Les Lyonnais (2011)

Director:

Olivier Marchal

Writers:

Olivier Marchal (screenplay)
Edmond Vidal (book)
(more)

Release Date:

30 November 2011 (Belgium)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

After growing up in a poor gypsy camp, Edmond Vidal, aka Momon, has retained a sense of family, unfailing loyalty and pride in his origins...

Plot Keywords:

1970s | Gypsy Camp | Gypsy | Prison | Criminal

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Gérard Lanvin	...	Momon Vidal
Tchéky Karyo	...	Serge Suttel
Daniel Duval	...	Christo
Dimitri Storoge	...	Momon Vidal jeune
Patrick Catalifo	...	Commissaire Max Brauner
François Levantal	...	Joan Chavez
Francis Renaud	...	Brandon
Lionnel Astier	...	Dany Devedjian
Valeria Cavalli	...	Janou Vidal
Estelle Skornik	...	Lilou Suttel
Olivier Chantreau	...	Suttel jeune
Stéphane Caillard	...	Janou jeune
Florent Bigot de Nesles	...	Nick Le Grec jeune
Nicolas Gerout	...	Christo jeune
Olivier Rabourdin	...	Charles Bastiani
Simon Astier	...	Dany Devedjian jeune
Laurent Richard	...	Jean Daugé
Laurent Fernandez	...	Zerbib
Manu Lanvin	...	Stany Vidal
Etienne Chicot	...	Le Grec
Nicolas Abraham	...	Cheveux
Laurent Olmedo	...	Berry
Christophe Kourotchkine	...	Maître Ambre
Simon Sportich	...	Raoul le Dingue
David Kammenos	...	Carlo
Jacques Lacaze	...	Riton le Bordelais
Pasquale D'Inca	...	Robert Mangin
Jean-Pierre Laurent	...	Le prêtre
Jean-Pierre Léonardini	...	Paul Vidal
Pierre-André Gilard	...	Diego
Mounira Kachouche	...	Hôtesse bar
Linda Massoz	...	Infirmière Arles
Jo Fogetta	...	Chico (as Jo Foggetta)
André Lopez	...	Tony
Jean-Louis Quiniou	...	Président du tribunal 77
Alexandre de Seze	...	Lieutenant Moreau
Tim Wantersten	...	Lucas Suttel 7 ans
Christian Neil Vidal	...	Momon Vidal 8 ans
Virginie Arnaud	...	Flic BAC Arles 1
Louis Vidal	...	Pépino
Cédric Weber	...	Flic BRI 2
Jordan Prenat	...	Petit gitan fête Momon
Vincent Trouilleux	...	Frère Raoul
Valentin Robby Wanterstein	...	Stany Vidal 5 ans
Laurent Vercelletto	...	Juge d'instruction
Iago Cottier David	...	Gamin 1
Sian Ramond	...	Gamin 2
Johann Tarres	...	Gamin 3
Stéphane Naigeon	...	Flic interrogatoire
Bernard Villanueva	...	Maton prison
Jacques Chambon	...	Adjoint au maire
Misha Brice Cortes	...	Dany 8 ans
Ari Najjarian	...	Christo 8 ans
Morad Slimani	...	Jeune Maghrébin
M. Oudjail	...	Garde du corps Nick le Grec (as Malek Oudjail)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Caroline Derrien	...	Une petite amie (uncredited)
Pierre Yves Lenik	...	Un des jurés (uncredited)

Directed by
Olivier Marchal

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Olivier Marchal		screenplay
Edgar Marie		screenplay
Edmond Vidal		book

Produced by
Jeremy Burdek	....	co-producer
Cyril Colbeau-Justin	....	producer
Jean-Baptiste Dupont	....	producer
David Giordano	....	executive producer
Nadia Khamlichi	....	co-producer
Adrian Politowski	....	co-producer
Gilles Waterkeyn	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Erwann Kermorvant

Cinematography by
Denis Rouden

Film Editing by
Hubert Persat		(sound editor)

