Brèves de comptoir (2014) Directed by Jean-Michel Ribes
Comedy
Film Synopsis
One day in the life of the Café L'Hirondelle, situated on a
small square in the suburbs opposite a graveyard. From the time
the café opens at 6.30 in the morning until the time it closes
at 10.30 in the evening it is a hive of activity, a place where people
from across the entire social spectrum come to drink and talk
throughout the day...
Script: Jean-Marie Gourio,
Jean-Michel Ribes (dialogue)
Cinematographer: Philippe Guilbert
Cast: Chantal Neuwirth (La patronne),
Didier Bénureau (Le patron),
Christian Pereira (Le garçon),
Travis Kerschen (Le mignon bébé),
César Andréï,
Sophie Angebault,
Caroline Arrouas,
Jean-Toussaint Bernard,
Dominique Besnehard,
Garance Blanche,
Michelle Bréant,
Gilles Bugeaud,
Gilles Cohen,
Marion Combes,
Isabelle de Botton,
Jean-Paul Dix,
André Dussollier,
Michel Fau,
Virginie Ferrere,
Grégory Gadebois
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 100 min
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