design by
Jean Rabasse

Art Direction by
Alexis McKenzie Main		(senior art director)
Jean-Yves Rabier
Matthieu Beutter		(uncredited)

Costume Design by
Carine Sarfati

Makeup Department
Pascale Bouquière	....	key makeup artist
Mathilde Humeau	....	makeup artist
Barbara Kichi	....	hair stylist
Barbara Kichiova	....	hair stylist
Miguel Santos	....	hair stylist
Ghislaine Tortereau	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Sylvain Bouladoux	....	unit manager
Veronika Finkova	....	production consultant
François Hamel	....	production manager
Nicolas Katchadourian	....	unit manager trainee
Geraldine Scaramela	....	assistant production manager
Ondrej Slama	....	unit production manager
Petr Splichal	....	unit production manager
Thibaud Tartary	....	assistant unit manager
Robin Welch	....	assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mathieu Hiltzer	....	second assistant director
Zusana Kobedova	....	second assistant director
Valérie Othnin-Girard	....	first assistant director
Marketa Tomanova	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Milan Babik	....	buyer
Alice Bartosova	....	graphic designer
Pascal Chevé	....	supervisor head plasterer
Tomas Cisar	....	art department interpreter
Jeanne dit Fouque Damien	....	graphic designer
Thierry Doerflinger	....	supervisor plasterer
Rouches Frank	....	prop buyer
Virginie Hernvann	....	assistant art director
Noémie Juillet	....	assistant production designer
Noémie Juillet	....	assistant set decorator
Mathieu Junot	....	assistant art director
Radan Kapinos	....	stand-by props
Geraldine Laferte	....	assistant set decorator
Marie Lambert	....	assistant art director
Olivia Martin	....	maquettiste
Lionel Mathis	....	assistant art director
Thierry Poulet	....	assistant art director
Gabriela Rezacova	....	art department coordinator
Samirha Salmi	....	assistant art director
Pavel Tatar	....	assistant art director
Jirí Trier	....	buyer
Christine Vincent-Genod	....	assistant art director
François Willenz	....	digital artist
Kristyna Klozarova	....	art department interpreter (uncredited)
Emmanuelle Roy	....	assistant art director (uncredited)

Sound Department
Roman Dymny	....	sound editor
Julien Gigliotti	....	post-synchronization
Vincent Goujon	....	boom operator
Damien Guillaume	....	first sound assistant editor
Micki Joanni	....	synchron editor
Claire-Anne Largeron	....	assistant sound editor
Guillaume Leriche	....	foley engineer
Ales Pekárek	....	boom operator
Daniel Sobrino	....	sound recordist

Special Effects by
Noel Chainbaux	....	special effects assistant
Jan Holub	....	special effects crew
Kamil Jaffar	....	special effects supervisor
Pavel Policar	....	special effects snow foreman

Visual Effects by
Mathieu Arce	....	movematcher
Chrystèle Barbarat	....	visual effects producer
Malica Benjemia	....	visual effects producer
Nicolas Borens	....	compositor
Jonathan Carré	....	movematcher
Bastien Chauvet	....	digital compositor: L'EST
Florian Chauvet	....	visual effects coordinator
Christophe Courgeau	....	lead matte painter
Aurélyen Daudet	....	digital compositor
Julien Dias	....	digital effects artist
Berengere Dominguez	....	visual effects coordinator
Mathieu Flamérion	....	research & development software developer: set previsualization
Arnaud Fouquet	....	visual effects supervisor
David François	....	digital compositor
Christian Guillon	....	visual effects producer
Michael Havart	....	digital matte painter
Audrey Kleinclaus	....	visual effects producer: L'EST
Romain Leclerc	....	digital effects artist
Benjamin Lenfant	....	digital effects artist
Sabine Lineres	....	digital compositor
Julien Meesters	....	head of VFX studio
Tim Mendler	....	movematcher
Pierre Michel	....	digital effects artist
Thomas Mouraille	....	matte painter & digital environment artist
Hugues Namur	....	visual effects supervisor
Alice Pépujol	....	movematcher
Christian Rajaud	....	visual effects supervisor
Guillaume Thimus	....	movematcher
Jérémie Touzery	....	matte painter
Fabien Yorgandjian	....	texture artist

Stunts
Alexandre Cauderlier	....	stunts wire effects
Patrick Cauderlier	....	stunt coordinator
Patrick Cauderlier	....	stunts wire effects
Patrick Cauderlier	....	stunts
David Grolleau	....	stunts
Robert Lahoda	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Cos Aelenei	....	still photographer
Jean-Paul Agostini	....	camera operator
Andrej Arnautov Jr.	....	lighting programmer
Andy Arnautov	....	gaffer
Jiri Arnstein	....	lighting technician
Stéphane Assié	....	gaffer
Christophe Bassoulet	....	electrician
Ales Blabolil	....	camera operator
Mathieu Caudroy	....	Steadicam operator
Jean-Marie Delorme	....	camera assistant
Ross Dunkerley	....	gaffer
Karel Fairaisl	....	camera operator
Michal Houzvicka	....	best boy grip
Ladislav Hruby	....	first assistant camera
Lukas Hyksa	....	second assistant camera
Lukas Jaromersky	....	rigging gaffer
Michal Krbecek	....	second assistant camera
Cédric Larvoire	....	assistant camera
Miroslav Pavlik	....	second assistant camera
Zdenek Pozar	....	best boy
Roland Telinger	....	video assist operator
Eric Vallee	....	first assistant camera

