In October, 2007, it was screened at the Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley, California, where Assayas spent a week in residence introducing and discussing his films with the audiences there. He was accompanied by his friend Jean-Michel Frodon, the current director of the journal Cahiers du cinéma, of which Assayas was once the director. Assayas said the film is autobiographical, reflecting upon his own teenage years. He went out of his way to cast actors who were not professionals or who, as in the case of male lead Cyprien Fouquet (playing Gilles), had never acted before, although female lead Virginie Ledoyen (playing Christine) had appeared in several films. The film was the result of a commission from French TV, which wanted a 52-minute film but allowed Assayas to make a longer version, after some negotiations.
Gilles and Christine are teenagers from unstable homes. When they do some shop-lifting together she is arrested, but he gets away. She escapes from a mental institution and meets him at an abandoned house in the country, where a large group of rebellious teenagers are having a wild, all-night party. American rock music from the period is played prominently and has a very strong effect, especially "Me and Bobby McGee," sung by Janis Joplin. Drugs are used, mainly pot and hash. As the party is winding down, Gilles and Christine escape even deeper into the countryside, searching for a commune where artists are said to live without electricity or running water. This is Christine's idea, but Gilles reluctantly goes along. A jolting conclusion shows us that, as Assayas puts it, "Gilles' real life has now begun."
cold, water, film, confused, with, 2013, independent, film, coldwater, film, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, . Not to be confused with the 2013 independent film Coldwater film This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Cold Water film news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message Cold Water French L eau froide is a 1994 French film written and directed by Olivier Assayas about two troubled teenagers in France during the 1970s The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival 2 Cold Water L eau froide Directed byOlivier AssayasWritten byOlivier AssayasProduced byGeorges BenayounStarringVirginie LedoyenCyprien FouquetJackie BerroyerCinematographyDenis LenoirEdited byLuc BarnierDistributed byPan EuropeenneRelease datesMay 17 1994 1994 05 17 Cannes July 6 1994 1994 07 06 France Running time92 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrenchBox office 185 917 1 In October 2007 it was screened at the Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley California where Assayas spent a week in residence introducing and discussing his films with the audiences there He was accompanied by his friend Jean Michel Frodon the current director of the journal Cahiers du cinema of which Assayas was once the director Assayas said the film is autobiographical reflecting upon his own teenage years He went out of his way to cast actors who were not professionals or who as in the case of male lead Cyprien Fouquet playing Gilles had never acted before although female lead Virginie Ledoyen playing Christine had appeared in several films The film was the result of a commission from French TV which wanted a 52 minute film but allowed Assayas to make a longer version after some negotiations Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 References 4 External linksPlot editGilles and Christine are teenagers from unstable homes When they do some shop lifting together she is arrested but he gets away She escapes from a mental institution and meets him at an abandoned house in the country where a large group of rebellious teenagers are having a wild all night party American rock music from the period is played prominently and has a very strong effect especially Me and Bobby McGee sung by Janis Joplin Drugs are used mainly pot and hash As the party is winding down Gilles and Christine escape even deeper into the countryside searching for a commune where artists are said to live without electricity or running water This is Christine s idea but Gilles reluctantly goes along A jolting conclusion shows us that as Assayas puts it Gilles real life has now begun Cast editVirginie Ledoyen Christine Cyprien Fouquet Gilles Laszlo Szabo Gilles s father Jean Pierre Darroussin Inspector Jackie Berroyer Christine s father Dominique Faysse Christine s mother Smail Mekki Mourad Jean Christophe Bouvet Professor Ilona Gyori Marie Renee Amzallag The nurse Jerome Simonin Vendeur de dynamite Laetitia Lemerle Corrine Alexandra Yonnet Copine blouson Caroline Doron Copine blessee Laetitia Giraud ChristianeReferences edit JP L Eau froide 1994 JPBox Office www jpbox office com Festival de Cannes Cold Water festival cannes com Retrieved 31 August 2009 External links editCold Water at IMDb nbsp Cold Water at AllMovie Cold Water at the TCM Movie Database Cold Water at Rotten Tomatoes Cold Water Dancing on the Ruins an essay by Girish Shambu at the Criterion Collection Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cold Water film amp oldid 1190844790, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
