The Passengers ( Les Passagers )

The Passengers (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Les Passagers
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

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

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
93 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Short Film
Trailer(s)

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

Directed By:
Jean-Claude Guiguet

Written By:
Haydée Caillot
Jean-Claude Guiguet

Actors:
Fabienne Babe ..... Anna
Philippe Garziano ..... Pierre
Bruno Putzulu ..... David
Stéphane Rideau ..... Marco
Gwenaëlle Simon ..... Isabelle (as Gwénaëlle Simon)
Véronique Silver ..... La Narratrice
Jean-Christophe Bouvet ..... Le Voyageur
Marie Rousseau ..... Christine
Laurent Aduso ..... La Malade
Thomas Badek ..... Le Golden Boy et le Médecin
Emmanuel Bolève ..... Le jeune homme
Jean-Paul Bordes ..... Le Prêtre
Serge Bozon ..... Un Voyageur
Sébastien Charles ..... Raoul
Marie-Christine Damiens ..... Marie

Synopsis:

The thoughts and dreams of a group of people riding a subway in Paris provides the springboard for Jean-Claude Guiguet's drama Les Passagers/The Passengers. As the train rolls along, various characters either talk among themselves or address the camera on a variety of subjects. A mathematician (Bruno Putzulu) speaks with one of his students (Stephane Rideau) about the statistical implications of the spread of AIDS. A nurse (Fabienne Babe) meets with a security guard she's infatuated with (Philippe Garziano), while her friend enjoys a daydream about the joys of life as a rural housewife. A man rants about problems with sex and the virtues of masturbation, while another person debates the relative merits of the films Savage Nights and The Mother and The Whore. Les Passagers/The Passengers was screened as part of the "Un Certain Regard" series at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.

Drama. The story centres on a group of passengers who use the tramways which run through the northern Parisian suburbs. The individuals portrayed give their ideas and opinions on love and sex, either to each other or directly to the camera on several occasions.

Slice-of-life stories are told through the many regular customers of the Paris' streetcar system. One woman serves as both spectator and guide as she introduces, comments on, and ponders the lives of her fellow commuters as they rush headlong toward their destinations and destiny.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 08 April, 2009.

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