La piccola apocalisse (1993)
Sten, un misconosciuto scrittore polacco quarantenne ha lasciato al Polonia, rifugiandosi provvisoriamente a Parigi, nella soffitta della bella casa di Barbara, l'ex moglie, pure polacca, ora sposata con Henry, un borghese ex "gauchista", deluso e demotivato. Durante un ricevimento offerto da Barbara ed Henry agli amici, Stan sale in soffitta per sfuggire alle fatue conversazioni politiche degli ospiti, e nel tentativo di sostituire l'unica lampada elettrica del suo precario alloggio, precipita dall'improvvisata impalcatura, provocando un corto circuito ed un incendio. Viene trovato dagli ospiti accorsi rannicchiato sul pavimento, con il filo della luce attorcigliato al collo. Subito si pensa a un tentativo di suicidio: Barbara è presa dalla commozione per l'ex marito, e tutti sono allarmati per quel gesto disperato, e prodighi di attenzione per l'ignaro Stan. A Jacques, il migliore amico di Henry, viene un'idea: poichè Stan vuole suicidarsi perché non farne un martire del sistema?
Direttore:
Costa-Gavras
Scrittore:
Jean-Claude Grumberg
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André Dussollier as Jacques |
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Pierre Arditi as Henri |
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Jiří Menzel as Stan |
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Anna Romantowska as Barbara |
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Maurice Bénichou as Arnold |
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Carlo Brandt as The Kine |
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Henryk Bista as Yanek |
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Jacques Denis as Doctor |
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Enzo Scotto Lavina as Luigi |
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Chiara Caselli as Luigi's Daughter |
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Jan Tadeusz Stanisławski as Pitchik |
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Beata Tyszkiewicz as Madame Pitchik |
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Olga Grumberg as Assistant Doctor |
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Andréas Voutsinas as The American Director |
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Elena Gavras as The Assistant Director |
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Thibault de Montalembert as Assistant Arnold |
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Kazimierz Kaczor as Vice-Consul |
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Bogdan Baer as The Guard |
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Stanislas Gaczol as Interpreter |
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Janina Gaczol as Interpreter |
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Jean-Claude Grumberg as Kornfeld |
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Françoise Castro as Guest |
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Jean Lescot as Guest |
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Jean-François Lapalus as Henri |
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Alexia Stresi as Waitress |
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Alexandre Bancel as Team Member |
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Rachid Madaoui as Team Member |
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Gilles Porte as Team Member |
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Dominique Odic as An Uzbek |
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Pierre 'Speedy' Duval as An Uzbek |
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S. Guilbaud as The Pope |
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Julie Gayet as (uncredited) |
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Dominique Isnard as Jeanne (uncredited) |
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Wojciech Kostecki as Cardinal at the airport (uncredited) |
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Kazimierz Wysota as Man at party (uncredited) |
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Stefano Masciarelli as Pope deputy |
| Directing | Costa-Gavras | Director |
| Writing | Tadeusz Konwicki | Novel |
| Writing | Jean-Claude Grumberg | Screenplay |
| Writing | Costa-Gavras | Writer |
| Writing | Jean-Claude Grumberg | Dialogue |
| Production | Dino Di Dionisio | Executive Producer |
| Production | Valerio De Paolis | Associate Producer |
| Production | Lissa Pillu | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Adamek | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Andrzej Besztak | Production Manager |
| Production | Conchita Airoldi | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michèle Ray-Gavras | Producer |
| Art | Philippe Chiffre | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Małgorzata Stefaniak | Costume Design |
| Directing | Alexandre Bancel | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Catherine Pierrat | Unit Manager |
| Production | Michał Szczerbic | Production Manager |
| Production | Grzegorz Warchoł | Associate Producer |
| Production | Grazyna Kozlowska | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Joële Van Effenterre | Editor |
| Art | Isabelle Filleul de Brohy | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Alain Lachassagne | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jean-Pierre Lelong | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Claude Villand | Sound |
| Sound | Joële Van Effenterre | Sound Editor |
| Directing | Alberte Garo | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Pierre Minot | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Patrick Blossier | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Vesperini | Costume Design |
| Production | Samanta Antonnicola | Production Manager |
| Production | Gérard Gaultier | Production Manager |
| Production | Jan Janik | Associate Producer |
| Directing | Frédéric Blum | Assistant Director |
| Art | Alain Alexandre | Property Master |
| Art | Ewa Braun | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Georges Demétrau | Special Effects |
| Sound | Bernard Chaumeil | Boom Operator |
| Directing | Marek Brodzki | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Pierre Gamet | Sound |
| Sound | Roger Letellier | Sound Effects |
| Directing | Magdalena Szwarcbart | Assistant Director |
| Art | E.v.e | Property Master |
| Art | Waldemar Weiss | Construction Coordinator |
| Production | Lew Rywin | Associate Producer |
| Production | Barbara Cieslak | Production Secretary |
| Sound | Mario Melchiorri | Foley Artist |
| Directing | Francesca Marra | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Franco Piscopo | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Philippe Chapus | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Władysław Bielski | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Daniel Vérité | Stunts |
| Camera | Bruno Ietto | Grip |
| Crew | Patrick Steltzer | Stunts |
| Crew | Krzysztof Koperski | Lighting Camera |
| Crew | Zbigniew Modej | Stunts |
| Camera | Gilles Porte | Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Muriel Edelstein | Second Unit Cinematographer |
| Crew | Bernard Chevreul | Stunts |
| Crew | Rémy Julienne | Stunts |
| Crew | Philippe Guégan | Stunts |
| Camera | Nathalie Durand | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Jean Marc Bringuier | Steadicam Operator |
| Lighting | Rachid Madaoui | Electrician |
| Lighting | Bruno Seffino | Electrician |
| Camera | Thierry Van Laere | Grip |
| Camera | Nicolas Bertherat | Still Photographer |
| Production | Anna Orieti | Production Accountant |
| Editing | Stratos Gabrielidis | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Muriel Moreau | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Yves Vandermissen | Key Grip |
| Editing | Bruno Patin | Color Timer |
| Crew | Jaroslaw Roszyk | Lighting Camera |
| Production | Pauline Goetzmann | Administration |
| Directing | Sylvette Baudrot | Script Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Eric Chahi | Animation |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giovanni Casalnuovo | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Production | Małgorzata Kozłowska | Production Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stéphane Rollot | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Production | Elżbieta Heleniak | Administration |
| Crew | Agata Kozak | Translator |
| Sound | Philippe Sarde | Original Music Composer |