Roman de gare (2007)

Note des utilisateurs:

7.2/10   

Réalisateur:

Claude Lelouch

Writers:

Claude Lelouch (original scenario)
Pierre Uytterhoeven (adaptation) ...

Release Date:

27 juin 2007 (France)

Genre:

Drame

Plot:

A popular novelist researches unlikely sources to find characters for her next bestseller.

Plot Keywords:

Novelist | Police | Farm | Ghost Writer | Wine Cellar

Awards:

1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

Easy novel, perhaps not so easy

Ensemble

Dominique Pinon	...	Pierre Laclos / Louis
Fanny Ardant	...	Judith Ralitzer
Audrey Dana	...	Huguette
Michèle Bernier	...	Florence, la soeur
Myriam Boyer	...	La mère d'Huguette
Zinedine Soualem	...	Le commissaire
Boris Ventura	...	Alain (as Boris Ventura Diaz)
Marc Rioufol	...	Le propriétaire du vignoble
Thomas Le Douarec
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Eve Bitoun
Rebecca Blanc
Jérôme Cachon
Marie-Victoire Debré
Eric Delcourt
Cyrille Eldin	...	Paul
Arlette Gordon	...	Herself / En personne
Sarah Lelouch
Shaya Lelouch
Gilles Lemaire	...	Le capitaine du bateau
William Leymergie	...	Le speaker radio (voice)
Serge Moati	...	Himself / En personne
Fred Musa
Dominique Pellissier
Bertrand Philippot
Marine Royer	...	Patricia
Ilva Scali
Bernard Werber	...	Himself / En personne

Autre(s) titre(s):

Crossed Tracks (USA) (festival title)
Tracks (Canada: English title) (informal title)
Roman de gare (Canada: French title) (promotional title) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated R for brief language and sexual references.

Durée:

103 min

Pays:

France

Langue:

Français

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Brazil:12 | USA:R | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Australia:M | Mexico:B

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Beaune, Côte-d'Or, France

Company:

Les Films 13

Movie Connections:

Featured in "At the Movies: (2008-11-05)" (2008)

Easy novel, perhaps not so easy

When I can, I try to come here shortly after having seen a movie before I can intelectualise it too much or...forget half of it. I have just watched "Roman de Gare", came home and checked IMDb! Having left France at 27 and some 40 years now. Roman de Gare pointed me in the direction of romantic story in trains or train stations. I guess I was partly on the right track but reading other's comment I do agree with "typical Novel one would buy at the station to fill time on the train journey". (I'm not familiar with "airport novel" but imagine it must be very similar) All this,though, did not prepare me much for what was to come. I did enjoy the "trip" but I had some reservation about the twists and turns it took. I do mind improvisations that mislead almost solely for the sake of misleading. Personally I would have preferred to see these improvisations done in a much smarter way instead of being there just because we are told these 'situations' are there with 'would be' links but we have to guess what is what.

I probably would have enjoy the story just as much or even better if it had been simpler but kept the main element in one direction. Instead I found we were told a fairly straight forward story with, a lot of adds on that really did not do much beside confusing the audience but to lead to a rather conventional ending. It is possible I'll have a different reaction on a second viewing, however today, I had a good time but I found there was something not quite right for me.