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Those Facing Us (2001) [N/A]

Release Date:
September 26, 2001

Original Title:
Ceux d'en face

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
ARTE France Cinéma
Cauri Films

Production Countries:
France

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 92

Overview from TheMovieDB

In a big isolated house, Mikael, a musician, is composing a psalm. A young woman, Linda, comes to retreive a suitcase belonging to Sébastien, her companion and Mikael's friend. It contains hundreds of photographs from all over the world. While he is travelling, Sébastien has asked Linda to organise the photographs with a view to an exhibition. Mikael invites Linda to reside with him. She accepts. That is the heart of the film – an intertwining of photographs which, juxtaposed by Linda, begin to speak. In parallel with this, Linda receives cassette-letters from Sébastien. A subtle relationship is established between Linda, the young debutante, and Mikael, the man of experience. Mikael goes off to direct his psalm, Linda stays alone. The walls become covered with photographs – wall of happiness, wall of misery – the fight between Good and Evil. Linda learns of the accidental death of Sébastien and stays alone.

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Production

Director:
Jean-Daniel Pollet

Director of Photography:
Acácio de Almeida

Editor:
Françoise Geissler

Original Music Composer:
Antoine Duhamel

Producer:
Marie-Claude Reverdin

Sound:
Jean-Paul Guirado

Writer:
Jean-Daniel Pollet
Laurent Roth

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