The Town is Quiet
A.k.a. "La Ville est Tranquille". "The Town is Quiet" exposes a complex mosaic of intersecting characters and subplots reminiscent of the critically acclaimed social statements of Robert Altman's "Nashville" and "Short Cuts". The film centers on Michele, who works at a fish market while supporting her long unemployed husband, her heroin-addicted daughter and infant grandchild. For help she turns to Gerard, an ex-boyfriend with connections to the criminal world who helps her score smack to feed her daughter's habit. One day Michele meets Paul, a former dockworker who has given up a life of endless strikes to become a taxi driver. Vivian, an unhappily married music teacher starts an affair with Aberamane, a young North African ex-con who confronts prejudice no matter which race it springs from. "The Town is Quiet" maintains an intensely contemporary urban reality that builds to an emotionally potent conclusion. From the director of "Marius and Jeanette".
Year: 2000
Genre: French Cinema, Film Festivals 2001, Nick's Favourites
Country: France
Director: Robert Guediguian
Starring: Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Gerard Meylan
Duration: 127 Minutes
Rating: R18 - Contains violence, offensive language, drug use and sex scenes.
Subtitles: Yes
7.4/10
Location in store: Foreign (France)
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