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Cast
Tom Novembre
as Director
Mireille Perrier
as Assistant
Marie-France Pisier
as Producer
Jean-Pierre Cassel
as Ice Rink's Manager
Bruce Campbell
as Actor
Dolores Chaplin
as Actress
Gilbert Melki
as Stand in of the Actress
Dominique Deruddere
as Cinematographer
Jean-Loup Horwitz
as The Sound Engineer
Éva Ionesco
as The Editor
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1998
Runtime1h 20m
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresComedy
Votes6
DirectorJean-Philippe Toussaint
WritersJean-Philippe Toussaint
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.7 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsLa Patinoire
About La Patinoire
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.
Directed by Jean-Philippe Toussaint, La Patinoire leans on a strong ensemble — Tom Novembre, Mireille Perrier, Marie-France Pisier — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1998.
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