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A Saturday on Earth(1996)
Status: Released
Date: 1996-08-28
66%
5 Votes
Time: 1h 35m
Overview:
A series of seemingly unconnected events and 50 important speaking parts make this film a jigsaw puzzle to be solved by the viewer. Martin and Claire were separated in childhood, and are brought together by a series of coincidences. A tragic car crash is central to the story, but seemingly unimportant events can hold great significance. Through a montage of different film stock and techniques director Diane Bertrand creates pieces of a puzzle, from which the viewer has to piece together a story. That's the premise of the film, and it is solvable. You just have to work a bit...
Languages: French.
Countries:
France
ProductionCompanies: 
Lumière
Ima Films
MP Productions
Studio Images 2
Cofimage 7
Movie: A Saturday on Earth
Top 10 Billed Cast
Elsa Zylberstein
Claire
Éric Caravaca
Martin
Johan Leysen
Franck
Kent
Arnaud
Dominique Pinon
Le brigadier Morel
Silvie Laguna
Agathe Morel
Agathe Dronne
Cathy
Victor Garrivier
Marcellin
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Overview
A series of seemingly unconnected events and 50 important speaking parts make this film a jigsaw puzzle to be solved by the viewer. Martin and Claire were separated in childhood, and are brought together by a series of coincidences. A tragic car crash is central to the story, but seemingly unimportant events can hold great significance. Through a montage of different film stock and techniques director Diane Bertrand creates pieces of a puzzle, from which the viewer has to piece together a story. That's the premise of the film, and it is solvable. You just have to work a bit...
Release Date
1996-08-28
Average
6.6
Rating:
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