Film Synopsis
In 1920, Maggiorina leaves Italy and settles in l'Estaque, Marseille,
where two friends, Jérôme and Mindou, are competing for
the title of the best swimmer. Ten years later, Maggiorina is
married to Jérôme, now a chauffeur, and Mindou is a pimp
for Ginette, Maggiorina's friend. Jérôme and
Maggiorina start a family and enjoy a simple, happy life, whilst Mindou
is torn between his working class origins and his involvement with the
criminal underworld...
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Film Credits
- Director: Robert Guédiguian
- Script: Robert Guédiguian,
Frank Le Wita
- Cinematographer: Gilberto Azevedo
- Cast: Gérard Meylan (Jérôme),
Ariane Ascaride (Maggiorina),
Raúl Gimenez (Mindou),
Martine Drai (Ginette),
Jacques Boudet (Fredou, la fada),
Giuseppe Mella (Le père de Maggiorina),
Salvatore Condro (Guido),
Djamal Bouanane (Salvatore),
Pierre Pradinas (Pierre),
Abdel Ali Sid (Sauveur),
Frédérique Bonnal (Céline),
Jacques Menichetti (Renaldo),
Pierre Banderet (Le fils du patron),
Pamela Cattaneo
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Support: Color
- Runtime: 110 min