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A Minute of Silence

Original title: Une minute de silence
  • 1998
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
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A Minute of Silence (1998)
Drama

In a dying French mining town near the German border, the last miners are preparing to strike. Marek and Mimmo, two young miners and friends, have different views on the impending strike.In a dying French mining town near the German border, the last miners are preparing to strike. Marek and Mimmo, two young miners and friends, have different views on the impending strike.In a dying French mining town near the German border, the last miners are preparing to strike. Marek and Mimmo, two young miners and friends, have different views on the impending strike.

  • Director
    • Florent-Emilio Siri
  • Writer
    • Florent-Emilio Siri
  • Stars
    • Benoît Magimel
    • Bruno Putzulu
    • Jean-Yves Chatelais
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    90
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Florent-Emilio Siri
    • Writer
      • Florent-Emilio Siri
    • Stars
      • Benoît Magimel
      • Bruno Putzulu
      • Jean-Yves Chatelais
    • 1User review
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Benoît Magimel
    Benoît Magimel
    • Marek
    Bruno Putzulu
    Bruno Putzulu
    • Mimmo
    Jean-Yves Chatelais
    Jean-Yves Chatelais
    • Stanis, Mark's uncle
    Andrea Schieffer
    • The journalist
    Alexander May
    • Freddy
    Eric Savin
    Eric Savin
    • Tony
    Olivier Parenty
    • Spitz
    Pierre Martot
    • Frantz
    Kader Boukhanef
    • Ibrahim
    Florence Giorgetti
    • Cabaret woman
    André Marcon
    André Marcon
    • Snack owner
    Rüdiger Vogler
    Rüdiger Vogler
    • Jäger
    • Director
      • Florent-Emilio Siri
    • Writer
      • Florent-Emilio Siri
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    dbdumonteil

    A Germinal for our times?

    A hundred years time after Emile Zola and his Germinal ,a page has been turned.There are no more miners in France."Une minute de silence" depicts the last moments of a mine in Merlebach.Some things have not changed:everything belongs to the mine,including the one-eyed's cafe.

    The director was heavily influenced by Kenneth Loach whose shade hangs over the whole movie.But not for the best:The only thing the script writers seem to have learned from the English artist is a loose plot,and in spite of some good actors,such as Bruno Pulutzu,de la comedy française,the movie never really takes off.Unlike Loach's characters these ones are not really endearing and we do not really care about them.The "minute of silence" -which gives the movie its title is a good trick,which might allow the viewers to make some dough,provided their friends did not see the movie,but the connection with the movie escapes me,I fear.Of course,when somebody dies (or something:here,the mines),the minute of silence is de rigueur.But the metaphor is ponderous it's the least we can say.

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    • Release date
      • November 25, 1998 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Languages
      • French
      • Polish
    • Also known as
      • Un minuto de silencio
    • Filming locations
      • Merlebach, Freyming-Merlebach, Moselle, France
    • Production companies
      • Canal+
      • Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
      • Champ Contre Champ
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      1 hour 28 minutes
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    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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