Anthony Zimmer (2005)

Director:

Jérôme Salle

Writer:

Jérôme Salle (writer)

Release Date:

27 April 2005 (Belgium)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

Plot:

In Paris, the international police force and the Russian mafia are chasing Anthony Zimmer, an intelligent...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Mistress | Train | Mobster | Nice

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Sophie Marceau	...	Chiara
Yvan Attal	...	Francois Taillandier
Sami Frey	...	Akerman
Gilles Lellouche	...	Müller
Daniel Olbrychski	...	Nassaiev
Samir Guesmi	...	Driss
Dimitri Rataud	...	Perez
Nicky Marbot	...	Douanier 1
Olivier Chenevat	...	Douanier 2
Alban Casterman	...	Jeune Douanier
Christophe Odent	...	Président Commission
Luc Chavy	...	Membre Commission
Richard Delestre	...	Room Manager Carlton
Yann de Monterno	...	Serveur Carlton
Laurent Klug	...	Homme Discret
José Fumanal	...	Réceptionniste Negresco (as Jose Fumanal)
Thierry Humbert	...	Garçon de café Nice
Marc Diabira	...	Contrôleur Bus
Alain Figlarz	...	Douanier Taxi
Yves Penay	...	Réceptionniste Hotel
Olivier Brocheriou	...	Infirmier Scanner
Frédéric Vaysse	...	Contrôleur TGV (as Frederic Vaysse)
Christophe Mahoudeaux	...	Stewart TGV
Arnaud Duléry	...	Garçon Train Bleu (as Arnaud Dulery)
Aurélien Jegou	...	Jeune Garçon Train Bleu (as Aurelien Jegou)
Gwenaël Clause	...	Policier Civil (as Gwenael Clause)
Pierre Rousselle	...	Homme Nassaiev
Patrick Jacquet	...	Homme Nassaiev
Valery Novikau	...	Homme Nassaiev
Nicolas Tarev	...	Homme Nassaiev

Directed by
Jérôme Salle

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jérôme Salle		writer

Produced by
Olivier Delbosc	....	producer
Eric Jehelmann	....	associate producer
Marc Missonnier	....	producer
Alain Terzian	....	producer

Original Music by
Frédéric Talgorn

Cinematography by
Denis Rouden

Film Editing by
Richard Marizy

Casting by
Brigitte Moidon

Production Design by
Laurent Piron

Set Decoration by
Yannick Heuveline		(set decor)
Serge Borgel		(uncredited)

Costume Design by
Carine Sarfati

Makeup Department
Nurith Barkan	....	key makeup artist
Guillaume Castagné	....	special makeup effects artist
Sylvie Greco	....	assistant makeup artist
Gérald Porcher	....	hair stylist (as Gerald Porcher)

Production Management
Julie Léger	....	post-production supervisor
Thibault Mattel	....	assistant production manager
François Pascaud	....	unit production manager
Damien Saussol	....	assistant general manager
Eric Zaouali	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Euric Allaire	....	first assistant director
Gabriel Levy	....	third assistant director
Colombe Savignac	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Serge Borgel	....	field art
Marine Cambon	....	assistant set dresser
Marie Desforge	....	chief painter (as Marie Desforges)
Marie-Beatrice Eynard	....	storyboard artist (as Marie Eynard)
Benoit Godde	....	concept illustrator
Patrice Golardelle	....	construction coordinator
Frédéric Jourdan	....	carpenter
Olivia Martin	....	maquettiste

Sound Department
Charles Autrand	....	dialogue editor
Edouard d'Heucqueville	....	sound mix technician
Marc Doisne	....	sound mixer
Jean-Paul Hurier	....	sound mixer
Nikolas Javelle	....	assistant sound editor
Baptiste Kleitz	....	assistant sound
Michel Monier	....	sound consultant: Dolby
Hervé Roux	....	sound consultant: DTS (as Herve Roux)
Didier Saïn	....	sound
Anne-Cécile Vergnaud	....	assistant dialogue editor (as Anne-Cecile Vignaud)
Pascal Villard	....	sound

