La crise (), is a 1992 French film written and directed by Coline Serreau.
Synopsis Victor is a legal advisor who finds himself abandoned by his wife and fired the same day. He tries to seek comfort from different friends and family members, but everyone he meets is concerned with their own problems. His morale begins to falter when he realizes that no one cares about him. He meets Michou, a simple but clingy homeless man, who is the only person to listen to him.
Victor gradually realizes that his own egocentric attitude is responsible for the lack of consideration from those close to him, and he slowly adopts a different attitude. He hires Michou as his assistant, though the latter is less than competent. In the final scene, Victor finds his wife, who had wanted to get away from him for a while, and the film ends with doubts that their relationship will continue.
Through the successive dialogues between the different protagonists that Victor meets, the film addresses various themes such as modern medicine and the overconsumption of drugs, blended families, adultery, racism, junk food, and the fear of old age.
Cast
Vincent Lindon as Victor Barelle Patrick Timsit as Michou Zabou Breitman as Isa Barelle Yves Robert as M. Barelle Annick Alane as Mamie Michèle Laroque as Martine Didier Flamand as Monsieur Laville Clotilde Mollet as Tania Laurent Gamelon as Didier Maria Pacôme as Madame Barelle Gilles Privat as Laurent Christian Benedetti as Paul Nanou Garcia as Sophie Robinson Stévenin as Borin's son
Awards and nominations + List of awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result1993César Awards Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation Coline Serreau Best Film Coline Serreau Best Actor Vincent Lindon Best Supporting Actor Patrick Timsit Best Supporting Actress Maria Pacôme Best Supporting Actress Michèle Laroque Best Supporting Actress Zabou Breitman Festival de Gramado Best Editing Catherine Renault Best Latin Film Coline Serreau 1994 Peñíscola Comedy Film Festival Best Film Coline Serreau
References
External links
La Crise at Allmovie La Crise at Rotten Tomatoes