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.
| Lost in Transit | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Tombés du ciel | |
| Directed by | Philippe Lioret |
| Written by | Philippe Lioret Michael Ganz |
| Produced by | Frédéric Brillion Gilles Legrand Enrique Posner |
| Starring | Jean Rochefort Marisa Paredes Ticky Holgado Laura del Sol |
| Cinematography | Thierry Arbogast |
| Edited by | Laurent Quaglio |
| Music by | Jeff Cohen |
| Distributed by | AFMD |
Release dates |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Countries | France Spain |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $770.000[1] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
