Parc (film)
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Directed by | Arnaud des Pallières |
Written by | John Cheever Arnaud des Pallières |
Produced by | Marie Guirauden Serge Lalou |
Starring | Sergi López Jean-Marc Barr Geraldine Chaplin Nathalie Richard |
Cinematography | Jeanne Lapoirie |
Edited by | Arnaud des Pallières |
Music by | Martin Wheeler |
Distributed by | Ad Vitam Distribution |
Release dates |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Budget | $2.8 million |
Box office | $96.000[1] |
Parc is a 2008 French drama film directed by Arnaud des Pallières. The film is based on John Cheever's 1969 novel Bullet Park. The film stars Sergi López, Jean-Marc Barr and Geraldine Chaplin. The film had its international premiere at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival on 11 September.
Plot
[edit]Georges Clou (Lopez) is a successful salesman, enjoying the fruits of his labour as a resident of an exclusive gated community in the French Riviera. His life is seemingly idyllic, a beautiful home, a loving wife and a son. Appearances are deceptive as this idyllic vision is spoiled by the traumas his teenage son endures. Elsewhere in the community, Paul Marteau (Barr), arrives with a troubled past and uncertain future.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Sergi López as Georges Clou
- Jean-Marc Barr as Paul Marteau
- Geraldine Chaplin as La mère de Marteau
- Nathalie Richard as Hélène Clou
- Laurent Delbecque as Toni Clou
- Delphine Chuillot as Evelyn Marteau
- Jean-Pierre Kalfon as Le propriétaire
- László Szabó as Le guérisseur Balthazar Rutuola
Production
[edit]For the adaptation, the filmmaker transported the script from the United States to the French Riviera, with most of the action taking place around Nice.[3]
Reception
[edit]Positif described the film as "a curious fusion between the world of Chabrol and Lynch that awakens a riot of empathic anti-establishment feeling".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Parc (2009) - JPBox-Office".
- ^ Parc, by Arnaud des Pallières France in London. 21 October 2008
- ^ a b Parc. Positif. Volume 575 January 2009
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