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Monday Morning

Original title: Lundi matin
  • 2002
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.1K
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Monday Morning (2002)
ComedyDramaRomance

Vincent lives in a village. Every morning he goes to the factory to work, and in the evening he takes care of his family. One day, he decides to go on a trip with the money given by his fath... Read allVincent lives in a village. Every morning he goes to the factory to work, and in the evening he takes care of his family. One day, he decides to go on a trip with the money given by his father.Vincent lives in a village. Every morning he goes to the factory to work, and in the evening he takes care of his family. One day, he decides to go on a trip with the money given by his father.

  • Director
    • Otar Iosseliani
  • Writer
    • Otar Iosseliani
  • Stars
    • Jacques Bidou
    • Anne Kravz-Tarnavsky
    • Narda Blanchet
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    1.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Otar Iosseliani
    • Writer
      • Otar Iosseliani
    • Stars
      • Jacques Bidou
      • Anne Kravz-Tarnavsky
      • Narda Blanchet
    • 12User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Jacques Bidou
    • Vincent
    Anne Kravz-Tarnavsky
    • La femme de Vincent
    Narda Blanchet
    • La mère de Vincent
    Radslav Kinski
    • Le père de Vincent
    Dato Tarielachvili
    • Nicolas, l'aîné de Vincent
    • (as Dato Tarielashvili-Iosseliani)
    Adrien Pachod
    • Gaston, le cadet de Vincent
    Pascal Chanal
    • Michel, le voisin
    Myriam Laidouni-Denis
    • La femme de Michel
    Laura-Kay Monnet
    • La fille de Michel
    Nicolas Ponthus
    • Le fils de Michel
    Pierre Tricaud
    • Le père de Michel
    Armand Chagot
    • Le frère de Michel
    Vincent Douhadji
    • Le fermier
    Anne-Jacqueline Bousch
    • La bonne
    Anna Flori-Lamour
    • L'amie de Nicolas
    • (as Anna Lamour-Flori)
    Jérémy Rochigneux
    • Le curé
    Yannick Carpentier
    • Le pharmacien
    Christian Cabollet
    • Le facteur
    • Director
      • Otar Iosseliani
    • Writer
      • Otar Iosseliani
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    7Rene-6

    interesting, but way too long

    This movie tells the story of factory worker living somewhere in the French countryside. He has a wife and two kids who do not really love him, so one day he goes for a trip to Italy where he meets some buddies and drinks a lot. At the end he is coming back to his village. Thats about it, the story is sometimes interesting to follow as the characters are real, but it is also boring at times. Absolutely no movie for the typical blockbuster audience.
    7dhvinyl

    So typically French!

    This just popped up on BBC 4, a digital station in the UK and the review tempted me. Had no really idea what it was all about but was fascinated throughout. The French know how to let a movie take its course without heavy editing and cutting. Very little dialogue yet you sink straight into the rut and routine of life in a tiny French village; and then the contrast of the romance of Venice. The characters are well defined, and I loved the way the family children looked after the grandparents, while the husband - the central character - seemed to live just for his cigarettes. The realisation that working life is much the same anywhere sent him home where he's received as if he'd never been gone! Anyone who's seen "Etre & Avoir" will feel right at home with this.
    8archil

    why reviewers ask foolish questions?

    This great film by Ioseliani was reviewed by many amateurs on this site, and, perhaps, that is why, I'm writing this short review. What Ioseliani offers is not simply a social commentary or an act of rebellion against every day life, but an evocative examination of monotonous, lonely state of being deprived of basic human necessities(such as friends... and so many other elements.) Characters are lonely despite of their social standings and "forbidding" rules oppress everybody, as well.("No smoking" at factories, "no drinking" in households and so on.) In this film everything is done for a reason and everything makes sense; if some reviewers don't think so, I would suggest them to watch the film one more time or to start writing reviews for other films... there are so many on this website.
    hugh1971

    Defense de Fumeur

    A quirky, amusing little film about a French factory worker attempting to get away from it all. The factory scenes at the beginning definitely show a strong Jacques Tati influence and the rest of the film is very much a French version of a Mike Leigh film. Like a lot of French films, plot is not particularly important, but the characters and the atmosphere just wash over you.

    My favourite characters were the cigarette smoking, sports car driving grandmother and the fat old man in the wheelchair, M. Albert. The scene where his carer pushed him down the hill in his wheelchair was hilarious! If you like gentle, atmospheric foreign films that don't really 'go' anywhere, then this one is for you.
    9tonstant viewer

    "Bread and Tulips" for Guys

    This is a funny, quirky comedy. It is a meditation on work, its rewards and frustrations. A welder in a large, repellent factory gives in to his original ambition of being a painter, and takes off for Venice.

    There's a lot of oddball behavior. The story is not terrifically linear, and it's not clear what the main character has learned at the end of his voyage. But you do get to spend time with some charming eccentrics in offbeat situations. And afterward you can puzzle out exactly why the characters behaved the way they did.

    It's abominable that this film was never seen in the US. Too many good international movies simply don't make it to our side of the ocean. We can hope that the medium of DVD will improve matters, but this little gem of a picture for one fell right through the cracks.

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    • Release date
      • February 20, 2002 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Italy
    • Languages
      • French
      • Italian
      • Romanian
    • Also known as
      • Måndag morgon
    • Production companies
      • Centre Européen Cinématographique Rhône-Alpes
      • Canal+
      • Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
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      • $143,651
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      2 hours
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    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR

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