A Saturday on Earth (Un samedi sur la terre)

Release Date:	1996-08-28
Runtime:	95 min
Status:	Released
Genres:	Comedy, Drama
Production:	Fondation GAN pour le Cinéma, Lumière, Ima Films, MP Productions, La Sept Cinéma, Studio Images 2, Cofimage 7, CNC, Canal+

Overview

A series of seemingly unconnected events and 50 important speaking parts make this film a jigsaw puzzle to be solved by the viewer. Martin and Claire were separated in childhood, and are brought together by a series of coincidences. A tragic car crash is central to the story, but seemingly unimportant events can hold great significance. Through a montage of different film stock and techniques director Diane Bertrand creates pieces of a puzzle, from which the viewer has to piece together a story. That's the premise of the film, and it is solvable. You just have to work a bit...