Waiter! (French: Garçon!) is a 1983 French film directed by Claude Sautet and starring Yves Montand, Nicole Garcia, Jacques Villeret, Marie Dubois, Dominique Laffin, and Bernard Fresson.[1] It received 4 César nominations, for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor (twice) and Best Sound.
Waiter! | |
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Directed by | Claude Sautet |
Written by | Claude Sautet Jean-Loup Dabadie |
Produced by | Claude Berri (producer) Antoine Gannagé (executive producer) Alain Sarde (producer) |
Cinematography | Jean Boffety |
Edited by | Jacqueline Thiédot |
Music by | Philippe Sarde |
Distributed by | AMLF (theatrical) Pathé (sales) |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 min |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Plot
editAlex, a former tap dancer, is an aging cafe waiter (chef de rang) in a large Parisian brasserie. He lives with his friend Gilbert, who also works at the brewery. Separated from his wife for a long time, he accumulates conquests. His dream: building an amusement park by the sea...
Cast
edit- Yves Montand as Alex[2]
- Nicole Garcia as Claire[2]
- Jacques Villeret as Gilbert
- Rosy Varte as Gloria
- Marie Dubois as Marie-Pierre
- Dominique Laffin as Coline
- Clémentine Célarié as Margot
- Jean-Claude Bouillaud as Urbain
- Bernard Fresson as Francis
- Nicolas Vogel as Maxime
- Pierre-Loup Rajot as Maurice
- Marianne Comtell as Mme Pierreux
References
edit- ^ Anne-Sophie Damecour (2019-02-08). "A Clichy, le Garçon de Café tourne la page Yves Montand". leparisien.fr (in French).
- ^ a b Cécile Mury (2020-06-26). "Garçon!". Télérama (in French). p. 92.
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