La ville est tranquille (2000)
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Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Gérard Meylan, Jacques Boudet, Christine Brücher, Jacques Pieiller
Intertwined lives in Marseille reveal a city beset by private struggles and public confusion.
The story
In Marseille in 2000, Michèle works at a fish auction and is determined to save her daughter, who is addicted to drugs. Around them, the lives of several residents intersect as each faces a personal struggle. Paul leaves his striking dockworker friends behind to become a taxi driver, while musician Viviane grows alienated from the politics embodied by her husband. Abderamane, changed by prison, wants to help his brothers; Claude is drawn to far-right activists, and Sarkis fights for the grand piano he dreams of. Their stories share the same city and moment, against a backdrop of mounting confusion.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In the year 2000 in Marseille, Michèle, Paul, Viviane, Abderamane, Claude, Gérard, Ameline, and Sarkis must face the difficulties of life. Michèle works at a fish auction and has set her mind on saving her daughter, who is addicted to drugs. Paul betrays his friends among the striking dockworkers to become a taxi driver. Viviane Froment is a musician who can no longer stand the realistic left-wing politics represented by her husband. Transformed by prison, Abderamane seeks to help his brothers. Claude has affinities with far-right activists. Gérard has a relationship with death—his own and that of others—that is shrouded in mystery. Paul’s retired parents will never vote again. Ameline’s body displays the health she wants to instill in the people by reminding them of their pre-monotheistic origins. Sarkis is fighting for the grand piano he dreams of. All these people live singular, intertwined stories that unfold in the same place at the same time—Marseille in the year 2000—and which, in the face of the rise of insignificance and confusion, attest that the city is not at peace.
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