''A Saturday on Earth'' (french: Un samedi sur la terre) is a 1996 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-g ...

directed by

Diane Bertrand Diane Bertrand (born 20 November 1951) is a French film director and screenwriter. Her film '' Un samedi sur la terre'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. Selected filmography * '' Charcuterie fine: C ...

. It was screened in the

Un Certain Regard (, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films w ...

section at the

1996 Cannes Film Festival The 49th Cannes Film Festival was held from 9 to 20 May 1996. The Palme d'Or went to '' Secrets & Lies'' by Mike Leigh. The festival opened with ''Ridicule'', directed by Patrice Leconte and closed with '' Flirting with Disaster'', directed by ...

Cast

Elsa Zylberstein Elsa Zylberstein (born Elsa Florence Zylbersztejn, 16 October 1968) is a French film, TV, and stage actress. After studying drama, Zylberstein began her film career in 1989, and has appeared in more than 60 films. She won the César Award for Be ...

- Claire *

Eric Caravaca The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* ain ...

- Martin *

Johan Leysen Johan Leysen (19 February 1950 – 30 March 2023) was a Belgian actor. He appeared in more than 130 films and television shows from 1977. He starred in the film '' De grens'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1984 Canne ...

- Franck *

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

- Arnaud *

Dominique Pinon Dominique Pinon (born 4 March 1955) is a French actor. He is known for appearing in films directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, often playing eccentric or grotesque characters. Early life and education Dominique Pinon was born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loi ...

- Le brigadier Morel * Silvie Laguna - Agathe Morel * Agathe Dronne - Cathy *

Lionel Abelanski Lionel Abelanski (born 22 October 1964) is a French actor. Life and career Abelanski was born in Paris, France. He has appeared in television and film roles since 1989. In 1999 he was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actor Th ...

- Michel *

Liliane Rovère Liliane Rovère (born 30 January 1933) is a French actress. Personal life In 1955, she went to the United States where she met Chet Baker. They lived together for two years. She was married to ''Bibi Rovère''. In 1971, they adopted a girl tha ...

- Claire's mother *

Sandrine Cukierman Sandrine is a popular French female name. It is a diminutive form of Sandra, a shortened form of Alexandra, the female version of Alexander, which means ''Protector of Men''. There are variants such as ''Sandrilene''. People * Sandrine (singer), ...

- Singer *

Julian Paget Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Julian Tolver Paget, 4th Baronet, (11 July 1921 – 25 September 2016) was a British army officer and military historian who was the author of many books. Early life He was born in London and was the eldest son of Ge ...

- The kid with the bike *

Victor Garrivier The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...

- Marcellin *

Louise Vincent Louise or Luise may refer to: * Louise (given name) Arts Songs * "Louise" (Bonnie Tyler song), 2005 * "Louise" (The Human League song), 1984 * "Louise" (Jett Rebel song), 2013 * "Louise" (Maurice Chevalier song), 1929 *"Louise", by Clan of ...

- Yvonne *

César Chiffre César Chiffre (born April 18, 1991) is a French director and actor. He is the third generation of a family with its roots in cinema. His grandfather Yvan Chiffre was film director and stunt coordinator and his father Philippe Chiffre is product ...

- Mathieu *

Christine Letailleur Christine may refer to: People * Christine (name), a female given name Film * ''Christine'' (1958 film), based on Schnitzler's play ''Liebelei'' * ''Christine'' (1983 film), based on King's novel of the same name * ''Christine'' (1987 fil ...

- Marylène *

Dominique Bettenfeld "Dominique" is a 1963 French language popular song, written and performed by the Belgian female singer Jeannine Deckers, better known as Sœur Sourire ("Sister Smile" in French) or The Singing Nun. The song is about Saint Dominic, a Spanish-bor ...

- Bobby *

Hadrien Bertrand Hadrien is a French masculine given name. List of people with the name * Hadrien Clouet (born 1991), French politician * Hadrien David (born 2004), French racing driver * Hadrien de Montferrand (born 1976), French art historian * Hadrien Feder ...

- The kid with the dog

References

External links

* 1996 films 1996 drama films French drama films 1990s French-language films Films directed by Diane Bertrand 1990s French films {{1990s-France-film-stub