Park Benches

Park Benches

110 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | July 8, 2009

As she does every morning, Lucie takes advantage of her journey to work to lose herself for a while in the pages of a good book. And as she does every morning, she joins her colleagues at the office with a smile. It's a working day just like any other. Then suddenly all activity in the office stops. All attention is turned towards the window of the opposite building opposite and abanner reading: Man Alone. Is it a hoax? A cry for help? Everyone has his own interpretation, and will try, by any means possible, to discover what lies behind this mysterious message.

Park Benches

110 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | July 8, 2009

Park Benches
As she does every morning, Lucie takes advantage of her journey to work to lose herself for a while in the pages of a good book. And as she does every morning, she joins her colleagues at the office with a smile. It's a working day just like any other. Then suddenly all activity in the office stops. All attention is turned towards the window of the opposite building opposite and abanner reading: Man Alone. Is it a hoax? A cry for help? Everyone has his own interpretation, and will try, by any means possible, to discover what lies behind this mysterious message.
IMDb rating 5.9
Producers France 2 Cinéma, Why Not Productions, Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC)
Original title Bancs publics (Versailles rive droite)
Directors Bruno Podalydès
Writers Olivia Basset, Bruno Podalydès

Cast

Denis Podalydès

as Aimé Mermot

Florence Muller

as Lucie, the secretary

Pierre Arditi

as Mr. Borelly

Hippolyte Girardot

as Executive # 1

Josiane Balasko

as Solange Renivelle

Michel Vuillermoz

as Executive # 2

Didier Bourdon

as Captain # 1

Chantal Lauby

as Pascale

Chiara Mastroianni

as Marianne's mother / Client with glasses

Claude Rich

as Backgammon player # 1

Michel Aumont

as Backgammon player # 2

Catherine Deneuve

as Client with the little wardrobe

Vincent Elbaz

as Jogger

Élie Semoun

as Womanizer # 2

Thierry Lhermitte

as Doctor

Emmanuelle Devos

as Arthur's mother

Bernard Campan

as Distrustful neighbor

Julie Depardieu

as Distrustful Neighbor's Wife

Amira Casar

as Client with the socket

Bruno Solo

as Customer

Ridan

as Singer of the metro

Mathieu Amalric

as Father with pram

Olivier Gourmet

as Maurice Begeard

Benoît Poelvoorde

as Customer at the hook

Nicole Garcia

as Lady on the radio

Bruno Podalydès

as 'Bretelle'

Blandine Lenoir

as Colleague # 1

Laure Calamy

as 'Opportune'