''The Little Apocalypse'' (french: La Petite Apocalypse) is a 1993 French
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
, an adaptation of
Tadeusz Konwicki's novel, directed by
Costa-Gavras
Costa-Gavras (short for Konstantinos Gavras; el, Κωνσταντίνος Γαβράς; born 12 February 1933) is a Greek-French film director, screenwriter, and producer who lives and works in France. He is known for films with political and s ...
. It was entered into the
43rd Berlin International Film Festival
The 43rd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 February 1993. The Golden Bear was awarded to American-Taiwanese film '' The Wedding Banquet'' directed by Ang Lee and Chinese film '' Xiāng hún nǚ'' directed by Xie ...
.
It follows the trials of a Pole who lives in France who wants his written work published. Unable to get anywhere, he starts to enlist help from others, resorting to some unusual extremes.
Cast
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André Dussollier
André Dussollier (born 17 February 1946) is a French actor
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as Jacques
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Pierre Arditi
Pierre Arditi (born 1 December 1944) is a French actor. He is the brother of French actress Catherine Arditi.
Life and career
Born in Paris, his father was the painter Georges Arditi, from Marseille of Jewish descent, and his mother Yvonne ...
as Henri
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Jirí Menzel as Stan
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Anna Romantowska
Anna Romantowska (born 16 May 1950) is a Polish film and theatre actress.
She has been married to the Polish actor and director Krzysztof Kolberger
Krzysztof Marek Kolberger (13 August 1950 – 7 January 2011) was a Polish actor and theatre ...
as Barbara
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Maurice Bénichou
Maurice Bénichou (23 January 1943 in Tlemcen, French Algeria – 14 June 2019) was a French actor. His best known roles include three collaborations with director Michael Haneke ('' Code inconnu'', '' Le Temps du Loup'', and '' Caché''), and ...
as Arnold
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Henryk Bista as Yanek
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Enzo Scotto Lavina as Luigi
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Jan Tadeusz Stanislawski as Pitchik
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Beata Tyszkiewicz as Madame Pitchik
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Thibault de Montalembert
Thibault Charles Marie Septime de Montalembert (born 10 February 1962) is a French theatre, film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the television series '' The Tunnel'' (2013–2018) and '' Call My Agent!'' (2015 ...
as Arnold's assistant
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Chiara Caselli
Chiara Caselli (born 22 December 1967) is an Italian actress. In 1994, Caselli won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress award as well as the David di Donatello for Best Actress award. Caselli has appeared in American films including ''My Own Pr ...
as Luigi's Daughter
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Jacques Denis as Doctor
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Olga Grumberg
Olga may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Olga (name), a given name, including a list of people and fictional characters named Olga or Olha
* Michael Algar (born 1962), English singer also known as "Olga"
Places
Russia
* Olga, Russia ...
as Doctor's assistant
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Carlo Brandt Carlo is a given name. It is an Italian form of Charles. It can refer to:
*Carlo (name)
*Monte Carlo
*Carlingford, New South Wales, a suburb in north-west Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
*A satirical song written by Dafydd Iwan about Prince Char ...
as The kine
References
External links
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1993 films
1993 comedy films
French comedy films
1990s French-language films
Films directed by Costa Gavras
Films scored by Philippe Sarde
1990s French films
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