A+ Pollux (2002)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Luc Pagès

Writers:

Philippe Jaenada (novel)
Maïté Maillé (writer)
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Release Date:

3 July 2002 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel | Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Gad Elmaleh	...	Halvard Sanz
Cécile De France	...	Pollux
Nathalie Boutefeu	...	Pascaline
Jean-Marie Galey	...	Marc
Marina Golovine	...	Cécile
Marilu Marini	...	Marthe
Pierre Berriau	...	Julien
Stéphanie Schwartzbrod	...	L'envoyée d'Oscar
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charles Ardillon	...	Intrus chez Halvard
Laurent Bénégui	...	L'homme sur le bateau
Eric Bonicatto	...	Flic à la grille
Géraldine Bonnet-Guérin
Sophie Bouilloux	...	Laure
Brenda Clark	...	Chérie d'Halvard
Tony D'Amario	...	Compagnon de cellule
Gilles Dyrek	...	Intrus chez Halvard
Cansel Elcin	...	A Friend
Jérôme Frey	...	Flic
Jean-Luc Gaget	...	Le sale type
Pierre Gérald	...	Vieux monsieur
Catherine Giron	...	Femme du zoo
Thierry Godard	...	Intrus chez Halvard
Laure Guillem	...	Chérie d'Halvard
Christophe Hémon	...	Hannibal
Frédéric Hulne	...	Intrus chez Halvard
Monica Jarosz	...	La fille de 13 ans
Christophe Le Masne	...	L'inspecteur
Isabelle Le Nouvel	...	Chérie d'Halvard
Sabrina Leurquin	...	Voisine de table
Brigitte Lo Cicero
Cécile Maistre	...	Passagèrre du Nil
Patrice Maktav	...	Un invité à la soirée
Isabelle Meyer	...	Lolotte
Miglen Mirtchev	...	Le guitariste
Marc Nouyrigat	...	L'homme du ferry
Nikola Obermann	...	Chérie d'Halvard
Pascal Salaün	...	Type aux WC
Blanche Veisberg	...	Fliquette
Eric Veniard	...	Flic à la lampe

Directed by
Luc Pagès

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Philippe Jaenada		novel "Le chameau sauvage"
Maïté Maillé		writer
Luc Pagès		writer

Produced by
Laurent Bénégui	....	producer

Original Music by
Gérard Torikian

Cinematography by
Chicca Ungaro

Film Editing by
Valérie Pasteau

Casting by
Douchka Heck

Production Design by
Nicolas Derieux
Karima Rekhamdji

Costume Design by
Bethsabée Dreyfus

Makeup Department
Florence Batteault	....	additional makeup artist
Silke Lisku	....	additional makeup artist
Anne Rosset	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Pascal Lahmani	....	production manager
Stephane Perazzi	....	production supervisor
Jérôme Rafalowicz	....	unit manager
Pierre Tissot	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hervé Mache	....	additional assistant director
Juliette Maillard	....	second assistant director
Cécile Maistre	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Eric Dahyot	....	painter
Pascale Deneu	....	props
Marie Dos Santos	....	painter
Aliocha Pican	....	additional props

Sound Department
Jean-Philippe Angelini	....	post-synchronization
Nicolas Becker	....	foley artist
Marion Bourret	....	assistant foley artist
Fabrice Conesa	....	foley recordist (as Fabrice Conesa-Alcolea)
Rodolphe Duhamel	....	sound recordist
Isabelle Filippi	....	post-synchronization
Michel Filippi	....	post-synchronization
Cyril Holtz	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tristan Jaoul	....	sound recordist
Célia Lafitedupont	....	assistant foley artist
Vincent Laurence	....	sound recordist
Lionel Le Bras	....	boom operator
Bruno Messain	....	sound
Gilles Missir	....	foley recordist
Julien Perez	....	sound recordist
Marie Tisserand	....	sound editor

Visual Effects by
Christian Rajaud	....	visual effects supervisor
Denis Scolan	....	digital compositor

Camera and Electrical Department
Sadi Boualam	....	gaffer
Séverine Brigeot	....	still photographer
Sassa Lahoucone	....	additional gaffer
Elisabetta Zampa	....	assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Héloïse Exbrayat	....	additional costumer

Editorial Department
Fabrice Blin	....	color timer
Catherine Mantion	....	assistant editor
Muriel Sabaton	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Arnaud Gosselin	....	music recordist
Franck Lebon	....	score mixer

Other crew
Céline Breuil-Japy	....	script supervisor
Sandrine Lamantowicz	....	press attache
Edouard Ordonneau	....	production administrator

Production Companies

• Canal+
• France 3 Cinéma
• France Télévision Images
• Magouric Productions

Distributors

• Magouric Distribution

Special Effects

• Ex Machina

Other Companies

• Eclair  film lab
• Ercidan  titles and opticals
• Les Auditoriums de Joinville  sound post-production
• Studios Merijthur  score mixed at
• Tapages  sound equipment
• Transpalux  electrical equipment

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Filming Locations:

Egypt

Company:

Canal+

A short love story ends in a troubling way.

Hard to talk about this work without revealing something capital. Let's say it's about falling in love and learning to get over it. On a cruise ship. a young man, "A", (Gad Elmaleh) confides to an old couple about his recent short love affair with a young woman, "Pollux" (Cécile de France) which ended abruptly.

The awkward and shy A meets the outgoing and lively Pollux. His thoughts ("A" narrates the story) during the affair are very humorous and typical of the guy who's too shy to go further and wouldn't have if it had not been for the girl who does all the right moves, something he could only dream of and never got before.

The truth about the abrupt ending of the relationship comes later, as a shock. The hero eventually learns how, as they say, to get a life. A superb, simple yet effective and memorable movie with two underrated young actors.