Rent The Measure of a Man (2015)
3.5 of 5 from 93 ratings
1h 33min
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- Synopsis:
- This gripping and intelligent film by Stephane Brize is in the social realist tradition of the Dardennes and of Laurent Cantet, examining the dehumanizing effects of unemployment and also the workplace itself. At the age of 51 and after twenty months of unemployment, Thierry (Vincent Lindon) starts a new job in security at a supermarket that soon brings him face to face with a moral dilemma. How much is he willing to accept in order to keep his hard-won job is the central question that Measure of a Man (La Loi du Marche) addresses.
- Actors:
- Vincent Lindon, Karine de Mirbeck, Matthieu Schaller, Yves Ory, Xavier Mathieu, Paul Portoleau, Pierre-Jean Feld, Philippe Vesco, Noël Mairot, Catherine Saint-Bonnet, Roland Thomin, Hakima Makoudi, Tevi Lawson, Fayçal Addou, Dahmane Belghoul, Florence Herry-Leham, Agnès Millord, Irene Raccah, Christian Ranvier, Cyril J. Rolland
- Directors:
- Stéphane Brizé
- Producers:
- Philip Boëffard, Christophe Rossignon
- Voiced By:
- Christophe Rossignon
- Writers:
- Stéphane Brizé, Olivier Gorce
- Others:
- Valérie Donzelli
- Aka:
- La loi du marché
- Studio:
- New Wave
- Genres:
- Drama
- Collections:
- Acting Up: Top 10 Performances At Cannes
- Countries:
- France
- Awards:
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Reviews (1) of The Measure of a Man
A French Daniel Blake? - not really. - The Measure of a Man review by RCO
A bit the same territory as Daniel Blake in the first third, but without the edge, and then going on to follow him into rubbish work. Excellent sparse performance by the lead (Vincent Lindon) but in the end curiously unsatisfying. The underlying desperation of all the characters in Daniel Blake was missing, somehow you felt that they would all be ok despite everything. This was certainly not the outcome of Loach's masterpiece. Stephaie Brize has made a good observational film but failed to use drama get to grips with the underlying issues. Worth watching though to help realise that the situation in France (and elsewhere) under neo-liberal capitalism is the same as in the UK.
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