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Quartier lointain

  • 20102010
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
1.7K
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Quartier lointain (2010)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Fantasy
A grown man wakes up to discover he is a teenager again.A grown man wakes up to discover he is a teenager again.A grown man wakes up to discover he is a teenager again.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
1.7K
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  • Director
    • Sam Garbarski
  • Writers
    • Jirô Taniguchi(manga "Harukanaru machi e")
    • Philippe Blasband(screenplay)
    • Sam Garbarski(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Pascal Greggory
    • Jonathan Zaccaï
    • Alexandra Maria Lara
Top credits
  • Director
    • Sam Garbarski
  • Writers
    • Jirô Taniguchi(manga "Harukanaru machi e")
    • Philippe Blasband(screenplay)
    • Sam Garbarski(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Pascal Greggory
    • Jonathan Zaccaï
    • Alexandra Maria Lara
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    • 9User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations

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    Pascal Greggory
    Pascal Greggory
    • Thomas Verniazas Thomas Verniaz…
    Jonathan Zaccaï
    Jonathan Zaccaï
    • Bruno Verniaz, le pèreas Bruno Verniaz, le père
    Alexandra Maria Lara
    Alexandra Maria Lara
    • Anna Verniaz née Zorn, la mèreas Anna Verniaz née Zorn, la mère
    Léo Legrand
    Léo Legrand
    • Thomas Verniaz adolescentas Thomas Verniaz adolescent
    Laura Martin
    • Sylvie Dumontelleas Sylvie Dumontelle
    Laura Moisson
    • Corinne Verniaz, la soeuras Corinne Verniaz, la soeur
    Pierre-Louis Bellet
    • Rousseauas Rousseau
    Tania Garbarski
    • Nellyas Nelly
    Laurence Lipski
    • Rachelas Rachel
    Louis Bianchi
    • Godin adolescentas Godin adolescent
    Théo Dardenne
    • Chabrotas Chabrot
    Augustin Lepinay
    • Julesas Jules
    Pauline Chappey
    • Emmaas Emma
    Juliette Lembrouk
    • Aliceas Alice
    Jean-François Wolff
    • Le surveillantas Le surveillant
    Charlie Dupont
    • Le contrôleuras Le contrôleur
    Jacques Berenbaum
    • Le prof de latinas Le prof de latin
    Odile Matthieu
    • La prof de mathsas La prof de maths
    • (as Odile Mathieu)
    • Director
      • Sam Garbarski
    • Writers
      • Jirô Taniguchi(manga "Harukanaru machi e")
      • Philippe Blasband(screenplay)
      • Sam Garbarski(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Jirô Taniguchi: The film is based on the manga comic "A Distant Neighborhood"; Taniguchi's comics are very popular in Japan. Taniguchi himself, as a train passenger.
    • Connections
      References Belle de Jour (1967)
    • Soundtracks
      This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak For You)
      Written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Sylvia Moy , and Eddie Holland

      Performed by The Isley Brothers

    User reviews9

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    Top review
    7/10
    French Pastry with Extra Sugar Added
    I'm not nine years old, so I don't read manga.

    The story has been done about a million times, both forward and backwards. This variation has a sweet French touch to it with a little bit of French adolescent sexiness thrown it for good measure. It's like a French version of the movie Big, but with an existential twist. Unfortunately, it isn't quite as entertaining as that Hollywood take on age reversal.

    More than anything, Quartier Lointain is a skip down memory lane in a French village in a simpler time. I think that modern Europeans believe those times still exist which is why so many have a second home in their native villages. Things haven't changes so much, as least in some places.

    What drew me to this movie was just how bright and handsome everything appears, from the characters, to the geography, to the village, to the interiors. Who wouldn't want to live in this almost perfect world? Even the darn dog is perfect. His little girlfriend is a heartbreaker, even at fourteen. Younger siblings are mostly a pain in the neck, but his sister is sweeter than anything in a pâtisserie.

    Since they really didn't go anywhere with the childhood romance angle, I would have preferred they used this film time to explore the adult character's life.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 20, 2010 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • Belgium
      • Luxembourg
      • France
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Archipel 35 (France)
      • Arthouse Traffic (Ukraine)
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Distant District
    • Filming locations
      • Nantua, Ain, Rhône-Alpes, France
    • Production companies
      • Entre Chien et Loup
      • Samsa Film
      • Archipel 35
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €8,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $231,820
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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