Makeup Department
Alexandra Bredin	....	hair stylist
Catherine Bruchon	....	key makeup artist
Magalie Dumas	....	additional make up artist
Nathalie Marchaud	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Aurélien Baud	....	assistant unit manager
Julien Brun	....	assistant unit manager
Yorick Kalbache	....	production manager
Nicolas Le Parlouer	....	assistant unit manager
Véronique Marchand	....	post-production manager
Fournier Michael	....	assistant unit manager
Sylvian Ravel	....	assistant unit manager
Juanjo Seda	....	location production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ivan Fegyveres	....	first assistant director
David Koch	....	second unit director

Art Department
Pascal Chevé	....	plasterer
Emilie Ferrenq	....	assistant decorator
Marie Heyndrickx	....	art department assistant
Boris Piot	....	set dresser
Valérie Rozanes	....	first assistant production designer
Cyril Terpent	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Anael Barnaud	....	sound assistant
Boris Chapelle	....	dialogue editor
Marc Doisne	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sylvie Fortin	....	adr editor
Jean-Paul Hurier	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alain Lévy	....	post-synchronisation
Pierre Mertens	....	sound mixer
Hubert Persat	....	sound editor
Maxime Saleix	....	assistant adr recordist
Luc Thomas	....	foley recordist
Olivier Thys	....	assistant foley artist
Philippe van Leer	....	foley artist
Fanny Weinzaepflen	....	second assistant sound editor

Special Effects by
Jean-Claude Dauphinot	....	special effects technician
Georges Demétrau	....	special effects supervisor
Max Garnier	....	special effects technician
Jérome Miel	....	special effects technician
Charles-Axel Vollard	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Benjamin Ageorges	....	visual effects supervisor
Stephane Bidault	....	visual effects supervisor
Olivier Blanchet	....	digital compositor
Estelle Chesneau	....	digital compositor
Jeremie Ducrocq	....	digital compositor
Pauline Hans	....	visual effects
Jean-Antoine Lacolle	....	digital compositor
Marian Landrieve	....	digital compositor
Paul Moriaux	....	digital artist
Bruno Nicolas	....	visual effects artist
Arnaud Ortmann	....	digital artist
Leslie Renaud	....	digital compositor
Amélie Rey	....	visual effects
Raphael Thiery	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Frédéric Alhinho	....	stunt performer
Virginie Arnaud	....	stunt performer
Francis Bataille	....	stunt driver
Bastien Bernal	....	stunt performer
David Birra	....	stunt performer
Romuald Bruneau	....	stunt performer
Patrick Bruneton	....	stunt driver
Kevin Courtois	....	stunt performer
Cristina Da Silva	....	stunt performer
Cyrille Demaret	....	stunt performer
Laurent Demianoff	....	stunt performer
Oumar Diaoure	....	stunt coordinator
Thomas Dievart	....	stunt performer
Cyrille Dufaut	....	stunt driver
Alain Figlarz	....	stunt coordinator
Michelle Figlarz	....	stunt performer
Philippe Gallardo	....	stunt performer
David Genty	....	stunt rigger
Mikaël Gorce	....	stunts
Yoann Jounier	....	stunt performer
Jean-Claude Lagniez	....	stunt coordinator: car stunts
Bruno Letroult	....	stunt driver
Philippe Mairet	....	stunt performer
Stéphane Margot	....	stunt performer
Sandy Markarian	....	stunt performer
Jean-philippe Meli	....	stunt performer
Gabriel Mercier	....	stunt performer
Franck Merenda	....	stunt performer (as Francesco Merenda)
Michael Miniggio	....	stunt performer
Jerome Motta	....	stunt performer
Monia Moula	....	stunt performer
Aurelien Mussard	....	stunt performer
Stéphane Orsolani	....	stunt rigger
Sébastien Peres	....	stunt performer
David Perrier	....	stunt performer
Julien Piguet	....	stunt driver
Alexandre Rambure	....	stunt driver
Julien Reichenauer	....	stunt performer
Patrick Ronchin	....	stunt coordinator: car stunts
Stéphane Rouabah	....	stunt performer
Dan Schwarz	....	stunt performer
Sébastien Seveau	....	stunt driver
Ludo Silemetzoglou	....	stunt performer (as Ludovic Silemetzoglou)
Jacques Soufflard	....	stunt driver
Eric Tatin	....	stunt performer
Jordan Topenas	....	stunt performer
Lionel Vitale	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Nicolas Batisse	....	second assistant camera
Antony Diaz	....	second assistant camera
Bruno Durand	....	key grip
David Frak-Lauer	....	focus puller
Olivier Joudiau	....	grip
Raphael Lambert	....	additional second assistant camera
Gilbert Lecluyse	....	camera operator (as Berto)
Damien Lecoq	....	additional grip
Yann Maritaud	....	electrician
Fournier Michael	....	additional electrician
Marie-Laure Prost	....	focus puller
Jérôme Prébois	....	still photographer
Catherine Pujol	....	camera operator
François-Xavier Walter	....	grip

