Jean is a young student from Lille. He comes from a typical
working class family and he faces the usual problems of his milieu:
unemployment, loneliness and an inability to communicate with
others. To escape from a crowd of demonstrating workers, he takes
refuge in fine arts studies. He ends up at Paradiso, a haven for
young people who get drunk and take drugs...
Cast: Didier Sauvegrain (Jean),
Gérard Darrieu (Le père),
Annie Savarin (Mercédès),
Bernadette Le Saché (Lucette),
Brigitte Roüan (La soeur),
Poussine Mercanton (La hippie),
Jeanne Allard (La mère),
Coralie Seyrig (La fille à la robe de chambre)
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 100 min
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