The Little Apocalypse (1993 film)

1992 film

10 February 1993 (1993-02-10)

Running time

110 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrenchBox office$390.000^[1]

The Little Apocalypse (French: La Petite Apocalypse) is a 1993 French comedy film, an adaptation of Tadeusz Konwicki's novel, directed by Costa-Gavras. It was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.^[2]

Plot

Stan has been living in the attic apartment of his ex-wife’s home, which he shares with a journalist friend. One day, he has an accident which convinces his ex-wife and her current husband that he’s suicidal, and they hastily contact a media representative to see if some sort of publicity can’t be arranged so that Stan’s work can be published and they can benefit, if not from the money, then from their association with him. The organization they contact says that they will be happy to publish his writings, if he will commit suicide live, on television, in St. Peter’s square, while the Pope is delivering an address.

Cast

André Dussollier as Jacques
Pierre Arditi as Henri
Jirí Menzel as Stan
Anna Romantowska as Barbara
Maurice Bénichou as Arnold
Henryk Bista as Yanek
Enzo Scotto Lavina as Luigi
Jan Tadeusz Stanislawski as Pitchik
Beata Tyszkiewicz as Madame Pitchik
Thibault de Montalembert as Arnold's assistant
Chiara Caselli as Luigi's Daughter
Jacques Denis as Doctor
Olga Grumberg as Doctor's assistant
Carlo Brandt as The kine

References

^ "La Petite apocalypse (1993) - JPBox-Office". www.jpbox-office.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
^ "Berlinale: 1993 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 5 June 2011.