''Empty Days'' (french: Rien à faire) is a 1999 French

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

written and directed by Marion Vernoux and starring

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, also written Bruni-Tedeschi (; born 16 November 1964), is an Italian-French actress, screenwriter and film director. Her 2013 film, '' A Castle in Italy,'' was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festiva ...

. The film was entered into the main competition at the

56th Venice International Film Festival The 56th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 1 and 11 September 1999. The Golden Lion was awarded to '' Yi ge dou bu neng shao'' directed by Zhang Yimou. Jury The following people comprised the 1999 jury: * Emir Kusturi ...

, winning the President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal.

Plot

Cast

as Marie Del Sol * Patrick Dell'Isola as Pierre Perset * Sergi López as Luis * Florence Thomassin as Sophie *

Chloé Mons Chloé Mons (born in Lille on 1 December 1972) is a French actress and singer. Biography Chloé grew up in Lille in a family of musicians. She is the sister of Barnabé Mons, the leader of the psychedelic rock group Sheetah & Les Weissmullers. S ...

as Catherine * Alexandre Carrière as Hervé * Rachid Bouali as le serveur du café * Annette Lowcay as la caissière du supermarché * Marco Cherqui as Antoine * Antoine Mathieu as Martineau * Éric Caravaca as le jeune homme du bus * Dodine Herry as la directrice des Ressources Humaines

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* French drama films 1999 drama films 1999 films Films directed by Marion Vernoux 1990s French-language films 1990s French films {{1990s-drama-film-stub