35 Shots of Rum ( 35 rhums ) ( Thirty Five Shots of Rum )

35 Shots of Rum (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: 35 rhums
Alternate Title: Thirty Five Shots of Rum
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

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

Running Time:
100 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

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

Movie filmed in 2008 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Claire Denis

Written By:
Claire Denis
Jean-Pol Fargeau

Actors:
Alex Descas ..... Lionel
Mati Diop ..... Joséphine
Nicole Dogue ..... Gabrielle (as Nicole Dogué)
Grégoire Colin ..... Noé
Jean-Christophe Folly ..... Ruben
Djédjé Apali ..... Martial
Eriq Ebouaney ..... Blanchard
Ingrid Caven ..... La tante allemande
Stéphane Pocrain ..... Le prof
Julieth Mars Toussaint ..... René
Adèle Ado ..... La patronne du bar
Mary Pie ..... Lina
Cheikh Toure ..... Le jeune serveur
David Saada ..... Le cow-boy
Mario Canonge ..... Le collègue
Tony Mpoudja
Giscard Bouchotte
Jean-Luc Joseph
Luvinski Atche ..... (as Luvinsky Atché)
Melanie Petzold
Moulaye Diarra
Meyen Ravine
Nicolas Dogué
Paul Begba
Sylvana Martel
Thomas Murviel
Virgile Elana
Adama Niane
Malaïka Marie-Jeanne
Anne Makangila-Lebo

Synopsis:

Time and romantic attraction threaten to sour a family relationship in this drama from writer and director Claire Denis. Lionel (Alex Descas) is a middle-aged widower who makes his living driving a train and shares an apartment with his twenty-something daughter Josephine (Mati Diop). Lionel and Josephine have a warm and caring relationship, and while it's not Lionel's nature to say very much, his affection for his daughter is clear. Lionel's on-and-off girlfriend Gabrielle (Nicole Dogue) and their footloose friend Noe (Gregoire Colin) live in the same building, and together the four have fallen into a casual family relationship. However, when's Lionel's close friend and fellow driver Rene (Julieth Mars Toussaint) announces he's retiring, Lionel becomes painfully aware that he's not as young as he once was, and realizes how much he depends on his daughter. This knowledge sets Lionel on edge when Jospehine's friendship with Noe begins to evolve into a romantic relationship, while she is angered when she spies her father flirting with an attractive woman who runs a nearby diner. 35 Rhums (aka 35 Shot of Rum) received its North American premiere at the 2008 Toronto Film Festival.

Lionel is a train driver. A widower, he has brought up his only daughter Joséphine since she was very small. Today, she's a young woman. They live side by side, living in each other's pockets, in a protective cocoon from the outside world. For Lionel, everything in his life revolves around his daughter and for Joséphine, her world is her father. Little by little, Lionel realises that time has passed and perhaps the time has come for them both to move on and find their independence.

The relationship between a father and daughter is complicated by the arrival of a handsome young man.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 02 January, 2010.

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