Looking for Eric (2009)

Note Générale:

7,4/10   

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:

1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

A flawed masterpiece....just like Cantona himself.

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
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
Eimhear McMahon	....	production coordinator
Tina Shadick	....	production accountant
Emma Woodcock	....	location manager

Companies de production

• BIM
• Canto Bros.
• Les Films du Fleuve
• Sixteen Films
• Why Not Productions

Distributeurs

• Cinéart (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Delphi Filmverleih Produktion (2009) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Icon Film Distribution (2009) (UK) (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

Lieux de tournage:

Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Société:

BIM

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.

A flawed masterpiece....just like Cantona himself.

Man Utd fans will obviously love this and I'm not a Utd fan. However i have to say this is the most entertaining film of Ken Loach's since Bread & Roses nearly a decade ago. It has a good story and is realistically acted by a cast of unknowns and semi-familiar faces. For a film about a legendary and iconic footballer it doesn't ram football down the throats of the non-fans. What the film does do is bring up just how important football is for many people, the way it can unite and connect them in a way that has otherwise disappeared in Britain.

I won't give any of the story away but this film drags you down to a point where you wonder how the protagonist will get out of a very dire dilemma. Yet the ending is so well written you are guaranteed to come out of the cinema smiling at the way just desserts are dished out. The film is brutal in places and the language strong yet the excellent acting keeps it watchable and Monsieur Cantona himself seems very comfortable in front of a film camera (although sometimes his accent makes his dialog a little hard to understand). Cantona plays with his image wonderfully, being both self important and yet always likable and sometimes quite happy to deflate his own ego, being respectful about how lucky he was to have had such a memorable and legendary career without ever being truly arrogant (a fact a certain Mr C Ronaldo could do well to absorb) and acknowledging the role of the fans in his career. Lets put it another way, King Eric will always be remembered and respected in this country by all supporters for his great ability and the respect he had for the game and his club. Ronaldo will just be remembered as a talented but greedy young man who left probably the biggest club in the world for a larger pay packet.

Its difficult for me to say any more without giving away the plot but lets just say this is a film about never giving up hope when all seems lost because sometimes help will come from the most unexpected sources.