Sound and Fury () is a 1988 French drama film written and directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau. Inspired by Brisseau's own experience teaching at a school in Bagnolet at the time, the film depicts isolation and violence in the suburbs of Paris through the story of two teenagers spiraling into delinquency.
Cast Bruno Cremer as Marcel Vincent Gasperitsch as Bruno François Négret as Jean-Roger Fabienne Babe as the teacher Lisa Hérédia as the phantom woman Fejria Deliba as Mina Antoine Fontaine as the principal Luc Ponette as the deputy head teacher Isabelle Hurtin as the social worker Thierry Helaine as Thierry Sandrine Arnault as Jean-Roger's sister Victoire Buff as Thierry's girlfriend Françoise Vatel as Jean-Roger's mother
Production In 1986, Brisseau's screenplay won the inaugural Prix du meilleur scénariste.
Filming took place in Bagnolet and the Cité des 4000 in La Courneuve, as well as in Aubervilliers.
Release The film had its world premiere in May 1988 at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival, where it was screened in the parallel section "Perspectives du cinéma français".
It was theatrically released on 1 June 1988.
It served as the opening film of 18th New Directors/New Films Festival at the Museum of Modern Art on 17 March 1989.
Accolades At the Cannes Film Festival, the film won the Prix Perspectives du cinéma français and the Prix spécial de la jeunesse.
For his performance in the film, François Négret received a nomination for Most Promising Actor at the 14th César Awards.
References
Bibliography L'Avant-scène cinéma, No. 387, December 1989 Cahiers du Cinéma, No. 398, July 1987 Cahiers du Cinéma, No. 407/408, May 1988 Cahiers du Cinéma, No. 409, June 1988 Cinéma, No. 441, May 1988 Cinéma, No. 459, September 1989 Positif, No. 328, June 1988 Première, No. 134, May 1988 La Revue du cinéma, No. 439, June 1988 Studio Magazine, No. 15, June 1988
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