Labour Court ( Prud'hommes )

Labour Court (DVD) (*)

$36.99

Original Title: Prud'hommes
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
French ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
85 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.66:1)

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

Movie filmed in 2010 and produced in:
Switzerland ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Stéphane Goël

Written By:
Stéphane Goël

Actors:
Stéphane Goël

Synopsis:

Every year thousands of conflicts are dealt with via a special jurisdiction process, the Tribunal des Prud'hommes, established in the 19th century to resolve management and labor disputes. It delivers a service that is swift, free, and accessible, with straightforward, primarily oral procedures. This court is a revealing social barometer, full of stories, dramas great and small. 'Les Prud'hommes' crystallizes tensions, upsets, suffering and rebellions that are part of a rapidly changing, ever more brutal and complex world of work. For the first time in Switzerland, a camera crew has been allowed into the public galleries to film the Tribunal at work in Lausanne. The result is a caustic look at a very particular form of theatre, a play of words and emotions, bosses versus workers, accompanied, or not, by a lawyer or union representative. Amusing and moving by turn, the film takes us into the heart of the human comedy, that of contemporary society.

In the 19th century in Switzerland, the Tribunal des Prud'hommes was established to resolve management and labor disputes via a special jurisdiction process. It delivers a service that is swift and free with straightforward, primarily oral procedures. For the first time in Switzerland, a camera crew has been allowed into the public galleries to film the Tribunal at work in Lausanne. The court reveals itself to be a social barometer, full of dramas great and small, and crystallizes tensions and upsets that are part of a rapidly changing, ever more brutal and complex world of work.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 02 January, 2012.