''In a Rush'' (french: Au galop) is a 2012 French

comedy-drama film Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

written, directed by and starring

Louis-Do de Lencquesaing Louis-Do de Lencquesaing (born 25 December 1963) is a French actor and film director. His daughter, Alice de Lencquesaing, is also an actress. Filmography As an actor *''Les dernières heures du millénaire'' (1990, Short) *''Madame Bovary'' ( ...

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International Critics' Week The International Critics' Week (french: Semaine de la Critique) was founded in 1962 and is organized by the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics. It was created following the showing of '' The Connection'' directed by Shirley Clarke which had been ...

section at the

2012 Cannes Film Festival The 65th Cannes Film Festival was held from 16 to 27 May 2012. Italian film director Nanni Moretti was the President of the Jury for the main competition and British actor Tim Roth was the President of the Jury for the Un Certain Regard section. ...

Plot

Ada is in a relationship, with a child, about to get married, when she meets Paul, a single man with a daughter and an overbearing mother. His father dies.

Cast

as Paul Bastherlain *

Marthe Keller Marthe Keller (born 28 January 1945) is a Swiss actress and opera director. She is perhaps best known for her role in the film '' Marathon Man'' (1976), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. Career Early years Keller studied ba ...

as Mina *

Valentina Cervi Valentina Cervi (born 13 April 1976) is an Italian film and television actress. Cervi was born in Rome, Italy. She is the daughter of director Tonino Cervi and granddaughter of actor Gino Cervi. Her mother is the Italian producer of Austrian- ...

as Ada *

Alice de Lencquesaing Alice de Lencquesaing (; born 11 August 1991) is a French actress who appeared in Mia Hansen-Løve's 2009 film '' Father of My Children'' with her father Louis-Do de Lencquesaing. Her mother is cinematographer Caroline Champetier Caroline Champe ...

as Camille *

Bernard Verley Bernard Verley (born 4 October 1939) is a French actor and producer. Biography Former student of les ''Beaux-Arts'' in Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. O ...

as BonP *

Xavier Beauvois Xavier Beauvois (; born 20 March 1967) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. Career His film ''Don't Forget You're Going to Die'' was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Jury Prize. His film '' Of Gods an ...

as François *

Laurent Capelluto Laurent Capelluto (born 16 March 1971) is a Belgian actor. He has appeared in more than thirty films since 1999. Filmography External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Capelluto, Laurent Living people Belgian male actors Magritte Award winners ...

as Christian *

Ralph Amoussou Ralph Amoussou (born 3 May 1989) is a French actor. He is known for his roles as Séby on the Netflix series ''Marianne'' (2019), Samuel Becker on the OCS series '' Missions'' (2019-2021), and Paul on the Netflix series ''Transatlantic'' (2023) ...

as Louis *Emola Romo-Renoir as Zoé *

Denis Podalydès Denis Podalydès (born 22 April 1963) is a French actor and scriptwriter of Greek descent. Podalydès has appeared in more than 140 films and television shows since 1989. He starred in '' The Officers' Ward'', which was entered into the 2001 Can ...

as The editor *

André Marcon André Marcon (born 6 July 1948) is a French actor. In 1980 he starred in ''Le Voyage en douce'' directed by Michel Deville. Selected filmography * ''Le Voyage en douce'' (1980) * '' Stolen Life'' (1998) * ''Peau d'Ange'' (2002) * ''The Page ...

as The financial advisor *

George Aguilar George Aguilar is a Mescalero Apache and Pascua Yaqui actor. He is best known for his roles as Cahuenga in '' Bagdad Café'', Johnny Sassamon in ''The Scarlet Letter'', Grandfather Stone in Dreamkeeper, Big Foot in '' Into the West'', and Kaw ...

as The taxi driver

Critical response

Variety Variety may refer to: Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats * Variety (radio) * Variety show, in theater and television Films * ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont * ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...

'' compared it to "a sad soap, only with literary ambitions and more nudity". ''

The Hollywood Reporter ''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade pap ...

'' suggested that first-time director Louis-Do de Lencquesaing should stick to being an actor: "one gets the impression here that his talent is best expressed on the other side of the lens."Jordan Mintzer
In a Rush (Au Galop): Cannes Review
''The Hollywood Reporter'', 5/18/2012

References

External links

* 2012 films 2012 comedy-drama films French comedy-drama films 2010s French-language films Films directed by Louis-Do de Lencquesaing 2012 directorial debut films 2010s French films {{2010s-comedy-drama-film-stub