Film

Sept en attente

1996 · 1h 30m · Drama

An all night party in a building on the outskirts of Paris provides the setting of this provocative French meditation on life and waiting. As the title states, the film centers on seven main characters at the party. Each of them is privately waiting for something and all of them engage in conversations about the fundamental concerns of life, including love, sex, truth and responsibility. Among the seven are a pregnant woman waiting for her baby, a playboy, a gay man, and a young woman with poor taste in men. To make the film, director Francoise Etchegaray gave the actors a sense of who they were supposed to be and what they should do, placed them in a room, and let them improvise their dialog.

Clémentine Amouroux

Cécile Reigher

Serge Renko

Hélène de Saint-Père

Éric Viellard

Richard Bean

Gwennola Bothorel

Myriam David

• Françoise EtchegarayScreenplay · Director
• Sabine LancelinDirector of Photography
• Pascal Le MoalDirector of Photography
• Julie GrünebaumDirector of Photography
• Emmanuelle PoinsotEditor

Release date

March 6, 1996

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Drama