La bonne conduite

Switzerland, August 1999
FILM, Documentary, 60 min.

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directed by
Jean-Stéphane Bron
Written by
Jean-Stéphane Bron, Antoine Jaccoud
Status
In distribution

This is the story of five encounters, both tragic and funny, which all take place in one car in a driving school. Five couples who are brought together via their attempts to get their licence, but divided by nationality and sometimes skin colour. A woman who repeatedly fails her test is convinced she's finally found inner harmony through her Buddhist instructor. An Afghan exile confides his sorrows and worries to his female teacher. A driving instructor from the canton of Vaud makes racist jokes to a student who is Indian, but Helvetian by adoption, who tries to be more Swiss than the Swiss themselves…

È la storia di cinque incontri, bizzarri e tragici, sullo sfondo di lezioni di guida. Cinque coppie che il cammino per la patente ha riunito, separate dalla nazionalità e a volte dal colore della pelle. Una recidiva dei fallimenti è convinta di aver infine trovato l'armonia interiore grazie all'istruttore buddista. Un afgano in esilio confida pene e inquietudini alla sua istruttrice. Un istruttore vodese elargisce battute razziste all'allievo indiano, ma svizzero d'adozione, che vorrebbe essere più elvetico di un elvetico…

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World Premiere
August 1999
Original Version
French (english subtitles),  colour, 35mm, 60 min.
Production
Jean-Stéphane Bron, SRG SSR
Producer
Robert Boner
directed by
Jean-Stéphane Bron
Written by
Jean-Stéphane Bron, Antoine Jaccoud
Cinemato­graphy
François Bovy
Editing
Karine Sudan
Music
Louis Crelier
Location Sound Mix
Luc Yersin

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World Rights
Bande à part Films , RTS Radio Télévision Suisse

Worldwide Distribution

Switzerland
JMH Distributions SA Distribution

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