Les Sanguinaires is a 1997 French television film directed by Laurent Cantet for the 2000, Seen By... project.

Les Sanguinaires
Written byLaurent Cantet
Directed byLaurent Cantet
StarringFrédéric Pierrot
Jalil Lespert
Country of originFrance
Original languageFrench
Production
ProducersCaroline Benjo
Carole Scotta
Simon Arnal-Szlovak
EditorsRobin Campillo
Stéphanie Léger
Running time68 minutes
Original release
Release1997 (1997)

Plot

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With the hype of celebrations for the turn of the millennium becoming burdensome, a group of friends attempt to avoid the chaos by leaving for a nearly uninhabited island.

Cast

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Production

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The French company Haut et Court's producers Caroline Benjo and Carole Scotta initiated 2000, Seen By...,[1] to produce films depicting the approaching turn of the millennium seen from the perspectives of 10 different countries.[2] Benjo chose Cantet for France's contribution to the project because of his short films.[1]

Release

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The film played on the French-German TV station Arte in November 1998 and was screened at the Venice Film Festival, but was never generally released in theatres.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c O'Shaughnessy, Martin (2015). Laurent Cantet. Oxford University Press. p. 4.
  2. ^ Allon, Yoram; Cullen, Del; Patterson, Hannah (2002). Contemporary North American Film Directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide. Wallflower Press. p. 367. ISBN 9781903364529.
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