Nothing About Robert ( Rien sur Robert )

Nothing About Robert (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Rien sur Robert
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
107 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1999 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Pascal Bonitzer

Written By:
Pascal Bonitzer

Actors:
Fabrice Luchini ..... Didier Temple
Sandrine Kiberlain ..... Juliette Sauvage
Valentina Cervi ..... Aurelie Coquille
Michel Piccoli ..... Lord Ariel Chatwick-West
Bernadette Lafont ..... Mme. Sauvage
Laurent Lucas ..... Jerome Sauveur
Denis Podalydès ..... Martin
Nathalie Boutefeu ..... Violaine Rachat
Micheline Boudet ..... Mme. Temple
Edouard Baer ..... Alain de Xantras
Violetta Sanchez ..... Ariane Morgenstern
Wilfred Benaïche ..... Igor
Marilu Marini ..... Ana
Alexis Nitzer ..... Monsieur Temple
Dimitri Rataud ..... Arthur Temple

Synopsis:

Rien sur Robert is a smart comedy about a man haunted by his experiences. Didier Temple (Fabrice Luchini) is a journalist who writes an article about a Bosnian film he had never seen, calling it "pure fascist propaganda." (The director, Pascal Bonitzer, was once the editor of the celebrated film magazine Cahiers du Cinema. However, this episode is not based on his own experiences, but on an incident some years ago regarding Underground by Emir Kusturica, which was declared a fascist movie by the French daily, Le Monde.) Following an argument with his girlfriend, Juliette (Sandrine Kiberlain), Didier's life falls apart. He is convinced he is being followed by a dark haired man. He thinks everyone is looking at him, just waiting to insult him. He fights with his family. Juliette is fed up and leaves him for another man, a TV director she meets in a park. At a dinner party, Didier is introduced to his shadow, Jerome Sauveur (Laurent Lucas), who could be his double except that he's more handsome and writes better. Didier also encounters a strange young girl, Aurelie (Valentina Cervi), but Juliette soon comes back. All these ghosts of his life keep haunting him, and he finally winds up at the foot of Mont Blanc in rather unpleasant circumstances. Rien sur Robert was screened as part of the Panorama section of the 49th Berlin International Film Festival, 1999.

Comedy. Didier writes for a magazine. After a literary error of judgment and an argument with his girlfriend, Juliette, Didier becomes nervous and is convinced he is being followed. At a dinner party given by one of his former professors, Didier is introduced to Jerome, who could be his double but dresses more elegantly and writes better copy. To add insult to injury, the party host proceeds to torment Didier while his "doppelganger" is sitting nearby.

Didier finds his life changed beyond recognition after falling out with his girlfriend and meeting a strange new girl, Aurelie. He gets increasingly paranoid when it seems all of Paris has read a review he wrote, criticising a film he never even saw, and to make matters worse, everywhere he turns he meets a writer he knows is better than he is. When he runs into Aurelie at a dinner party after being savaged by the host for his review, matters come to a head.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 09 April, 2009.

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