Time of the Wolf
- For the 2002 American film with the same title released the previous year, starring Burt Reynolds and Marthe Keller, see Time of the Wolf (2002 film).
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 Promotional poster for Le Temps du Loup |
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| Directed by | Michael Haneke |
| Produced by | Michael Katz, Veit Heiduschka, Margaret Ménégoz |
| Written by | Michael Haneke |
| Starring | Isabelle Huppert, Béatrice Dalle, Patrice Chéreau |
| Cinematography | Jürgen Jürges |
| Editing by | Nadine Muse, Monika Willi |
| Distributed by | Les Films du Losange (France, theatrical), Palm Pictures (USA, theatrical) |
| Release date(s) | 2003 |
| Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | France, Austria, Germany |
| Language | English |
Time of the Wolf (French: Le Temps du Loup) is a dystopian post-apocalyptic drama film, directed by Austrian director Michael Haneke. It was released theatrically in 2003. Set in France at an undisclosed time, the film follows the story of a family: Georges (Daniel Duval), Anne (Isabelle Huppert) and their two children Eva (Anaïs Demoustier) and Ben (Lucas Biscombe).
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[edit] Plot
A disaster of some type has occurred, of which the audience only knows that uncontaminated water is scarce and livestock have to be burned. Fleeing the city, the family arrive at their country home, hoping to find refuge and security, only to discover that it is already occupied by strangers.
The family are assaulted by the strangers and forced to leave with no supplies or transport. As they seek help from people they have known in the village the scale of the situation is realised when they are repeatedly turned away. The family make their way to a train station where they wait with other survivors in the hope that a train will stop for them and take them back to the city.
[edit] Cast
- Isabelle Huppert - Anne Laurent
- Béatrice Dalle - Lise Brandt
- Patrice Chéreau - Thomas Brandt
- Rona Hartner - Arina
- Maurice Bénichou - M. Azoulay
- Olivier Gourmet - Koslowski
- Brigitte Roüan - Béa
- Lucas Biscombe - Ben
- Hakim Taleb - Young runaway
- Anaïs Demoustier - Eva
- Serge Riaboukine - The leader
- Marilyne Even - Mme Azoulay
- Florence Loiret - Nathalie Azoulay (as Florence Loiret-Caille)
- Branko Samarovski - Policeman
- Daniel Duval - Georges Laurent
[edit] Screenings
The film was screened in the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, out of competition.[1] Patrice Chéreau, a member of that year’s jury, stars in the film, which made the film ineligible for any award. The film also screened at the Sitges Film Festival where it won Best Screenplay and was in the running for Best Film.
The film takes its title from Völuspá, an ancient Norse poem which describes the time before the Ragnarök, the end of the world. The film also stars Olivier Gourmet and Serge Riaboukine.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Time of the Wolf". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4008451/year/2003.html. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
[edit] External links
- Le Temps du Loup
- Official Website
- Le Temps du loup at the Internet Movie Database
- Le Temps du Loup at AllRovi
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