A Saturday on Earth

5.7 / 10

(3 votes)

A series of seemingly unconnected events and 50 important speaking parts make this film a jigsaw puzzle to be solved by the viewer. Martin and Claire were separated in childhood, and are brought together by a series of coincidences. A tragic car crash is central to the story, but seemingly unimportant events can hold great significance. Through a montage of different film stock and techniques director Diane Bertrand creates pieces of a puzzle, from which the viewer has to piece together a story. That's the premise of the film, and it is solvable. You just have to work a bit...

Country:

France

Genre:

Comedy,

Drama

Duration:

95 minutes

Year:

1996

Director:

Diane Bertrand

)}
Company:

Fondation GAN pour le Cinéma,

Lumière,

Ima Films,

MP Productions,

La Sept Cinéma,

Studio Images 2,

Cofimage 7,

CNC,

Canal+

Cast:
Elsa Zylberstein

Claire

Éric Caravaca

Martin

Johan Leysen

Franck

Kent

Arnaud

Dominique Pinon

Le brigadier Morel

Crew:
Michel Amathieu

Director of Photography

Pascal Comelade

Original Music Composer

Guillaume Laurant

Writer

Diane Bertrand

Writer

Véronique Rofé

Executive Producer