Cannes 2008 - 40th edition Directors Fortnight / 47th International Critics Week - Short Films ( Oi gnostoi tou monahikou John / Il Fait Beau Dans la Plus Belle Ville du Monde / Kamel s'est suicidé six fois, son père est mort / Sagan om den lille Dockpojken / Xia wu / La copie de Coralie / Ahendu nde sapukai (Oigo tu grito) / A Espera / Les fill ) ( The Acquaintances of a Lonely John / It's Nice in the Most Beautiful City in the World / Kamel Committed Suicide Six Times, His Father Died / The Tale of Little Puppetboy / Summer Afternoon / Copy of Coralie / I Hear Your Scream / The Waiting / Gir DaaVeeDee

Cannes 2008 - 40th edition Directors Fortnight / 47th International Critics Week - Short Films (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Oi gnostoi tou monahikou John / Il Fait Beau Dans la Plus Belle Ville du Monde / Kamel s'est suicidé six fois, son père est mort / Sagan om den lille Dockpojken / Xia wu / La copie de Coralie / Ahendu nde sapukai (Oigo tu grito) / A Espera / Les fill
Alternate Title: The Acquaintances of a Lonely John / It's Nice in the Most Beautiful City in the World / Kamel Committed Suicide Six Times, His Father Died / The Tale of Little Puppetboy / Summer Afternoon / Copy of Coralie / I Hear Your Scream / The Waiting / Girls
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

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

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

Running Time:
143 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2007 - 2008 and produced in:
Argentina ( Latin America, Mexico )
France ( France, Benelux )
Paraguay ( Latin America, Mexico )
Sweden ( Scandinavia, Iceland )
Taiwan ( India, Eastern Asia )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Ben Safdie
Valérie Donzelli
Soufiane Adel
Johannes Nyholm
Wi Ding Ho
Nicolas Engel
Pablo Lamar
Fernanda Teixeira
Jean-Sébastien Chauvin

Written By:
Ben Safdie
Valérie Donzelli
Soufiane Adel
Johannes Nyholm
Wi Ding Ho
Nicolas Engel
Pablo Lamar
Fernanda Teixeira
Jean-Sébastien Chauvin
Yann Gonzalez

Actors:
Max Abelson ..... Neighbor
Firas Al-Ramahi ..... Firas
Jim Bennett ..... Hat finder
Terry Clarey ..... Tough Guy
Kevin Driscoll ..... Business Man
Ivan Gold ..... Gas Theif
Will Lautzenheiser ..... Indifferent Patron
Jeremy Nunn ..... Neighbor 2
Ben Safdie ..... John
K. Walid ..... Walid
Serge Bozon ..... Vidal
Tanel Derard ..... Le beau garcon
Valérie Donzelli ..... Adèle
Alice Gastaut ..... La copine
Soufiane Adel
Johannes Nyholm
Ying-hsien Kao
Huan-Ru Ke
Yu-Tan Wang
Serge Riaboukine ..... Monsieur Conforme
Jeanne Cherhal ..... Virginie
Juliette Laurent ..... Coralie
Christine Brücher ..... La cliente amoureuse
Joël Pyrene ..... Le client curieux
Maïa Commère ..... La cliente novice
Émilie Boun ..... Une jeune cliente
Marc Duquenoy ..... Voix additionnelle
Patrick Fertey ..... Le client dragueur
Jean-Pierre Gagnaire ..... Le client indiscret
Martine Ladoire ..... La cliente pressée
Baptiste Moreau ..... Les jeunes clients
Natasha Morley ..... La cliente indécise
Antoine Rocher ..... Les jeunes clients
Matthias Simonet ..... Les jeunes clients
Crescencia Ayala
Marta Ayala
María Lucía Colmán
Genoveva Fidebel
Virgilio Rolón
Fernanda Teixeira
Caroline Deruas-Garrel ..... Louise's girlfriend
Sonia Joubert ..... Louise
Sandy Lakdar ..... Karima

Synopsis:

***WARNING***Each short film contains original audio with English & French subtitles***
The Acquaintances of a Lonely John (2008) John wanders through the city into various acquaintances of varying levels of niceness.
It's Nice in the Most Beautiful City in the World (2008) Adèle, a thirty-year-old woman, decides to contact Vidal, a musician she admires.
Kamel Committed Suicide Six Times, His Father Died (2007) One weekday evening, my grandfather Tahar dies in a hospice. Where's God? Kamel arrives too late.
The Tale of Little Puppetboy (2008) Puppetboy is sweating floods of clay, preparing for a lady's visit. It gets even more nervous when she arrives.
Summer Afternoon (2008) A summer afternoon, a car ride, a killing or two. This surreal story of a road trip - is a head-twisting tale of slow burning rage.
Copy of Coralie (2008) Mr. Conform, owner of the photocopy shop Conform Copy, has spent the past thirty years haunted by the memory of a woman who vanished.
I Hear Your Scream (2008) At dawn, a man watches the horizon as he stands near his wooden house that dominates the landscape.
The Waiting (2007) The everyday life of a man waiting for death, alone with his dog.
Girls of Fire (2008) A suburb housing. Two girls on the phone are looking for each other but never succeed to meet.

***WARNING***Each short film contains original audio with English & French subtitles***
The Acquaintances of a Lonely John (2008)
This is the story of a lonely man named John. He wanders through the city into various acquaintances of varying levels of niceness. He sees a lot of people but sometimes they just don't want to be bothered with him. Sometimes its hard to tell the difference between hysterical laughter and hysterical crying.
It's Nice in the Most Beautiful City in the World (2008)
Adèle, a thirty-year-old woman, decides to contact Vidal, a musician she admires. He answers and she's surprised. Messages are exchanged, a date is arranged. Adèle goes to the rendez-vous, radiant with joy, but also worried: there's a detail she forgot to mention, she's pregnant.
Kamel Committed Suicide Six Times, His Father Died (2007)
One weekday evening, my grandfather Tahar dies in a hospice. Zouina, his daughter-in-law, Azis, his son, Fayçal and I are all there. Where's God? Kamel arrives too late.
The Tale of Little Puppetboy (2008)
Puppetboy is sweating floods of clay, preparing for a lady's visit. It gets even more nervous when she arrives.
Summer Afternoon (2008)
A summer afternoon, a car ride, a killing or two. This surreal story of a road trip -- shot in gorgeous widescreen black-and-white -- is a head-twisting tale of slow burning rage.
Copy of Coralie (2008)
Mr. Conform, owner of the photocopy shop Conform Copy, has spent the past thirty years haunted by the memory of a woman who vanished. Virginie, his young assistant, decides to take things in hand and sticks up posters around the town.
I Hear Your Scream (2008)
At dawn, a man watches the horizon as he stands near his wooden house that dominates the landscape. After a few moments, he goes back into his simple dwelling and a short while later a small funeral procession emerges. But the man doesn't take part in it and remains alone, staring into the emptiness before him.
The Waiting (2007)
The everyday life of a man waiting for death, alone with his dog.
Girls of Fire (2008)
A suburb housing. Two girls on the phone are looking for each other but never succeed to meet. One of them vanishes.

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