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La Patinoire
La Patinoire

La Patinoire

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Comedy

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La Patinoire is about a film director who is shooting a highly symbolic film called 'Dolores' at an ice rink. He has hired a Lithuanian ice hockey team with which he is having enormous communication problems. His actors all have inflated egos, his film crew is made up of fools, and there is a politician on his back. But he must finish the film, no matter what, in time for the Venice Film Festival.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

80 mins

Rating

4.8/10

Release Date

01 November 1998

Country

Belgium

Cast

Tom Novembre

Tom Novembre

Director

Mireille Perrier

Mireille Perrier

Assistant

Marie-France Pisier

Marie-France Pisier

Producer

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Ice Rink's Manager

Bruce Campbell

Bruce Campbell

Actor

Dolores Chaplin

Dolores Chaplin

Actress

Gilbert Melki

Gilbert Melki

Stand in of the Actress

Dominique Deruddere

Dominique Deruddere

Cinematographer

Jean-Loup Horwitz

Jean-Loup Horwitz

The Sound Engineer

Éva Ionesco

Éva Ionesco

The Editor

Valérie Lecomte

Valérie Lecomte

Script Girl

Paolo De Vita

Paolo De Vita

Italian Festival Manager Assistant

Rasa Urbonaite

Rasa Urbonaite

Interpreter

Viktor Senin

Viktor Senin

Lithuanian Trainer

Olivier Dessalles

Olivier Dessalles

Journalist

Dominic Gould

Dominic Gould

Head Key Grip

Franck Ema-Otu

Franck Ema-Otu

Key Grip

Istvan Van Heuverzwyn

Istvan Van Heuverzwyn

Gaffer

Yves Michiels

Yves Michiels

Best Boy

Alexandre von Sivers

Alexandre von Sivers

Props Man

Cyril Thirion

Cyril Thirion

Second Assistant

Kaatje Van Damme

Kaatje Van Damme

Makeup Artist

Karen Oubraham

Karen Oubraham

Wardrobe Assistant

Marie-Pierre Sauvanet

Marie-Pierre Sauvanet

Production's Secretary

Philippe Roux

Philippe Roux

Location manager

Emmanuelle Grivelet

Emmanuelle Grivelet

Production Secretary

Mathieu Faliu

Mathieu Faliu

Cinematographer assistant

Jean-Marc Declercq

Jean-Marc Declercq

Referee

Jean-Christophe Moncys

Jean-Christophe Moncys

Pascal Judelewicz

Pascal Judelewicz

Referee at the Audition

Denis Picot

Denis Picot

Referee at the Audition

Vytas Kraujelis

Vytas Kraujelis

Referee at the Audition

Philippe Horekens

Philippe Horekens

Referee at the Audition

Rémy Nicolas

Rémy Nicolas

Referee at the Audition

Sergejus Krumkac

Sergejus Krumkac

Hockey Player

Sergejus Drozdovas

Sergejus Drozdovas

Hockey Player

Erikas Steponaitis

Erikas Steponaitis

Hockey Player

Sarunas Kuliesius

Sarunas Kuliesius

Hockey Player

Vadimas Jakuta

Vadimas Jakuta

Hockey Player

Vladimiras Fiscev

Vladimiras Fiscev

Hockey Player

Audrius Rimkus

Audrius Rimkus

Hockey Player

Arunas Aleinikovas

Arunas Aleinikovas

Hockey Player

Martynas Slikas

Martynas Slikas

Hockey Player

Aleksiejus Budvytis

Aleksiejus Budvytis

Hockey Player

Dangyras Rimkus

Dangyras Rimkus

Hockey Player

Tomas Vysniauskas

Tomas Vysniauskas

Hockey Player

Sergejus Jakuta

Sergejus Jakuta

Hockey Player

Valdas Skadauskas

Valdas Skadauskas

Hockey Player

Antanas Daugirdas

Antanas Daugirdas

Hockey Player

Andrejus Simankovas

Andrejus Simankovas

Hockey Player

Andrejus Klimoviec

Andrejus Klimoviec

Hockey Player

Tomas Sadauskas

Tomas Sadauskas

Hockey Player

Vitalijus Zencenko

Vitalijus Zencenko

Hockey Player

Ilya Claisse

Ilya Claisse

Jockey

Michel D'Oz

Michel D'Oz

Furniture Remover #1

Pierre Belot

Pierre Belot

Banker

Yvon Toussaint

Yvon Toussaint

Banker

Monique Toussaint

Monique Toussaint

Banker

Philippe Heitz

Philippe Heitz

Ambulance man #1

David Hugues

David Hugues

Ambulance man #2

Minh-Canh Truong

Minh-Canh Truong

Vietnamese Catering #1

Thi Bach Truong

Thi Bach Truong

Vietnamese Catering #2

Diana Skotnicka

Diana Skotnicka

Russian Ice Skater

Alessandra Quadraccia

Alessandra Quadraccia

Italian Secretary

Angelo Rotondi

Angelo Rotondi

Rome Helicopter Pilot

Maurizio Tripodi

Maurizio Tripodi

Rome Helicopter Pilot

Guido Servino

Guido Servino

Italian Driver

Anne-Dominique Toussaint

Anne-Dominique Toussaint

The Nun

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