A Week's Vacation Explained
| A Week's Vacation |
| Director: | Bertrand Tavernier |
| Producer: | Christine Gozlan
Bertrand Tavernier |
| Starring: | Nathalie Baye |
| Cinematography: | Pierre-William Glenn |
| Editing: | Armand Psenny |
| Runtime: | 102 minutes |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French |
| Gross: | $7.1 million[1] |
A Week's Vacation (French: '''Une semaine de vacances''') is a 1980 French drama film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. It was entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
Cast
- Nathalie Baye - Laurence Cuers
- Gérard Lanvin - Pierre
- Flore Fitzgerald - Anne
- Michel Galabru - Mancheron
- Jean Dasté - Le père de Laurence
- Marie-Louise Ebeli - La mère de Laurence
- Philippe Delaigue - Jacques, le frère de Laurence
- Geneviève Vauzeilles - Lucie
- Philippe Léotard - Le docteur Sabouret
- Philippe Noiret - Michel Descombes
- Jean-Claude Durand - Philippe
- Catherine Anne Duperray - Josiane Lalande, le professeur chahuté (as Catherine-Anne Duperray)
- Jean Sourbier - André
- André Mortamais - Le client
- Thierry Herbivo - Jean Mancheron
- Nils Tavernier - Patrice
Critical Reception
Stanley Kauffmann of The New Republic wrote- "What holds this film together are the characterizations and Tavernier's skill and authenticity. The people are not startlingly original or profoundly drawn; they are completely credible, therefore interesting. [3]
Notes and References
- Web site: Une semaine de vacances (1980) - JPBox-Office.
- Web site: Festival de Cannes: A Week's Vacation . 28 May 2009. festival-cannes.com.
- Quiet and Strong, Loud and weak. 2024-01-28. The New Republic. en.
