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RUMBA (Original title)
Date: 2008 (Copyright)

Countries: France, Belgium

Un film de/A film by: Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Bruno Romy

Production company billing: ©2008. MK2 SA, Courage mon amour Films, RTBF (Télévision belge) MK2, Diffusion A film by Abel, Gordon, Romy [end] Produced by MK2 (Marin Karmitz, Nathanaël Karmitz, Charles Gillibert) and Courage mon amour (Abel et Gordon) in co-production with RTBF (Télévision belge) with the support of Centre du cinéma et de l'audiovisuel de la communauté française de belgique et des télédistributeurs wallons with the participation of Centre national de la cinématographie, Canal+, TPS Star, BeTV Supported by Tax Shelter du Gouvernement fédéral de Belgique, Tax Shelter ING Invest de Tax Shelter productions (Françoise Platteborse) Supported by Région Haute-Normandie in association with Pôle Image Haute-Normandie, Conseil Général de la Manche, Conseil Général du Calvados Script development supported by Région Basse-Normandie Supported by Maison de l'Image Basse-Normandie, the Film Offices of Haute-Normandie and Basse-Normandie [end] International sales: MK2 Dolby Digital In Colour [1.85:1] Subtitles
Synopsis: Offbeat black comedy about a couple of dancing enthusiasts who, after a freakish road accident, struggle to deal with disability and amnesia.

Genre:
Comedy
Releases
Date: 10 September 2008Country: FranceRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 77 mins Subtitles: French

