It All Starts Today 1999  N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Bertrand Tavernier
Cast: Philippe Torreton, Maria Pitarresi, Nadia Kaci, Veronique Ataly, Nathalie Becue, Emmanuelle Bercot, Francoise Bette, Christine Citti, Christina Crevillen, Sylviane Goudal, Didier Bezace, Betty Teboulle, Gerard Giroudon
When the coal mines close in a small French town, the local economy plunges. Kindergarten teacher Daniel Lefebvre (Philippe Torreton) finds he must deal with a myriad of problems–physical as well as psychological–brought on by unemployment. A well-produced, thought-provoking film.
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Safe Conduct 2002 N/R, 163 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Bertrand Tavernier
Cast: Jacques Gamblin, Denis Podalydes, Charlotte Kady, Marie Desgranges, Ged Marlon, Philippe Morier-Genoud, Laurent Schilling, Maria Pitarresi, Christian Berkel, Richard Sammel
This semi-biographical story is based on the lives of two, real-life filmmakers who found ways to practice their craft when the Germans occupied France during World War II. Jean Devaivre (Jacques Gamblin) wrote screenplays for French films while Jean Aurenche (Denis Podalydes) worked for the Germans as an assistant director for propaganda films. Both lives are celebrated for the creativity exerted under the circumstances.
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| 1. It All Starts Today (1999)
2. Safe Conduct (2002)
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