The Ice Rink (French: La Patinoire) is a 1998 comedy film written and directed by Jean-Philippe Toussaint. It stars Tom Novembre, Mireille Perrier, Dolores Chaplin, Marie-France Pisier, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Gilbert Melki, and Bruce Campbell.

The Ice Rink
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJean-Philippe Toussaint
Screenplay byJean-Philippe Toussaint[1]
Produced byAnne-Dominique Toussaint
StarringTom Novembre
Mireille Perrier
Dolores Chaplin
Marie-France Pisier
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Gilbert Melki
Bruce Campbell
Production
companies
Les Films des Tournelles
StudioCanal+
Les Films de l'Etang
RTL TVI
Fandango
Release date
  • 1998 (1998)
Running time
87 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
Belgium
LanguageFrench

Cast

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Production

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The film was shot in Franconville, a suburb of Paris, France.[2]

Reception

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Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote of the film: "If its pieces don't completely fit, The Ice Rink has sophisticated comic performances by a cast who know their characters well enough to make us like them in spite of their self-absorption."[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Willis, John (2002). Screen World Volume 52: 2001. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. pp. 292–293. ISBN 978-1557834782.
  2. ^ Campbell, Bruce (2001). If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor. Thomas Dunne Books. p. 272. ISBN 978-0312291457.
  3. ^ The New York Times Film Reviews 1999-2000. Routledge. 2002. p. 238. ISBN 978-0415936965.
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