Credits (92)
©: MK2 SA, ©: Courage Mon Amour, RTBF (Télévision Belge), Produced by: MK2 Productions, Courage Mon Amour, In co-production with: RTBF (Télévision Belge), With the support of: Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Communauté française de Belgique, With the participation of: CNC - Centre national de la cinématographie, With the participation of: Canal+, With the participation of: TPS Star, BETV, Supported by: La Région Haute-Normandie, In association with: Le Pôle Image Haute-Normandie, In association with: Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral de Belgique, In association with: Tax-Shelter ING Invest de Tax Shelter Productions, In association with: Conseil Général de la Manche, Conseil Général du Calvados, Script development supported by: Région Basse Normandie, In collaboration with: Maison de l'Image Basse-Normandie, With the support of: Bureaux d'accueil de tournages de Haute-Normandie, Bureaux d'accueil de tournages de Basse-Normandie, International Sales: MK2 Productions, Executive Producer (MK2): Claire Dornoy, Produced by: Marin Karmitz, Produced by: Nathanaël Karmitz, Produced by: Charles Gilibert, Produced by: Abel, Gordon, Associate Producer (RTBF): Arlette Zylberberg, Head of Production (Courage mon amour): Marina Festré, Tax Shelter ING Invest de Tax (Manager): Françoise Platteborse, Unit Production Manager: Isabel Hébert, Unit Manager: David Roosens, Production Manager: Elise Bisson, Administrator/Finances (MK2): Caroline Baurez, Administrator/Finances (MK2): Sophie Goût, Nathalie Reculon Dupont, Post-production (MK2): Adeline do Paço, 1st Assistant Director: Pierrick Vautier, 2nd Assistant Director: Michaël Berreby, Script Supervisor: Cécile Bergès, Un film de/Written by: Dominique Abel, Un film de/Written by: Fiona Gordon, Bruno Romy, Director of Photography: Claire Childéric, 1st Assistant Camera: Jean-Christophe Leforestier, 2nd Assistant Camera: Alexandre Xenakis, Gaffer: Benoît Dupont, Key Grip: Pascal Banizet, Stills Photography: Laurent Thurin-nal, Visual Effects: Duboi, Special Effects: Blue Effects, Special Effects: François Jacquet, Editor: Sandrine Deegen, Assistant Editor: Valérie Ledocte, Assistant Editor: Marguerite Le Bourgeois, Art Director: Nicolas Girault, Assistant Art Director: Benoît Valter, Set Decorator: Laura Couderc, Artwork: Annabelle Cocollos, Costumes: Claire Dubien, Make-up: Elisabeth Le Breton, Opening Titles: Matthieu Schmit, End Titles: Fred Roz, Colour Timer: Nora Sèches, Camera: Arriflex, Camera: B&L Lighting, Michel Delvenne, Film Stock: Kodak Belgium, Karl Desmet, Laboratory: Quinta Industries, Video Laboratory: Scanlab, Sound Recordist: Fred Meert, Gilles Laurent, Boom Operator: Emmanuel Lalande, Sound Mixer: Manu Deboisseu, Sound Editor: Fred Meert, Sound Editor: Hélène Lamy Au Rousseau, ADR Recordist: Bruno Schweisguth, Foley Artist: Philippe van Leer, Post-synchronization: Kriku Rigaud, Post-synchronization: François David, Subtitling Paris: Titra Film, Unit Publicist (MK2): Monica Donati, Unit Publicist (Courage Mon Amour): Marina Festré, Unit Publicist (RTBF): Catherine Poels, Making Of: Boris Dhommée, Making Of: Thomas Mazingue, Julien Dubois
Cast (131)
Fiona Gordon (Fiona), Dominique Abel (Dom), Philippe Martz (Gérard), Clément Morel (Eliot), Bruno Romy (thief), Chantal Romy (head teacher), Noémie Moutel (nurse), Michel Vivier (patient), Thérèse Fichet (patient's mother), Louis Lerouvreur (doorman), Claire Dubien (baker), Yohan Faure (pedestrian), René Pierre Cocollos (client), Michel Valognes (bus driver), Shirley Vérin (woman reading), Stéphane Bails (bar owner), Tatiana Guéroult (little girl on beach), Ritz (big Rumba), Clappy (little Rumba), Morgane Ada, Léonnie Blandin, Michael Calvez, Elise Doucet, Valentine Gérard, Andréa Gimazane, Rafael Gonzalez, Brice Gourdin, Antoine Heutte, Zoé Lainé, Charly Lebouc, Lise-Anne Lefol, Louise Levaufre, Anaïs Levigoureux, Justine Makaroff, Juliette Moncuit, Noélie Monduel, Coline Piard, Louise Renaud, Valentin Rivière, Camille Saillard, Léa Soidriddine, Victor Tardiveau, Robin Tirelle, Aurélie Toupet, Arthur Clément, Alex Deshaires, Jean Claude Enault, Quentin Fraboulet, Audrey Godefroy, Jade Leconte, Florian Ledanois, Elisa Lefort, Charline Legrand, Alicia Lemoal, Emélie Lenormand, Marie Lepetit, Jimmy Lesauvage, Coline Piard, Juliette Tanguy, Jérôme Tollemer, Jean-Paul Travert, Richard Carpentier, Odile de Coligny, Madame Gourdin, Pascal Vénara, M & Mme Alix, William Andley, Emanuèle-Camille Argentin, Annabelle Cocollos, Cyril Cornillot, Claire Crozet, Bernard Desmares, Bernadette Desvergez, Justine Fernandez, Annick Fessard, Thérèse Fichet, Marie-Claude Godefroy, Yvonne Guilaine, M & Mme Henry, Christian Laisné, Pierre Lecoeur, Emile Lemoal, Nathalie Lemoal, Antoine Lemoal, Fleur Leroux, Pierre Levallois, Nicole Mayeux, Marcelle Oliveres, Anthony Pelisson, M & Mme Pignot, Kali Romy, Mika Romy, Thomas Roquier, Michel Sanson, Nicolas Darques, Evelyne Dutot, Luc Potier, Emilie Roussel, Jean-Charles Scelles, Ophélie Anfry, Baptiste Baudu, Bruno Baudu, Jacqueline Baudu, Jérémie Caugant, Ksenia Chebatourkina, Cléo Cornet, Laura Couderc, Marie De Queroze, Marie Dupin, Agnes Fauvel, Julien Fauvel, Isabelle Feron, Maryvonne Furet, Dominique Gallay, Alice Germain, Pénélope Germain, Isabelle Guéroult, Noah Guéroult, Séverine Guéroult, Léa Hemery, Anny Le Bollo'ch, Erick Lebas, Yann Lollier, Olivier Parenty, Marie Bénédicte Perier, Bérangère Philippe, Catherine Philippe, Lucie Philippe, Réjane Soyris, Samuel Tiennot, Christelle Thibon
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (4)
In: Sight and Sound v19 n8 August 2009  Page: 75
Title: Reviews: RumbaAuthor: STABLES, Kate Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Variety 19 May 2008  Pages: 37-38
Title: Film ReviewsAuthor: MINTZER, Jordan Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Avant-Scène du Cinéma n570 March 2008  Page: 107
Title: Les films du mois - RumbaAuthor: BERJON, Jean-Christophe Article type: ReviewLanguage: French

In: Positif n571 September 2008  Page: 55
Title: Actualité: De A à Z notes sur les filmsAuthor: ROUYER, Philippe Article type: ReviewLanguage: French