La mère Christain (1998)
In industrial Lyon of the early '50s, a widowed bar-owner listens to radio crime serials, reads detective magazines, and grieves for her daughter, killed two years earlier in a mineshaft accident. Consumed by her loss and unwilling to face the truth, the bar-owner becomes suspicious of the grim patrons in her drab tavern, seeking someone to blame as she contemplates revenge.
Director:
Myriam Boyer
Writer:
Myriam Boyer
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Myriam Boyer as 'La mère Christain' |
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Bruno Boëglin as 'Le Riri' |
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Maryline Even as 'La Margot' |
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Clovis Cornillac as 'Le Ziquet' |
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Lorraine Bouchet as Gigi |
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Philippe Vincent as Monsieur Jean |
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Gérard Mignot as Mignot |
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Michel Meyrieux as The bargeman |
| Camera | Dominique Chapuis | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Roland Romanelli | Music |
| Directing | Myriam Boyer | Director |
| Art | Frédérique Hurpeau | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jacqueline Bouchard | Costume Design |
| Writing | Myriam Boyer | Screenplay |
| Production | Myriam Boyer | Producer |
| Editing | Claudine Merlin | Editor |