A Saturday on Earth

A Saturday on Earth

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 28, 1996

Runtime

1h 35m

Genres

Comedy, Drama

User Score

57%

Original Title

Un samedi sur la terre

Production Companies

Fondation GAN pour le Cinéma, Lumière, Ima Films, MP Productions, La Sept Cinéma, Studio Images 2, Cofimage 7, CNC, Canal+

Director

Diane Bertrand

Description

A series of seemingly unconnected events and 50 important speaking parts make this film a jigsaw puzzle to be solved by the viewer. Martin and Claire were separated in childhood, and are brought together by a series of coincidences. A tragic car crash is central to the story, but seemingly unimportant events can hold great significance. Through a montage of different film stock and techniques director Diane Bertrand creates pieces of a puzzle, from which the viewer has to piece together a story. That's the premise of the film, and it is solvable. You just have to work a bit...