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THE TOWN IS QUIET exposes a complex mosaic of intersecting characters and subplots reminiscent of the critically acclaimed social statements of Altman's NASHVILLE and SHORT CUTS.

The film centres on Michele, who works at a fish market while supporting her long unemployed husband, her heroin-addicted daughter and infant grandchild. For help she turns to Gerard, an ex-boyfriend with connections to the criminal world who helps her score smack to feed her daughter's habit. One day Michele meets Paul, a former dockworker who has given up a life of endless strikes to become a taxi driver. Vivian, an unhappily married music teacher starts an affair with Aberamane, a young North African ex-con who confronts prejudice no matter which race it springs from.

THE TOWN IS QUIET maintains an intensely contemporary urban reality that builds to an emotionally potent conclusion.

Director:

Robert Guediguian [2],

Starring:

Ariane Ascaride [3], Jean-Pierre Darroussin [3], Jacques Boudet [1], Gerard Meylan [2],

Screen Formats:

Widescreen 1.85:1

Subtitles:

English

Language and Sound:

English 5.1 Dolby Digital
English Dolby Digital Stereo
French 5.1 Dolby Digital
French Dolby Digital Stereo
German 5.1 Dolby Digital
German Dolby Digital Stereo
Italian 5.1 Dolby Digital
Italian Dolby Digital Stereo

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