The Clink Of Ice (Le Bruit Des Glacons)

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Movie Info

Charles Faulque is an alcoholic writer who never goes anywhere without his bottle of wine and wine bucket full of clinking ice. His work and marriage have long since fallen apart and, to make matters worse, his health fails him as well, which he finds out when his brain cancer shows up at his door. The cancer is annoying, talks too much and is here to stay, until Charles kicks the bucket. Things brighten a bit when his maid Louisa declares her love for him, though she too is soon visited by her own cancer. Their diseases befit them: the creatively blocked Charles develops brain cancer while the lonely Louise who hasn't been with a man in years comes down with breast cancer.

Rating:

G
Genre:

Comedy, Drama
Directed By:

Bertrand Blier
Written By:

Bertrand Blier
Runtime:

87 minutes
Studio:

Wild Bunch Distribution

Cast

Jean Dujardin
as Charles

Albert Dupontel
as Charles' Cancer

Christa Theret

Audrey Dana

Eric Prat

Critic Reviews for The Clink Of Ice (Le Bruit Des Glacons)

All Critics (5) | Top Critics (2)

The addition of star power - Depardieu or someone of his ilk - might have injected more interest to what was always going to be a hard sell.

Feb 10, 2011 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Jonas Milk
Little White Lies
Top Critic
Blier's penchant for deep-black humour allows him to get some funny, nasty jabs in at Charles's self-pitying, petit-bourgeois existence.

Feb 3, 2011 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Andrew Pulver
Guardian
Top Critic
It is heartening that Blier at 72, an aging icon from French cinema's glorious heyday, can still undertake such challenging material and deliver a whimsical, immensely watchable, if ultimately flawed, new film.

Mar 9, 2011 | Full Review…

Simon Foster
sbs.com.au
The scenario pauses to congratulate itself too often, but Anne Alvaro is superb as Dujardin's anxious and besotted housekeeper.

Feb 3, 2011 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Tim Robey
Daily Telegraph (UK)
Despite the theatrical execution, it's winningly acted, while Blier provides a typically defiant resolution for his transgressive lovers.

Jan 31, 2011 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Tom Dawson
Total Film