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Feature film — 2014

In the Courtyard (2014)

5.81h 37mDrama — Comedy

Antoine is a musician. The forties, he suddenly decides to end his career. After a few days of wandering, he gets a job as a janitor. Mathilde lives in the old building in the east of Paris where he takes office. This is a young retiree, generous and involved, who divides his time between his associational activities and the life of the condominium. One night, she discovers a disturbing crack on the wall of his living room. Gradually, his anxiety grew to turn into panic and if the building collapsed ... Slowly, Antoine befriends the woman he feared to see slip into madness. Between slips and concerns, both form an awkward tandem, humorous and solidarity which will, perhaps, through this bad patch.

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A high-signal pick with 89 votes.

France 2 Cinéma

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Director: Pierre Salvadori

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Cast & crew

Catherine Deneuve as Mathilde

Catherine Deneuve

Mathilde

Pio Marmaï as Stéphane

Pio Marmaï

Stéphane

Féodor Atkine as Serge

Féodor Atkine

Serge

Nicolas Bouchaud as Laurent Maillard

Nicolas Bouchaud

Laurent Maillard

Gustave Kervern as Antoine Le Garrec

Gustave Kervern

Antoine Le Garrec

Lévanah Solomon as Little girl from the suburbs

Lévanah Solomon

Little girl from the suburbs

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Oleg Kupchik

Lev

Michèle Moretti as Colette

Michèle Moretti

Colette

Garance Clavel as Antoine's ex wife

Garance Clavel

Antoine's ex wife

Carole Franck as Temporary employment agency advisor

Carole Franck

Temporary employment agency advisor

Olivier Charasson as The specialist

Olivier Charasson

The specialist

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Bruno Netter

Monsieur Vigo