Un tour de manège
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| Un tour de manège | |
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 Film Poster ©1989 Gaumont |
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| Directed by | Pierre Pradinas |
| Produced by | Robert Guédiguian, Albert Prévost |
| Written by | Pierre Pradinas, Alain Gautré |
| Starring | Juliette Binoche, François Cluzet, Denis Lavant |
| Music by | Albert Marcoeur |
| Cinematography | Jean-Pierre Sauvaire |
| Editing by | Chantal Delatre |
| Distributed by | Gaumont |
| Release date(s) | 1989 |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| IMDb profile | |
Un tour de manège (English language title Roundabout) is a 1989 French film starring Juliette Binoche, François Cluzet and Denis Lavant. It is the first and to date only film directed by the acclaimed French theatre director Pierre Pradinas. The film was shot on location in Paris in the summer of 1988.
[edit] Plot summary
Al (Francois Cluzet) and Elsa (Juliette Binoche) have been a couple for some time, but the chances that their relationship will be long-lived are few. For one thing, Al is apallingly dependent on Elsa for his every emotional need. For another, Elsa is an incredibly elusive person, extremely difficult to pin down about anything - especially whatever is bothering her. How they have managed to survive this long is a cause for wonder. When Al gets an opportunity to be cast in a movie role, complete with no-cost occupancy in the casting agent's ugly but fashionable apartment, he jumps at the chance to provide a little material satisfaction for his beloved Elsa. But what exactly does she want?
