Park Benches
{{Infobox film
| name = Park Benches
| image = Park Benches film poster.jpg
| caption =
| director = Bruno Podalydès
| producer =
| writer = Bruno Podalydès
| starring =
| music = David Lafore
Ezéchiel Pailhès
| cinematography =
| editing = Jean-Denis Buré
Emmanuelle Castro
| studio = Why Not Productions
France 2 Cinéma
| distributor = UGC Distribution
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2009|7|5|Paris Cinéma|2009|7|8|France}}
| runtime = 110 minutes
| country = France
| language = French
| budget = $5.8 million {{cite web|url=http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=10188|title=Bancs publics (Versailles rive droite) (2009)- JPBox-Office|via=jpbox-office.com}}
| gross = $1.9 million {{cite web | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1156505/?ref_=bo_se_r_1 | title=Park Benches }}
}}
Park Benches ({{langx|fr|Bancs Publics (Versailles rive droite)}}) is a 2009 French film directed by Bruno Podalydès, with an all-star cast.
Plot
Bancs Publics tells the story of a lonely man, observed by employees from an office across the street, onlookers from the Square des Francines, and clients in the Brico-Dream shop.
Cast
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- Ridan as The singer
- Denis Podalydès as Aimé Mermot
- Samir Guesmi as Romain
- Bruno Podalydès as Bretelle
- Laure Calamy as Opportune
- Olivier Gourmet as Maurice Begeard
- Chantal Lauby as Pascale
- Hippolyte Girardot as Framework #1
- Michel Vuillermoz as Framework #2
- Josiane Balasko as Solange Renivelle
- Éric Prat as The building inhabitant
- Thierry Lhermitte as The medecin
- Micheline Dax as The philosopher neighbor
- Bernard Campan as The suspicious neighbor
- Julie Depardieu as The suspicious neighbor's wife
- Pierre Arditi as Monsieur Borelly
- Claude Rich as The backgammon player #1
- Michel Aumont as The backgammon player #2
- Didier Bourdon as The captain #1
- Nicole Garcia as The radio's woman
- Vincent Elbaz as The jogger
- Mathieu Amalric as The pram father
- Éric Elmosnino as The sleeper
- Chiara Mastroianni as Marianne's mother
- Emmanuelle Devos as Arthur's mother
- Élie Semoun as The dredger #2
- Isabelle Candelier as The left woman
- Guilaine Londez as The wallpapers client
- Pascal Légitimus as The Beuck DCA client
- Amira Casar as The socket client
- Michael Lonsdale as The mat client
- Christophe Beaucarne as The Sporgex client
- Catherine Deneuve as The little cabinet client
- Benoît Poelvoorde as The peg client
- George Aguilar as Gary
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|1156505}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|bancs_publics_versailles_rive_droite}}
- [http://www.fluge.com/bancs-publics-movie.html Park Benches] at Fluge! Movie info
- {{cite web|url=http://cineuropa.org/f.aspx?t=film&documentID=84961|title=Park Benches (Bancs publics (Versailles rive droite))|publisher=Cineuropa}}
Category:French romantic comedy films
Category:Films directed by Bruno Podalydès
Category:France 2 Cinéma films
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