The Town Is Quiet
2000•U•2h 13m•6.4•Released
Drama
A dark tale of working-class life in Marseilles, a city in crisis. Interesting characters include a hard-bitten but compassionate fish market worker with a drug addicted daughter and a moody bartender with a shocking secret life.
Director
Robert Guédiguian
Writer
Robert Guédiguian, Jean-Louis Milesi
Languages
French
Studio
Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo
Cast
Ariane Ascaride
Michèle
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Paul
Jacques Boudet
Jean, Paul's Father
Pascale Roberts
Paul's Mother
Véronique Balme
Ameline
Christine Brücher
Viviane Froment
Jacques Pieiller
Yves Froment
Julie-Marie Parmentier
Fiona
Gérard Meylan
Gérard
Pierre Banderet
Claude
Alexandre Ogou
Abderramane
Frédérique Bonnal
Mrs. Préférence Nationale
Jacques Germain
Mister Préférence Nationale
Alain Lenglet
Piano mover
Patrick Bonnel
Postman
Production
Company
Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo
Company
Canal+
Company
Diaphana Films
Producer
Robert Guédiguian
Producer
Michel Saint-Jean
Producer
Gilles Sandoz
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