Town Is Quiet

Theatrical Release Date: 2001 10 26 (USA)

UPC: 717119820343

Studio: New Yorker Video

MPAA Rating: NR   Contains:[Not For Children, Profanity, Substance Abuse, Sexual Situations]

Summary: Racism, violence, and drug abuse run rampant in this ensemble drama set in the southern French city of Marseilles. Michele (Ariane Ascaride) spends her days working in a fish factory, where she earns a living to support her unemployed husband and her teenage daughter Fiona (Christine Brucher). In addition to being the mother of a three-month-old, Fiona is also a heroin addict and a prostitute. Thanks to her habit, Fiona is increasingly unable to work, and Michele helps her daughter by exchanging sexual favors for money with Paul (Jean-Pierre Darroussin), an ex-dock worker with more than a few problems of his own. Michele gets drugs for Fiona from Gerard (Gerard Meylan), the sullen proprietor of a small bar who engages in such shady pastimes as political assassination. Meanwhile, Abderramane (Alexandre Ogou), a young African man recently out of prison, finds himself attracted to Vivienne (Julie-Marie Parmentier), a social worker married to a womanizing high-society snob whom she detests. Her spite towards her husband leads Vivienne to claim that she respects poor people who vote for the Far Right more than moneyed individuals who talk a lot about helping the poor but do almost nothing. Vivienne's frustration, coupled with that of the other characters, illustrates the overriding tension that threatens to build to society's collapse. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Best European Actress – European Film Academy Best European Screenplay – European Film Academy Best European Screenplay – European Film Academy European Film Critics Award - Prix FIPRESCI – European Film Academy

Features: Original theatrical trailer
Scene selections

Town Is Quiet

Format: DVD

Release Date: 03/18/2003

Runtime: 132 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) French

Subtitles: English

Chapters: Side #1 --
2. Pretty and Neat [5:50]
3. Dockers United! [5:31]
4. Your Wife's Presence [3:38]
5. Her Reputation [3:16]
6. Goldman's Song [4:54]
7. Not My Type [4:52]
8. I Have What You Need [1:52]
9. All Night Like That [3:39]
10. Dancing [1:56]
11. Wake Up! [3:32]
12. Give Me a Brandy [5:03]
13. People Are Your Fantasy [3:07]
14. How Do You Do It? [4:31]
15. 300 Francs [7:17]
16. You're Following Me? [3:12]
17. Worried About You [3:44]
18. I Can't Pay You Back [2:28]
19. From Up Here [2:45]
20. "Marseilles Pride" [1:34]
21. Fancy One Yourself? [1:02]
22. Happy Endings [6:35]
23. I'm Helping My Daughter [2:06]
24. Immigration Invasion [10:57]
25. I Need a Fix, Mum! [4:33]
26. Sniper [6:17]
27. Too Shattered [5:26]
28. What's Up With You? [8:20]
29. The Piano [2:53]

Cast and Crew: Robert Guédiguian  Director 
Robert Guédiguian  Producer 
Robert Guédiguian  Screenwriter 
Jean-Louis Milesi  Screenwriter 
Gilles Sandoz  Producer 
Michel Saint-Jean  Producer 
Ariane Ascaride  Actor 
Jean-Pierre Darroussin  Actor 
Gérard Meylan  Actor 
Alexandre OGou  Actor 
Pierre Banderet  Actor 
Jacques Boudet  Actor 
Pascale Roberts  Actor 
Julie-Marie Parmentier  Actor 
Christine Brucher  Actor 

Country: France