Movie
Sound and Fury
Overview
This drama depicts the misery of neglected children in big cities. 13 years old Bruno is of a good family, but since the death of his grandmother he spends most of his time alone, in a phantasy world, while his mother is away at work. But then he befriends the violent Jean-Roger, who's from a severely disturbed family, where nobody cares what he's doing. In school Jean-Roger drives their teacher into despair just for fun. To separate the two boys, she starts to stimulate Bruno's interests by giving him extra lessons. When Jean-Roger fears loosing his one and only friend, he becomes even more aggressive.
Details
- Release date
- 1988-06-01
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Les Films du Losange, Investimage, CNC
- Country
- France
- Original language
- FR
Cast
- Bruno Cremer as Marcel
- François Négret as Jean-Roger
- Vincent Gasperitsch as Bruno
- Fabienne Babe as Teacher
- María Luisa García as Apparition
- Fejria Deliba as Mina
- Thierry Helene as Thierry
- Sandrine Arnault as Marcel girl
- Victoire Buff as Friend Thierry
- Françoise Vatel as Mother of Jean-Roger
- Albert Montias as Brother of Marcel
- Lucien Plazanet as A neighbour
Crew
- Jean-Claude Brisseau - Director
- Jean-Claude Brisseau - Writer
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