The Ice Rink Explained

The Ice Rink
Director:	Jean-Philippe Toussaint
Producer:	Anne-Dominique Toussaint
Screenplay:	Jean-Philippe Toussaint^[1]
Starring:	Tom Novembre Mireille Perrier Dolores Chaplin Marie-France Pisier Jean-Pierre Cassel Gilbert Melki Bruce Campbell
Studio:	Les Films des Tournelles StudioCanal+ Les Films de l'Etang RTL TVI Fandango
Runtime:	87 minutes
Country:	France Italy Belgium
Language:	French

The Ice Rink (French: La Patinoire) is a 1998 comedy film written and directed by Jean-Philippe Toussaint. It stars Tom Novembre, Mireille Perrier, Dolores Chaplin, Marie-France Pisier, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Gilbert Melki, and Bruce Campbell.

Cast

• Tom Novembre as Director
• Mireille Perrier as Assistant
• Marie-France Pisier as Producer
• Bruce Campbell as Actor
• Dolores Chaplin as Actress
• Jean-Pierre Cassel as Ice Rink's Manager
• Gilbert Melki as Stand-in for Actress

Production

The film was shot in Franconville, a suburb of Paris, France.^[2]

Reception

Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote of the film: "If its pieces don't completely fit, The Ice Rink has sophisticated comic performances by a cast who know their characters well enough to make us like them in spite of their self-absorption."^[3]

See also

• List of films about ice hockey

Notes and References

1. Book: Willis, John. John A. Willis. 2002. Screen World Volume 52: 2001. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. 292–293. 978-1557834782.
2. Book: Campbell, Bruce. Bruce Campbell. 2001. If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor. Thomas Dunne Books. 272. 978-0312291457.
3. Book: 2002. The New York Times Film Reviews 1999-2000. Routledge. 238. 978-0415936965.