The Ice Rink (1999)
- Starring:
- Tom Novembre, Mireille Perrier, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jean-Philippe Toussaint
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Acclaimed Belgian novelist Jean-Philippe Toussaint drew attention to his directorial talents in 1990 with a remarkable satire on modern life, Monsieur. His third feature, La Patinoire, is about a film director who is shooting a highly symbolic film called 'Dolores' at an ice rink. He has hired a Lithuanian ice hockey team with which he is having enormous communication problems. His actors all have inflated egos, his film crew is made up of fools, and there is a politician on his back. But he must finish the film, no matter what, in time for the Venice Film Festival. A black comedy which is applicable to all absurd situations of life, but particularly those associated with the film industry, La Patinoire is a clever satire from beginning to end, including its title. ~ Gönül Dönmez-Colin, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 80 mins
Complete Cast:
- Tom Novembre - The Director
- Dolores Chaplin - The Actress
- Marie-France Pisier - The Producer
- Dominique Deruddere - The Director Of Photography
- Gilbert Melki - The Stuntman
- Mireille Perrier - The Assistant
- Bruce Campbell - The Actor
- Jean-Pierre Cassel - The Ice Rink Manager
- Paolo DeVita - The Venice Festival Director's Assistant
- Director(s):
- Jean-Philippe Toussaint
- Writer(s):
- Jean-Philippe Toussaint
- Producer(s):
- Anne-Dominique Toussaint, Pascal Judelewicz
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