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.
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Film Credits

  • Director: Christophe Loizillon
  • 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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