Lost in Transit
1993 French film
- September 1993 (1993-09) (San Sebastián)
- 23 February 1994 (1994-02-23) (France)
Running time
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Lost in Transit (original title: Tombés du ciel; literally "Fallen from the Sky") is a 1993 French comedy-drama film directed by Philippe Lioret. The film is about a man who loses his passport and spends a couple of days at a Paris airport, where he meets four people in similar circumstances. The film won the Grand Prize at the 6th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival held in February 1995.[2] The film was inspired by the predicament of Mehran Karimi Nasseri.
Cast
- Jean Rochefort as Arturo Conti
- Marisa Paredes as Suzana, Arturo's wife
- Ticky Holgado as Serge
- Laura del Sol as Angela
- Sotigui Kouyaté as Knak
- Ismaïla Meite as Zola
- Jean-Louis Richard as Monsieur Armanet
- José Artur as Newspaper shop keeper
- Olivier Saladin as Restaurant manager
- François Morel as first C.R.S.
- Philippe Duquesne as C.R.S.
- Claude Derepp as Bébert, policeman
- Jacques Mathou as Policeman
- Christian Sinniger as Policeman
- Yves Osmu as Policeman
- Dimitri Radochevitch as Bus driver
- Pierre LaPlace as Inspector
Accolades
Award / Film Festival | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
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San Sebastián International Film Festival | Silver Shell for Best Director | Philippe Lioret | Won |
OCIC Award | Won | ||
Golden Shell | Nominated | ||
Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival | Grand Prize | Won |
See also
- Mehran Karimi Nasseri
- Flight, 1998 opera
- The Terminal, a 2004 film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on a similar story.
- List of people who have lived at airports
Notes
External links
- Lost in Transit at IMDb
- cinemovies.fr entry (in French)
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Films directed by Philippe Lioret
- Lost in Transit (1993)
- Proper Attire Required (1997)
- Mademoiselle (2001)
- The Light (2004)
- Don't Worry, I'm Fine (2006)
- Welcome (2009)
- All Our Desires (2011)
- A Kid (2016)
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