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Sami Sarkis

La Partie de Boules

    RELEASE

    1998-06-25

    BUGET

    N/A

    LENGTH

    30 min

    Description

    The game of Pétanque in Provence is both a structural and a composite element of social life. Structural because it obeys unchanging rules and rites, composite because it is practiced equally by all social classes. To get beyond a simple playful look, Sami Sarkis proposes to set up a dramatic climax, which is a pretext for a character study where what is truly at stake is no longer simply victory but above all the quest for respectability.

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