A man boards a limousine to be driven to his day's work: nine mysterious "appointments."A man boards a limousine to be driven to his day's work: nine mysterious "appointments."A man boards a limousine to be driven to his day's work: nine mysterious "appointments."
- Awards
- 29 wins & 71 nominations
Edith Scob
- Céline
- (as Édith Scob)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaLeos Carax offered the part of Mr. Oscar's love from the past to his own former girlfriend, Juliette Binoche. According to Carax, they finally "did not get along". He then rewrote the part, made it a singing character and cast Kylie Minogue instead.
- Crazy credits"Katya, for you" with a picture of Yekaterina Golubeva during the closing credits.
- ConnectionsFeatured in At the Movies: Cannes Film Festival 2012 (2012)
- SoundtracksWho Were We?
Lyrics by Leos Carax and Neil Hannon
Music by Neil Hannon
Orchestrated and arranged by Andrew Skeet
Performed by Kylie Minogue and Berlin Music Ensemble
Featured review
Surreal and enjoyable
In this surreal French film, a man is driven in a limousine throughout Paris for various "assignments" throughout a particular day and night. During these assignments, he is dressed up to play roles in dramatic scenes in various locations.
The story is truly bizarre and unto a world of its own. Yet, within its own odd context, it is at least consistent. Some of the various dramas during the role-playing are quite moving while a longer scene in a cemetery seems over-the-top.
This is normally a film I would dislike. There are others like it that I found as pretentious as their admirers. Although the story was other-worldly, it was so well directed (Leos Carax) and acted (Denis Lavant in the main role; Edith Scob making the most of a smaller role as the chauffeur), I was truly moved by the end. Capping it off at the ending in an amusing scene in a limousine garage, this film felt like a trip through an amazing dream. In its own odd way, this film gradually won me over. - dbamateurcritic.
The story is truly bizarre and unto a world of its own. Yet, within its own odd context, it is at least consistent. Some of the various dramas during the role-playing are quite moving while a longer scene in a cemetery seems over-the-top.
This is normally a film I would dislike. There are others like it that I found as pretentious as their admirers. Although the story was other-worldly, it was so well directed (Leos Carax) and acted (Denis Lavant in the main role; Edith Scob making the most of a smaller role as the chauffeur), I was truly moved by the end. Capping it off at the ending in an amusing scene in a limousine garage, this film felt like a trip through an amazing dream. In its own odd way, this film gradually won me over. - dbamateurcritic.
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Phân Thân
- Filming locations
- Grand Magasin de la Samaritaine, 17-19 rue de la Monnaie, Paris 1, Paris, France(deserted department store)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $641,100
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $18,866
- Oct 21, 2012
- Gross worldwide
- $1,954,125
- Runtime1 hour 55 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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