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Actors: Philippe Torreton, Maria Pitarresi, Nadia Kaci, Didier Bezace
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about It All Starts Today |
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IT ALL STARTS TODAY (Ça commence aujourd'hui) is a French film co-written and directed by Bertrand Tavernier in 1998. This movie earned three important prizes at the 1999 Berlin International Film Festival.
The setting is a small town in the north of France. This part of France was for years a wealthy region thanks to the coal mines. But after their shutdown due to economical considerations, unemployment and poverty became the trademark of this part of France.
Daniel Lefebvre is a schoolmaster in this town and is hence in direct line to witness the social problems caused by poverty. His job doesn't consist only of teaching, he must now denounce child abuse or incest cases, and work with the social workers, the political authorities and the different administrations. Now, he has to deal with an alcoholic mother living with her two children in an apartment deprived of electricity and heating.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- French
Woman/class/friends story?
- story of lower class
Story of city/rural life?
- Small Town
Culture of surrounding area:
- French
Poverty plotlets:
- coping with poverty (general)
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- teacher/professor
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
City?
Yes
City:
- dirty, grimy (like New York)
Misc setting
- school
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- French
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
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