(1859, Savoy Alps) Joseph is a peddler who leaves his mountain village to travel through Northern Italy to sell cotton, thread, lace and trinkets. His road will be strewn with pitfalls and encounters, sometimes funny, sometimes pathetic.
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| Richard Berry | ... |
Joseph Extrassiaz
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Bérangère Bonvoisin | ... |
La femme de Joseph
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Sophie Chemineau | ... |
La soeur de Joseph
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Marc Perrone | ... |
L'accordéoniste calabrais
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| Robin Renucci | ... |
Le travailleur immigré
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Marie-Christine Grudzinski | ... |
La femme de Saint-Rémy
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Alain Lenglet | ... |
Le sergent recruteur
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Roger Jendly | ... |
Le colporteur d'images pieuses
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| Pierre Forget | ... |
L'aveugle
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Jeane Manson | ... |
La femme du Carnaval
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Attillio Bus | ... |
Le curé d'Aoste
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Dina Zanone | ... |
La femme du propriétaire
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| Philippe du Janerand | ... |
Le guide
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Philippe Krumm | ... |
Le vendeur d'accordéon
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Sonia Gessner | ... |
La femme de Noël
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| Louis Beyler | ... |
Léon
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Emilio Danna | ... |
Le beau-frère
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Maurizio Solda | ... |
Le propriétaire
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Gianni Rubeno | ... |
Le vieillard
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Directed by
| Bernard Favre | ||
Written by
| Bernard Favre | ... | (writer) |
| Bertrand Tavernier | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Bernard-P. Guiremand | ... | executive producer |
| Claude Nedjar | ... | producer |
| Bertrand Tavernier | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Marc Perrone | ||
| Nicola Piovani | ||
Cinematography by
| Jean-Francis Gondre | ||
Editing by
| Emmanuelle Thibault | ||
Production Design by
| Patrice Mercier | ||
Costume Design by
| Marie Malterre | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Patrizia Belli | ... | second assistant director |
| Frédéric Bourboulon | ... | first assistant director |
| Régine Dalnoky | ... | second assistant director (as Regine Dalnoky) |
| Nils Tavernier | ... | second assistant director |
Sound Department
| Laure Budin | ... | sound editor |
| Roger Letellier | ... | sound |
| Thierry Sabatier | ... | boom operator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Christian Weyers | ... | gaffer |
Additional Crew
| Mars | ... | action director |
Production Companies
- Cinéthèque
- France 3 Cinéma
- Hachette Première
- Little Bear
- NEF Diffusion
- Nickelodeon Productions
- Télévision Suisse-Romande (TSR)
Distributors
- Tamasa Distribution (1983) (France) (theatrical)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Joseph "Richard Berry" is a young Savoyard peasant who has been established in a village with his wife and two children for some time, and like others before him, makes a living by crossing the Alps into Italy in the winter months and selling his wares to the villagers. This story traces a winter's itinerary as the man encounters various adventures in his always-dangerous journey, but he seems oblivious to all the nuances and reverberations of social change going on around him. When he finally returns to his family after many months away, he discovers to his surprise that his village is now a part of France and it looks like a Savoyard would soon be sitting on the throne of a unified Italy. |
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