A Room in Town (1982)
Une chambre en ville (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 30min
- Drama, Musical
- 27 Oct 1982 (France)
- Movie
- 3 wins & 10 nominations.
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Cast
| Dominique Sanda | ... |
Edith Leroyer
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| Danielle Darrieux | ... |
Margot Langlois
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| Richard Berry | ... |
François Guilbaud
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| Michel Piccoli | ... |
Edmond Leroyer
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Fabienne Guyon | ... |
Violette Pelletier
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| Anna Gaylor | ... |
Madame Pelletier
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| Jean-François Stévenin | ... |
Dambiel
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Jean-Louis Rolland | ... |
Ménager
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Marie-France Roussel | ... |
Mme Sforza
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| Georges Blaness | ... |
Chef des CRS
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Yann Dedet | ... |
Ouvrier
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Nicolas Hossein | ... |
Ouvrier
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Gil Warga | ... |
Ouvrier
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Antoine Mikola | ... |
Ouvrier
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Marie-Pierre Feuillard | ... |
Femme à l'enfant
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Monique Créteur | ... |
Dame au chat
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Patrick Joly | ... |
L'arroseur
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Florence Davis | ... |
Edith (singingVoice)
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Liliane Davis | ... |
Madame Pelletier (singingVoice)
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Aldo Frank | ... |
Dambiel (singingVoice)
(as Aldo Franck)
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| Jacques Revaux | ... |
François (singingVoice)
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Directed by
| Jacques Demy | ||
Written by
| Jacques Demy | ... | () |
Produced by
| Christine Gouze-Rénal | ... | producer |
Music by
| Michel Colombier | ||
Cinematography by
| Jean Penzer | ||
Editing by
| Sabine Mamou | ||
Editorial Department
| Patricia Mazuy | ... | Trainee Assistant Editor |
| Nelly Meunier | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Bernard Evein | ||
Costume Design by
| Rosalie Varda | ||
Makeup Department
| Patrick Archambault | ... | key hair stylist |
| Ronaldo Ribeiro De Abre | ... | key makeup artist |
Production Management
| Jérôme Chalou | ... | unit manager |
| Bernard Vaillant | ... | general manager |
| Philippe Verro | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Denis Epstein | ... | first assistant director |
| Patrice Martineau | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Gabriel Béchir | ... | set dresser |
| Roger Fresca | ... | tapestry |
| Georges Glon | ... | first assistant decorator |
| Andre Guerin | ... | second assistant decorator |
| Alain Laude | ... | property master |
| Raymond Lemoigne | ... | property master |
| Florence Lhebrard | ... | decorator trainee |
Sound Department
| Jean-Lionel Etcheverry | ... | restoration & mastering coordinator |
| André Hervée | ... | sound engineer |
| Gérard Lamps | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Bernard Le Roux | ... | sound mixer (as Bernard Leroux) |
| Jonathan Liebling | ... | foley artist |
Stunts
| Mario Luraschi | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Michel Coteret | ... | first assistant camera |
| Gilbert Darraux | ... | key grip |
| Moune Jamet | ... | still photographer |
| François Lartigue | ... | camera operator |
| Eugene Martin | ... | grip |
| Raymond Martin | ... | grip |
| Marcel Moncel | ... | electrician (as Marc Moncel) |
| André Nové | ... | gaffer |
| Jacques Robert | ... | groupman |
| Hubert Théouie | ... | electrician |
| Eric Vallée | ... | second assistant camera |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Christiane Fageol | ... | costumer |
| Bernard Minne | ... | costumer |
Music Department
| Michel Colombier | ... | conductor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Annie Maurel | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Yvette Camp | ... | press attache |
| Nelly Niay | ... | production administrator |
Production Companies
- Production Générale de Films (PROGEFI)
- TF1 Films Production
- Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC)
- Top n°1
Distributors
- Canal+ (1985) (France) (tv)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- NHK-BS2 (1994) (Japan) (tv)
- The Criterion Collection (2014) (United States) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A film musical in which every line is sung. The frame is about workers during a strike. They also prepare and perform a demonstration. Two personal relations develop against this background. François abandons his pregnant girlfriend Violette. She feels treated even more unjust when he tries to defend and excuse his behaviour. He had met a very beautiful over-class girl, Edith, and both were immediately overwhelmed by genuine and reciprocal passion. Edith lived in a very unsatisfactory marriage. She was the daughter of the widow from which François rented his room. Nevertheless, he met her in the street, where she just opened her fur coat and was starch naked under it. They will be together in great passion for just one night and day. At the demonstration François is shot by the police and dies in Edith's arms. - The music is closer to opera than in any other film musical by Jacques Demy. But the greatest difference is that he has devoted much more effort to the task of instructing the singers to reveal the psychic emotions of the text and events. Written by Max Scharnberg, Stockholm, Sweden |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | While it's not obvious to modern audiences, the opening shot with the transporter bridge is actually a special effect, as Nantes' famous transporter bridge was demolished in the late fifties. A picture of the bridge was put onto a glass frame, and the harbor was shot through the glass to give the impression that the bridge is still there. See more » |
| Goofs | Around 01:11:53, Edith is holding a fire gun. Around 01:11:57, Edith is holding her bag and puts a tissue around her hand. However, she hasn't received a razor cut. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Jacquot of Nantes (1991). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Guilbaud et la Baronne See more » |
| Quotes |
Madame Pelletier:
[singing]
You worry too much about me. Think of yourself first, of your own life. I've lived mine. See more » |