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La patinoire

  • 1998
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  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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La patinoire (1998)
ComedyRomance

A film director tries to cope with his frantic producer, too-amorous actors, and a disaster-prone crew as he rushes to get his deeply symbolic hockey movie "Dolores" done in time for the Ven... Read allA film director tries to cope with his frantic producer, too-amorous actors, and a disaster-prone crew as he rushes to get his deeply symbolic hockey movie "Dolores" done in time for the Venice Film Festival.A film director tries to cope with his frantic producer, too-amorous actors, and a disaster-prone crew as he rushes to get his deeply symbolic hockey movie "Dolores" done in time for the Venice Film Festival.

  • Director
    • Jean-Philippe Toussaint
  • Writer
    • Jean-Philippe Toussaint
  • Stars
    • Tom Novembre
    • Mireille Perrier
    • Marie-France Pisier
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    239
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jean-Philippe Toussaint
    • Writer
      • Jean-Philippe Toussaint
    • Stars
      • Tom Novembre
      • Mireille Perrier
      • Marie-France Pisier
    • 7User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Tom Novembre
    • The Director
    Mireille Perrier
    Mireille Perrier
    • The Assistant
    Marie-France Pisier
    Marie-France Pisier
    • The Producer
    Jean-Pierre Cassel
    Jean-Pierre Cassel
    • Ice Rink's Manager
    Bruce Campbell
    Bruce Campbell
    • The Actor
    Dolores Chaplin
    Dolores Chaplin
    • The Actress
    Dominique Deruddere
    Dominique Deruddere
    • Cinematographer
    Jean-Loup Horwitz
    • The Sound Engineer
    Eva Ionesco
    • The Editor
    Valérie Lecomte
    • Script Girl
    Gilbert Melki
    Gilbert Melki
    • Actress' Stand-in
    Paolo De Vita
    • Italian Festival Manager Assistant
    Rasa Urbonaite
    • Interpreter
    Viktor Senin
    • Lithuanian Trainer
    Olivier Dessalles
    • Journalist
    Dominic Gould
    Dominic Gould
    • Head Key Grip
    Franck Ema-Otu
    • Key Grip
    Istvan Van Heuverzwyn
    • Gaffer
    • Director
      • Jean-Philippe Toussaint
    • Writer
      • Jean-Philippe Toussaint
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews7

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    10ab-2

    A hilarious film

    This film just cracked me up. The movie is about a not so experienced film crew making an ice hockey film. The only problem is that they are entering it in the Venice Film Festival and they didn't even finish making it. Will they be able to make it or not? The Ice Rink was just hilarious. I don't know how else to describe it. Bruce Campbell is just great as Sylvester. I found this film to be funnier than Clerks (sorry, but Clerks wasn't my type of comedy). This film I recommend to all without hesitation.

    10/10
    6villamondial

    cute little comedy

    While not the most elaborated story we liked this movie. Its a light entertaining film and it never pretends to be more than just a little comedy. Event though the director uses mostly only cliches for the characters, the movie is consequent in its style. Slapstick with a very cool French tone and quite funny. Oh, yes -the story: a film crew uses an ice hockey game as the backdrop for a love story. 95% of the movie shows the film crew and the Lithuanian ice hockey players and the American Hollywood star and the ice rink manager who dreams of his famous past as ice-dancer on location - the ice rink.
    9Guy33134

    Amusing ice-skating pic

    LA PATINOIRE (The Skating Rink) is rather amusing. For starters, not too many movies are made on this subject (particularly in Europe), so the material is guaranteed fresh. The subject matter including ice hockey is very popular in most industrialized countries and is therefore ripe for a good screenplay. This film delivers it, and features hilarious performances by its stars. These include Tom Novembre as the director of the movie being filmed at the skating rink, and Marie-France Pisier in top-form as the film's egomaniac producer. Also skating through the ice are Jean-Pierre Cassel, a nostalgic ex-Olympic skating champ who owns the rink, and the film within this film's leading man and girl (paring off a conceited American star and a temperamental French skater). The comedy is heightened by the arrival of the Lithuanian National Hockey Team and their antics. In short, a fresh and funny French comedy which appeals to all audiences.
    10ab-2

    A hilarious foreign film

    The Ice Rink was a laugh riot. The movie is about a not so experienced film crew. The director (Tom Novembre) will do anything to just get a scene. The main actor (Bruce Campbell) and main actress (Dolores Chaplin) are having a romantic relationship in and out of the movie. To make matters worse the produce of the film is trying to get the film done in time for the Venice Film Festival. When you put all of these together you get one hell of a laugh riot of a film. This movie was just so funny. I laughed from beginging to end. I recommend this film to all because I know you will not be disappointed.

    10/10
    5Lemon-3

    Slapshot slapstick fails to take a pratfall

    A moderately amusing French comedy about an ice hockey movie being made on an ice rink. Most of the humor is of the falling-over variety and the characters are all stereotypes. There are far too many jokes about slipping on ice. Toussaint tries hard to work the film-within-a-film idea (the film crew also has a TV crew making a documentary of the movie at the same time). There is one totally gratuitous sex scene thrown in for good measure. It has a few inspired moments but on the whole it's a good idea stretched out too long.

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    • Release date
      • May 5, 1999 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Italy
      • Belgium
    • Official site
      • Movie site
    • Languages
      • French
      • Lithuanian
      • Italian
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Ice Rink
    • Filming locations
      • Patinoire, 25 avenue des Marais, Franconville, Val-d'Oise, France(the ice rink)
    • Production companies
      • Canal+
      • Fandango
      • Les Films de l'Etang
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    • Budget
      • FRF 25,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 20m(80 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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