| Workers for the Good Lord | |
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| French | Les Savates du bon Dieu |
| Directed by | Jean-Claude Brisseau |
| Written by | Jean-Claude Brisseau |
| Produced by | Corinne Bertelot |
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| Edited by | María Luisa García Martinez |
| Music by | Jean Musy |
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| Distributed by | Rezo Films |
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| Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Workers for the Good Lord (French: Les Savates du bon Dieu) is a 2000 French crime comedy-drama film written and directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau, starring Stanislas Merhar, Raphaële Godin, Emil Abossolo-Mbo, Paulette Dubost and Coralie Revel. The film was chosen by Cahiers du Cinéma as one of the 10 best pictures of 2000.
Plot
Elodie, tired of her husband Fred's generous ways, endangering the family's finances, dumps him when he gets fired. Emotionally devastated, he turns into a modern Robin Hood, robbing a post office to help a beggar, and escapes in a stolen car with Sandrine, who has long had a crush on him. They meet Maguette, an African prince turned into a penniless exile. Together the three head south.
Cast
- Stanislas Merhar as Fred
- Raphaële Godin [fr] as Sandrine
- Emil Abossolo-Mbo as Maguette
- Coralie Revel [fr] as Elodie
- Paulette Dubost as grandmother
- Philippe Caroit as Jacques
- Christian Pernet as mechanic
- Romain R'Bibo as Miguel
- Samir Fouzari as Marouf
- Abder-Kader Dahou as Kamel
- Albert Montias as Mangin
- Fabienne Poncet as postmaster
- Aurélie Sterling as Nina
Critical reception
Lisa Nesselson of Variety described the film as "a radical genre pastiche", "over the top", "extravagantly lensed, socio-romantic experiment" adding, "It's so bad it's good."
References
- ^ "Workers for the Good Lord". Facets Dvd. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- "Workers for the Good Lord". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- "Review: 'Workers for the Good Lord'". Variety. 10 April 2000. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
External links
- Workers for the Good Lord at IMDb
- Workers for the Good Lord at AllMovie
- Workers for the Good Lord at Rotten Tomatoes
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