A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
May 28, 1986
Original Title:
États d'âme
Genres:
Comedy | Drama
Production Countries:
France
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 101
In this political drama, five left-leaning friends gradually lose heart in the Socialist government elected in 1981 in France. One of the five men is a television broadcaster; the others are a teacher about to become an academic inspector, a tax man, the director of a cultural center, and a sociologist who is about to step into a ministerial position. Their interlocking lives are told in alternating vignettes over a four-year period, and the professions director Jacques Fansten has chosen for his main characters seem to be a comment on the media, education, budget or finance, the arts, and government bureaucracy under Socialist rule.
Costume Design:
Marina Zuliani
Olga Pelletier
Director:
Jacques Fansten
Director of Photography:
Dominique Chapuis
Editor:
Nicole Saunier
Foley Artist:
Jérôme Lévy
Hairstylist:
Jean-Claude Meitg
Makeup Artist:
Thi-Loan Nguyen
Geneviève Peyralade
Original Music Composer:
Jean-Marie Sénia
Producer:
Claude Zidi
Marie-Dominique Girodet
Production Design:
Jean-Louis Povéda
Sound:
Pierre Gamet
Sound Editor:
Amina Mazani
Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Gérard Lamps
Writer:
Jacques Fansten
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