Looking for Eric (2009)

Réalisateur:

Ken Loach

Scénariste:

Paul Laverty (screenplay)

Date de sortie:

27 mai 2009 (France)

Genre:

Comedie | Drame | Fantasy | Sport

Intrigue:

Eric a football fanatic postman whose life is descending in to crisis receives some life coaching from the famously philosophical Eric Cantona.

Plot Keywords:

Television Set | Manchester United | Reference To Youtube | English Premier League | Mail Delivery

Récompenses:

3 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Best film of the year for me...

Ensemble

Steve Evets	...	Eric Bishop
Eric Cantona	...	Eric
Stephanie Bishop	...	Lily
Gerard Kearns	...	Ryan
Stefan Gumbs	...	Jess
Lucy-Jo Hudson	...	Sam
Cole Williams	...	Daisy
Dylan Williams	...	Daisy
Matthew McNulty	...	Young Eric
Laura Ainsworth	...	Young Lily
Max Beesley	...	Eric's Father (as Maxton Beesley)
Kelly Bowland	...	Ryan's Girlfriend
Julie Brown	...	Nurse
John Henshaw	...	Meatballs
Justin Moorhouse	...	Spleen
Des Sharples	...	Jack
Greg Cook	...	Monk
Mick Ferry	...	Judge
Smug Roberts	...	Smug
Johnny Travis	...	Travis
Steve Marsh	...	Zac
Cleveland Campbell	...	Buzz
Ryan Pope	...	Fenner
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Ciaran Clancy	...	Jess's Mate
Adam Beresford	...	Postman (uncredited)

Réalisé par
Ken Loach

Scénaristes (dans l'ordre alphabétique)
Paul Laverty		screenplay

Produit par
Tim Cole	....	line producer
Rebecca O'Brien	....	producer

Image
Barry Ackroyd

Distribution des rôles
Kahleen Crawford

Création des décors
Fergus Clegg

Direction artistique
Julie Ann Horan

Assistant réalisateur
Julie Heskin	....	third assistant director

Département Art
Anita Gupta	....	production buyer
Nicholas Henderson	....	assistant art director
Colin Mutch	....	property master
Mark Reynolds	....	props
Anthony Rutter	....	stand-by props
Danny Sumsion	....	construction manager

Technicien du son
Ray Beckett	....	sound mixer
Ben Brazier	....	dialogue editor
Kevin Brazier	....	supervising sound editor
Robert Brazier	....	sound editor
Ben Collinson	....	sound assist
James Doyle	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sue Harding	....	foley artist
Ian Tapp	....	sound re-recording mixer
Rowena Wilkinson	....	foley artist

Cascadeur
Paul Heasman	....	stunt coordinator

Caméra et Département Electrique
David Ashby	....	grip
Amaury Duquenne	....	second assistant camera
Lee Howarth	....	stand-by rigger
Joachim Philippe	....	second assistant camera
Laurent VanEijs	....	electrician

Département Costume et garde-Robe
Nicky Barron	....	wardrobe assistant

Dpartement Editorial
Mark Wright	....	negative cutter

Département Musique
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Steve Price	....	music recording engineer

Divers
Ella Brookes	....	production assistant
Chris Cavanagh	....	additional floor runner
Susanna Lenton	....	script supervisor
Eimhear McMahon	....	production coordinator
Tina Shadick	....	production accountant
Emma Woodcock	....	location manager

Companies de production

• Sixteen Films
• Film Four
• Canto Bros.
• Wild Bunch
• France 2 Cinéma
• Why Not Productions
• BIM Distribuzione
• Tornasol Films
• Les Films du Fleuve
• Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF)

Distributeurs

• Cinéart (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Delphi Filmverleih Produktion (2009) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Icon Film Distribution (2009) (UK) (theatrical)
• Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2009) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• BIM Distribuzione (2009) (Italy) (all media)
• California Filmes (2009) (Brazil) (all media)
• Cinéart (2009) (Belgium) (all media)
• Cinéart (2009) (Luxembourg) (all media)
• Diaphana Films (2009) (France) (all media)
• FS Film Oy (2009) (Finland) (all media)
• IFC Films (2009) (USA) (all media)

Autres Companies

• Premier PR  publicity (Cannes and UK)
• Angel Recording Studios  music recorded at
• Audiolink Radio Communications  walkie talkies
• Cutting Edge  negative cutting
• EuroKids & Adults International Casting and Model Agency  child extras
• EuroKids & Adults International Casting and Model Agency  extras casting
• Eye-Lite  camera equipment provided by
• Eye-Lite  lighting
• Gadbury Casting  extras casting
• London Session Orchestra, The  orchestra (members) (uncredited)
• Molinare Studio  HD Deliverables, Grade and Film Out on archive footage
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services

Autre(s) titre(s):

Il mio amico Eric (Italy)

Durée:

116 min

Pays:

UK | France | Italy | Belgium | Spain

Langue:

Anglais | Français

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Classification:

Ireland:15A | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | France:U | Sweden:11 | Netherlands:12 | Australia:MA | Germany:12 | UK:15 | Hong Kong:IIB | Portugal:M/12 | New Zealand:R16 | Brazil:14

Lieux de tournage:

Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Société:

Sixteen Films

Anecdotes:

The short film I Dream of Zinedine Zidane (2005) directed by Tim Gee precedes Looking for Eric at elected theaters. It also deals with one man's obsession with a footballer.

Guillemet:

Unknown: God once said: "Leave your wi... you can change your wife, change your politics, change your religion. But never, never can you change your favourite football team!"

Best film of the year for me...

I've just been to see an advance screening of this film, without really knowing what it was about, other than obviously Eric Cantona would be in it. I'll admit from the outset that I am a Manchester United fan and was looking forward to seeing Eric on screen. It would have been worth it if only to see some of his goals again. I won't say too much about what the film was about for risk of spoiling it, because you should see it for yourself. It is filmed and based around Manchester and follows the life of a postman. At times it's sad, amusing and hilarious. The characters are extremely well played by actors both known and unknown and the audience should be able to identify with them easily. I would tip this to be big and hope it does well at the box office.