Special Effects by
Georges Demétrau	....	special effects supervisor (as Georges Demetreau)
Sara Helminger	....	special effects consultant (as Sarah Hemlinger)
Christophe Messaoudi	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Alain Carsoux	....	visual effects director
Nicolas Daniel	....	video operator: Duboi
Séverine De Wever	....	visual effects coordinator
Abdel Ali Kassou	....	I/O manager

Stunts
Laurent Alexandre	....	stunt double: Yvan Attal (as Laurent 'Larry' Alexandre)
Stéphane Boulay	....	car stunt coordinator
Oumar Diaoure	....	stunts
Alain Figlarz	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Didier Bourel	....	electrician
Eric Catelan	....	Steadicam operator
Emilie Colin	....	second assistant camera
Steven Desbrow	....	helicopter camera operator
Bruno Durand	....	key grip
David Frak-Lauer	....	first assistant camera: second camera (as David Frak)
Joël Germaneau	....	generator operator
Thibault Grabherr	....	still photographer
Jean-Baptiste Jay	....	flight-head camera operator
Olivier Mandrin	....	gaffer
Michel Rodas	....	Steadicam operator
Marie Sorribas	....	first assistant camera
James Swanson	....	aerial camera operator (as Jim Swanson)

Casting Department
Anne Fremiot	....	extras casting: South France

Editorial Department
Sophie Delecourt	....	assistant editor
Christophe Legendre	....	color timer

Music Department
Guadalupe Cassius	....	music editor
Edouard Dubois	....	music consultant
Tia Linke	....	artistic director: music

Other crew
Vincent Casiro	....	documentalist
Christian Chalençon	....	caterer
Antoine Chuzeville	....	making-of team
Laurence Couturier	....	script supervisor
Geoffroy de Boissezon	....	production assistant
Cristina De Diego	....	production assistant
Jean-Baptiste Jay	....	flight head operator
Marc Leroyer	....	armorer
Christophe Maratier	....	chief armorer
Daisy Sadler	....	production assistant
Alexandra Schamis	....	press attache
Sophie Timbal	....	chief production accountant
Vincent Vesco	....	location manager
Rodolphe Zagoury	....	making-of team

Thanks
Nicolas Peufaillit	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Alter Films
• Canal+ (participation)
• Fidélité Productions
• TF1 Films Production (co-production)

Distributors

• Cathay-Keris Films (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Mars Distribution (2005) (France) (theatrical)
• Flashstar Home Vídeo (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Future Film (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
• Galileo Medien AG (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Studio Canal (2005) (worldwide) (all media) (world sales)

Special Effects

• Duboi
• Duboicolor

Other Companies

• Rubini & Associés  insurance

Runtime:

France:90 min

Country:

France

Language:

Russian | French | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Germany:12 | Hungary:14 | Finland:K-11 | South Korea:12 | Australia:MA | France:U

Filming Locations:

Gare de Lyon, Paris 12, Paris, France

Company:

Alter Films

Trivia:

Visa d'exploitation en France # 110360.

Goofs:

Continuity: On the TGV when they meet and he comes back with tea and a tray, she folds the paper and it looks like it will unfold. Following shot, the paper is on the other side.

Movie Connections:

Remade as The Tourist (2011)

I liked it

There are some movies you watch to learn something, and some you watch to be entertained, and some you watch for both purposes.

This is a pure entertainment movie, and I liked it a lot. The most important things in a movie like this are to have a plot that twists and turns but remains at least semi-plausible, to have a reasonably attractive hero, a super-sexy femme fatale and appropriately menacing villains, and above all to keep up the pace no matter what. Anthony Zimmer does all of these things rather well. Throw in the bonus of lots of the high life -- the mountain-top super-house, the suite at the Carlton in Nice and all the rest -- and the extra bonus of a happy ending (I don't think that's a spoiler) and you make a very enjoyable evening out.

Don't bother trying to work out later how all the bits fitted together. Some of them don't fit all that well, but then they never do in films like this, and it's not the point. They fit together well enough while you're watching it.

I saw this at the annual festival of French films put on by the Alliance Française in Melbourne, Australia. It opened the Festival, and later was shown again at a multiplex. The later showing was originally supposed to be in one 250-seat cinema, but demand was so great that it eventually was shown in three 250-seaters simultaneously, all of which were completely full. We all went home happy.