Casting Department
Morgane Peron	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marie-Agnès Guillemard	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Karim El Katari	....	color timer: Eclair
Clément Guégan	....	digital conformation
David Magalhaes	....	hd telecine dailies colorist
Marjolaine Mispelaere	....	colorist
Julien Perrin	....	assistant editor
Cyrielle Thélot	....	assistant editor
Ronan Tronchot	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Jean-Pascal Beintus	....	orchestrator
Nicolas Charron	....	orchestrator
Hugues Darmois	....	music producer
Sylvain Morizet	....	orchestrator
Steve Price	....	music engineer/mixer
Anne-Sophie Versnaeyen	....	score preparation

Other crew
Diane Brasseur	....	script supervisor
Ghislaine Cauet-Martinotto	....	production coordinator
Laurent Coppola	....	assistant unit manager
Magali Frater	....	assistant script supervisor
Pierre Philippe Hendrickx	....	legal advisor: Belgium
Caroline Ifrah	....	lawyer
David Julienne	....	armorer
Marc Leroyer	....	weapons coordinator
Stephane Lieser	....	lawyer
Martin Metz	....	production executive
Iwona Sellers	....	production executive
Bastien Sirodot	....	production executive

Production Companies

• LGM Productions (co-production) (as LGM Films)
• Gaumont (co-production)
• France 2 Cinéma (co-production)
• Hatalom (co-production)
• Rhône-Alpes Cinéma (co-production)
• Nexus Factory (co-production)
• uFilm (co-production)
• uFund (in association with)
• Canal+ (participation)
• CinéCinéma (participation)
• France Télévision (participation)
• 13e Rue (participation)
• Coficup (in association with)
• Backup Films (funding)
• A Plus Image 2 (in association with)

Distributors

• uDream (2011) (Belgium) (all media)
• Gaumont Distribution (2011) (France) (theatrical)
• Pathé Films (2011) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Weinstein Company, The (2012) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• E Stars Films (2012) (China) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (India) (all media)
• Vértigo Films (2012) (Spain) (all media)

Other Companies

• uFund  funding
• TSF.be-ATHALYS  camera equipment provided by
• TSF.be-ATHALYS  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

"A Gang Story" - International (English title) (imdb display title)
"Uma História de Gangues" - Portugal (imdb display title)

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

France | Belgium

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva)

Filming Locations:

Lyon, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France

Company:

LGM Productions

Movie Connections:

Remade as A Gang Story (2014)

Wow, what a great movie!

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

The stunning performance of Gérard Lanvin as Momon Vidal makes this a must-see movie. Not a single second passes where the viewers would not be taken right into the story. This movie has it all, but the most remarkable and reminding scene is, when the character Momon Vidal defines male friendship as something "holy". Any man, who sees this movie will go into his own mind and search for his own holy friendships, if these two words actually exist as plural. Looking back on his 50 years of friendship between the characters Momon and Serge, Momon actually finds out, whether his philosophic ideal of a "holy male friendship" actually exists or if it doesn't. Watch the movie and find out what great story Edmond Vidal has given us viewers as a marvelous gift. My vote: 9 out of 10, absolutely worth every second.