HUMAN RESOURCES
synopsis
The 35-hour work week has all of France in its thrall. This film turns it into a feature about economic and familial politics. Frank, a business school graduate, returns to his provincial hometown to take a management position in the factory where his father has been working for 30 years. First Frank makes the mistake of actually asking the workers on the assembly line for their opinions. Then upper management manipulates his findings to lay off employees. This creates a huge rift, not only between labor and management, but between father and son. A human morality tale that evokes paternal and filial love, and illustrates the personal risk behind political ideas.
original title: | Ressources humaines |
country: | United Kingdom, France |
sales agent: | Celluloid Dreams |
year: | 1999 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Laurent Cantet |
film run: | 100' |
release date: | ES 22/09/1999, GR 20/11/1999, IT 25/11/1999, FR 11/1999, DE 14/01/2000, CZ 07/2000, SE 06/10/2000, NO 24/10/2000, DK 10/08/2001, NL 04/10/2001, IS 28/09/2013 |
screenplay: | Laurent Cantet, Gilles Marchand |
cast: | Jalil Lespert, Jean-Claude Vallod, Chantal Barré |
cinematography by: | Matthieu Poirot-Delpech |
film editing: | Robin Campillo, Stéphanie Léger |
art director: | Romain Denis |
costumes designer: | Marie Cesari |
producer: | Caroline Benjo, Carole Scotta |
co-producer: | Pierre Chevalier |
executive producer: | Barbara Letellier |