Casting Department
Catherine Deserbais	....	extras casting
Jirí Hrstka	....	extras casting
Geneviève Acien	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nathalie Chesnais	....	costume supervisor
Laurence Nicolas	....	costumer
Audrey Thiery	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Isabelle Julien	....	colorist
Camille Langlais	....	second assistant editor
Clara Salducci	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Adam Klemens	....	conductor
Paul Lavergne	....	executive music producer
Petr Pycha	....	orchestra contractor
Reinhardt Wagner	....	composer: original themes

Transportation Department
Jalal Aqdim	....	assistant picture car coordinator
Charles Heidet	....	picture vehicle coordinator
Jiri Macke	....	picture car coordinator

Other crew
Daniel Adam	....	extras wrangler
Sylvie Chevereau-Marchais	....	production administrator
Guy Courtecuisse	....	post-production manager
Corinne Devaux	....	choreographer
Eva Dvorakova	....	on-set medic
Veronika Finkova	....	budget consultant
Marcela Jahodova	....	accountant
Lubomir Janci	....	utility double
Jirí Kasan	....	account assistant
Edita Leva	....	personnel assistant
Florence Loubeau	....	production coordinator
Elsa Melquioni	....	script supervisor assistant
Lucie Nádeníková	....	production coordinator
Christian Peritore	....	location scout
Gaëlle-Anne Salin	....	production administrator (as Gaëlle-Anne Salin-Montagne)
Veronika Skarlandtova	....	first assistant acccountant
Françoise Thouvenot	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Galatée Films
• Pathé (co-production)
• Constantin Film Produktion (co-production)
• France 2 Cinéma (co-production)
• France 3 Cinéma (co-production)
• Logline Studios (co-production)
• Novo Arturo Films (co-production)
• Blue Screen Productions (co-production)
• Canal+ (participation)
• TPS Star (participation)
• Banque Populaire Images 6 (in association with)
• Eurimages (support)
• Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) (support)
• Procirep (support)
• Programme MEDIA de la Communauté Européenne (support)

Distributors

• Alfa Films (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Constantin Film Verleih (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Nikkatsu (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Classics (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Volga (2009) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Aurum Producciones (2008) (Spain) (all media)
• Constantin-Filmverleih (2008) (Austria) (all media)
• EDKO Film (2010) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• Europa Filmes (2009) (Brazil) (all media)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Pathé (2008) (France) (all media)
• Pathé (2008) (UK) (all media)
• Quality Films (2008) (Mexico) (all media)
• SPI International (2009) (Czech Republic) (all media) (subtitled)
• SPI International (2009) (Slovakia) (all media)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Spentzos Films (2008) (Greece) (all media)

Special Effects

• L'Etude et la Supervision des Trucages (L'E.S.T.) (visual effects supervision)
• Les Versaillais

Other Companies

• Actions Movies  Stunt Equipment
• Barrandov Studios  studio facilities provided by
• CE VideoAssist Rental  VideoAssist equipment provided by
• CNSO Studios  recording studio
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• EXTRAfilms S.r.o.  extras casting
• Le Vestiaire  costume rental
• Panavision  camera equipment serviced by
• Prague Studios  sound stages

Also Known As:

"Paríz 36" - Czech Republic
"Paris 36" - International (English title)
"Paris, Paris - Monsieur Pigoil auf dem Weg zum Glück" - Germany
"Paris 36" - Brazil, Portugal (imdb display title)
"Külvárosi mulató" - Hungary (imdb display title)
"La canción de París" - Argentina
"Me enamoré en Paris" - Peru
"París 36" - Mexico
"París, París" - Spain
"Paríz 36" - Slovakia
"Paris 36" - Greece
"Paris 36" - Sweden
"Paryz 36" - Poland (imdb display title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexuality and nudity, violence and brief language

Runtime:

Canada:120 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Argentina:120 min | USA:120 min

Country:

France | Germany | Czech Republic

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS 70 mm (70 mm print) | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | USA:PG-13 | Germany:6 | Australia:M | Argentina:13 | Czech Republic:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Japan:G | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:11 | Mexico:B | South Korea:15 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Prague Studios, Prague, Czech Republic

Company:

Galatée Films

Trivia:

The old man, Monsieur TSF, who stays in his apartment is named after the original French name for radio: "Telediffusion Sans Fil", which means "Wireless Broadcasting" in French, abbreviated "TSF".

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Jacky accidentally turns on the radio while Pigoil is talking to his wife and her new lover, the radio is very loud immediately after Jacky flips the switch. On this type of old tube amplified radio, it would take several seconds for the tubes to heat up and amplify any signal, and the volume would go up very slowly.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (2010) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Loin de Paname

Surprising gem

This movie was a surprising little gem. I knew nothing about it and went with some friends yesterday on a whim. It was beautifully photographed and the rendition of 1936 Paris seemed quite authentic. The costumes were exquisite, the story is engaging, and of all the characters were genuine. The scenes in the theater left me smelling the greasepaint

I think this movie captured me because I was once heavily involved in local, amateur theater where we knocked ourselves out putting on shows just for the fun of it. I could identify with these characters struggling to eke out a living and dreaming of fame and success. The contrast of such joyous activities and the hopes of Pigoil, Douce and Jacky, amongst others against those dark times in Europe gives this movie a wonderful, entertaining balance.

It is well worth seeing.