Rent Heat Wave (2011)
3.3 of 5 from 51 ratings
1h 29min
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- Synopsis:
- A sweltering afternoon in Marseilles. Four lives intersect: those of Stephane (Julien Bodet) and Luigi (Ulysse Grosjean), two cousins barely out of adolescence, Georges (Yves Ruellan), a retired worker, Amelie (Adèle Haenel), Luigi's girlfriend, and Anne (Sylvie Lachat), Amelie's mother. Four mundane lives full of pain, humiliation, fear and fatigue that converge on a series of tragic events.
- Actors:
- Adèle Haenel, Sylvie Lachat, Ulysse Grosjean, Yves Ruellan, Julien Bodet, Hubert Colas, Sylvette Loisy, Jacques Jauffret, Arnaud Meunier, Alain Lelouch, Remi Pedevilla, Louise Belmas, Isalinde Giovangigli, Steve Barbe, Anne-Constance Beaux, Cécile Bodet, Christiane Brémond, Matthieu Catala, Nelly Decara, Frédéric Aïn Establet
- Directors:
- Jean-Jacques Jauffret
- Producers:
- Antonin Dedet, Nadège Hasson, Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire
- Writers:
- Jean-Jacques Jauffret
- Aka:
- Après le sud
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- Drama
- Countries:
- France
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Reviews (1) of Heat Wave
Modern French films are 100% watchable, subtitles are not a problem. - Heat Wave review by DW
In the last week or so I've watched 4 French films & found each one to be wonderful entertainment. All 4 had an uncomplicated story-line which contrived to become wider & deeper than at first thought. Short lines of dialogue create viewer-friendly subtitles. Directors, it seems, are unafraid to show long intervals of silence during which, wait for it, some real acting takes place "before your very eyes".
Being inquisitive, I've massively enjoyed seeing how ordinary French people live in previously unpublicized parts of the country; what we used to call "kitchen sink drama" but somehow the French sinks are far more interesting!
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