Le Silence de Rak (1997) Directed by Christophe Loizillon
Comedy / Drama
aka: The Silence of Rak
Film Synopsis
Rak's life takes an unexpected turn after he is dismissed by his
company. He discovers that the word 'travail' stems from the
Latin word 'tripalium', an instrument of torture. He thereupon
decides to create his own work. Having raised some capital by a
hold-up, Rak sets himself up as a managing director and sets about
hiring staff to sell fictitious musical encyclopaedias.
Script: Santiago Amigorena, Laurence Ferreira Barbosa, Christophe Loizillon
Cinematographer: Renato Berta
Music: Martin Meissonnier,
Isabelle Surel
Cast:François Cluzet (Rak),
Elina Löwensohn (Lucie),
Jackie Berroyer (L'inspecteur),
Roland Amstutz (M. Albert),
Marcel Bozonnet (Le directeur),
Pierre Baillot (Le premier homme au café),
Brigitte Roüan (La femme au café),
Zinedine Soualem (Le premier consommateur),
Simon Abkarian (Le second consommateur),
Frédéric Pellegeay (Un jeune homme au café),
Pascal Camurat,
Jacques Cherin,
Philippe Duquesne,
Renée Le Calm,
Aleksandr Medvedev,
Alain Ollivier,
Elena Rosenmann,
Eric Savin
Country: Canada / France
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 74 min
Aka:The Silence of Rak
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