Les Mains vides (2003)
Directed by Marc Recha

Drama

aka: Where Is Madame Catherine?

Film Synopsis

The inhabitants of the small town of Port-Vendres in the Eastern Pyrenees go about their haphazard uneventful lives, like leaves blowing in a cold autumn wind. When the ancient Madame Catherine dies suddenly, a mechanic named Eric takes charge of her burial. Her absence is scarcely noticed by those around her...

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Film Credits

Director: Marc Recha
Script: Nadine Lamari, Marc Recha, Mireia Vidal
Cinematographer: Hélène Louvart
Cast: Dominique Marcas (Madame Catherine), Jérémie Lippmann (Axel), Olivier Gourmet (Eric), Eduardo Noriega (Gerard), Jeanne Favre (Lola), Antoine Pereniguez (Le contrôleur), Sébastien Viala (Philippe), Rajko Nikolic (Monsieur Georges), Eulàlia Ramon (Maria), Mireille Perrier (Sophie), Michèle Carbonnel (Caissière supermarché), Mireia Ros (Anna), Pierre Berriau (Yann), Luis Hostalot (Jean-Claude), Francesc Tollet (Octave), Georges Pawloff (Le vagabond), Baptiste Vergès-Barre (Enfant Sophie), Justine Vergès-Barre (Enfant Sophie), David Recha (Ramon)
Country: France / Spain
Language: French / Catalan
Support: Color
Runtime: 90 min
Aka: Where Is Madame Catherine? ; Les mans buides

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