A Week's Vacation

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A Week's Vacation
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Directed by Bertrand Tavernier
Written byBertrand Tavernier
Marie-Françoise Hans
Colo Tavernier
Produced byChristine Gozlan
Bertrand Tavernier
Starring Nathalie Baye
CinematographyPierre-William Glenn
Edited byArmand Psenny
Music by Pierre Papadiamandis
Distributed byParafrance
Release date
  • 2 June 1980 (1980-06-02)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$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]

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Synopsis

31 year old Laurence has reached a breaking point as a public school teacher in Lyon and at a crossroads in her relationship with her boyfriend, Pierre. At her doctor's direction, she takes a week off from work to recover. She feels pressured by everyone around her to continue to teach, but it no longer makes her as happy as it once did.

Cast

Notes

Philippe Noiret's Michel Descombes was the protagonist of Tavernier's feature debut, The Clockmaker (1974).

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]


References

  1. ↑ "Une semaine de vacances (1980) - JPBox-Office".
  2. ↑ "Festival de Cannes: A Week's Vacation". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  3. ↑ "Quiet and Strong, Loud and weak". The New Republic. Retrieved 28 January 2024.


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