Sound and Fury (1988 film)

Sound and Fury
Theatrical release poster
FrenchDe bruit et de fureur
Directed byJean-Claude Brisseau
Written byJean-Claude Brisseau
Produced byMargaret Ménégoz
Starring
  • Bruno Cremer
  • François Négret
  • Vincent Gasperitsch
  • Fabienne Babe
CinematographyRomain Winding
Edited by
  • Maria-Luisa Garcia
  • Jean-Claude Brisseau
  • Annick Hurst
Production
company
Distributed byLes Films du Losange
Release dates
  • May 1988 (1988-05) (Cannes)
  • 1 June 1988 (1988-06-01) (France)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Sound and Fury (French: De bruit et de fureur) is a 1988 French drama film written and directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau. Inspired by Brisseau's own experience teaching at a school in Bagnolet at the time, the film depicts isolation and violence in the suburbs of Paris through the story of two teenagers spiraling into delinquency.[1]

Cast

  • Bruno Cremer as Marcel
  • Vincent Gasperitsch as Bruno
  • François Négret as Jean-Roger
  • Fabienne Babe as the teacher
  • Lisa Hérédia as the phantom woman
  • Fejria Deliba as Mina
  • Antoine Fontaine as the principal
  • Luc Ponette as the deputy head teacher
  • Isabelle Hurtin as the social worker
  • Thierry Helaine as Thierry
  • Sandrine Arnault as Jean-Roger's sister
  • Victoire Buff as Thierry's girlfriend
  • Françoise Vatel as Jean-Roger's mother

Production

In 1986, Brisseau's screenplay won the inaugural Prix du meilleur scénariste.[2]

Filming took place in Bagnolet and the Cité des 4000 in La Courneuve,[1] as well as in Aubervilliers.[3]

Release

The film had its world premiere in May 1988 at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival, where it was screened in the parallel section "Perspectives du cinéma français".[4]

It was theatrically released on 1 June 1988.[3]

It served as the opening film of 18th New Directors/New Films Festival at the Museum of Modern Art on 17 March 1989.[5]

Accolades

At the Cannes Film Festival, the film won the Prix Perspectives du cinéma français and the Prix spécial de la jeunesse.[6]

For his performance in the film, François Négret received a nomination for Most Promising Actor at the 14th César Awards.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Mandelbaum, Jacques (7 December 2006). ""Un jeu brutal" et "De bruit et de fureur" : un cinéma cruellement âpre". Le Monde (in French). ISSN 1950-6244. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Cahiers du cinéma (in French). Éditions de l'Étoile. 1997. p. 21. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  3. 1 2 "De bruit et de fureur". Ciné-Ressources (in French). Cinémathèque française. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "DU «GORE» SOCIAL - L'Humanité". www.humanite.fr (in French). 2 January 1991. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  5. ↑ Holden, Stephen (17 March 1989). "Angry Youth In Festival Of New Films". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  6. ↑ SICLIER, JACQUES (16 September 2001). "De bruit et de fureur". Le Monde (in French). ISSN 1950-6244. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Cérémonie des César 1989". Académie des César (in French). Retrieved 19 August 2026.

Bibliography

  • L'Avant-scène cinéma, No. 387, December 1989
  • Cahiers du Cinéma, No. 398, July 1987
  • Cahiers du Cinéma, No. 407/408, May 1988
  • Cahiers du Cinéma, No. 409, June 1988
  • Cinéma, No. 441, May 1988
  • Cinéma, No. 459, September 1989
  • Positif, No. 328, June 1988
  • Première, No. 134, May 1988
  • La Revue du cinéma, No. 439, June 1988
  • Studio Magazine, No. 15, June 1988
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