Les Sanguinaires

Les Sanguinaires
Written by	Laurent Cantet
Directed by	Laurent Cantet
Starring	Frédéric Pierrot Jalil Lespert
Country of origin	France
Original language	French
Production
Producers	Caroline Benjo Carole Scotta Simon Arnal-Szlovak
Editors	Robin Campillo Stéphanie Léger
Running time	68 minutes
Original release
Release	1997 (1997)

Les Sanguinaires is a 1997 French television film directed by Laurent Cantet for the 2000, Seen By... project.

Plot

With the hype of celebrations for the turn of the millennium becoming burdensome, a group of friends attempt to avoid the chaos by leaving for a nearly uninhabited island.

Cast

• Frédéric Pierrot as Francois
• Jalil Lespert as Stéphane

Production

The French company Haut et Court's producers Caroline Benjo and Carole Scotta initiated 2000, Seen By..., ^[1] to produce films depicting the approaching turn of the millennium seen from the perspectives of 10 different countries. ^[2] Benjo chose Cantet for France's contribution to the project because of his short films. ^[1]

Release

The film played on the French-German TV station Arte in November 1998 and was screened at the Venice Film Festival, but was never generally released in theatres. ^[1]

References

1. O'Shaughnessy, Martin (2015). Laurent Cantet. Oxford University Press. p. 4.
2. Allon, Yoram; Cullen, Del; Patterson, Hannah (2002). Contemporary North American Film Directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide . Wallflower Press. p.  367. ISBN   9781903364529.

External links

• Les Sanguinaires at IMDb
• Les Sanguinaires at Haut et Court