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1986 · 1h 41m · Comedy · Drama
In this political drama, five left-leaning friends gradually lose heart in the Socialist government elected in 1981 in France. One of the five men is a television broadcaster; the others are a teacher about to become an academic inspector, a tax man, the director of a cultural center, and a sociologist who is about to step into a ministerial position. Their interlocking lives are told in alternating vignettes over a four-year period, and the professions director Jacques Fansten has chosen for his main characters seem to be a comment on the media, education, budget or finance, the arts, and government bureaucracy under Socialist rule.
Directed by Jacques Fansten
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Cast & crew
Jacques FanstenDirector
Tchéky Karyoas Bertrand
Robin Renuccias Maurice
Xavier Delucas Michel
Jean-Pierre Bacrias Romain
François Cluzetas Pierrot
Sandrine Dumasas Marie Lampert
Nathalie Nellas Martine
Zabou Breitmanas Hélène
Martine Sarceyas Mme Favart
Jean-Paul Roussillonas Arnolli
Michel Bertoas Un fonctionnaire
Bernard Freydas Gambier
Marilyne Cantoas Catherine
Jean Lescotas Un fonctionnaire