Les Savates du bon Dieu
| Workers for the Good Lord | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jean-Claude Brisseau |
| Produced by | Corinne Bertelot |
| Written by | Jean-Claude Brisseau |
| Starring |
Stanislas Merhar Raphaële Godin Emil Abossolo-Mbo |
| Music by | Jean Musy |
| Cinematography |
Laurent Fleutot Romain Winding |
| Edited by | Maria-Louis Garcia |
Release dates | 2000 |
Running time | 107 min minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Workers for the Good Lord (French: Les savates du bon Dieu) is a 2000 French film directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau, starring Stanislas Merhar, Raphaële Godin and Emil Abossolo-Mbo. The film was chosen by Les Cahiers du cinéma as one of the 10 best pictures of 2000.[1]
Plot
Elodie tired of her husband Fred 's generous ways, endangering family's finances, dumps him when he gets fired. Emotionally devastated he turns into a modern Robin Hood, robbing a post office to help a beggar, and escapes in a stolen car with Sandrine, who has long had a crush on him. They meet Maquette, an African prince turned into a penniless exile. Together the three head south.[1][2]
Cast
- Stanislas Merhar as Fred
- Raphaële Godin as Sandrine
- Emil Abossolo-Mbo as Maguette
- Coralie Revel as Elodie
- Paulette Dubost as La grand-mère
- Philippe Caroit as Jacques
- Christian Pernet as Le garagiste
- Romain R'Bibo as Miguel
- Samir Fouzari as Marouf
- Abder-Kader Dahou as Kamel
- Albert Montias as Mangin
- Fabienne Poncet
- Aurélie Sterling as Nina
Critical reception
Lisa Nesselson reviewing the film in Variety termed it "a radical genre pastiche", "over the top", "extravagantly lensed, socio-romantic experiment" adding, "It's so bad it's good."[3]
References
- 1 2 "Workers for the Good Lord". Facets Dvd. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ↑ "Workers for the Good Lord". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ↑ "Review: 'Workers for the Good Lord'". 10 April 2000. Retrieved 6 August 2015.