It All Starts Today (Ça commence aujourd'hui) 25 years old

It All Starts Today

Set in a forlorn mining town near Valencienne in the north of France, the story is about one man's struggle to bring life to his once prosperous village and its inhabitants. Philippe Torreton, who won a César for Best Actor with his title role in Capitaine Conan, plays Daniel, the head teacher of a nursery school in a town demoralized by unemployment. Daniel is determined against all odds to bring life to the community. When a parent who has come to pick up her children collapses at the school grounds due to alcohol abuse, and social services turns a deaf ear to all pleas for help, Daniel decides to take the law into his own hands. Despite resistance from the townspeople, in the long run his efforts are not fruitless.

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It All Starts Today Cast

Name Character
Emmanuelle Bercot She was 31, now 57 years old as Madame Tievot
Michelle Goddet She was 46, now 71 years old as la mère de l'enfant battu
Didier Bezace He was 53, 74 years old when he died as l'inspecteur
Françoise Bette She was 51, 58 years old when she died as Madame Delacourt
Philippe Torreton He was 33, now 59 years old as Daniel Lefebvre
Nadia Kaci She was 29, now 54 years old as Samia Damouni
Christina Crevillén She was 49, now 74 years old as Sophie
Frédéric Richard as Monsieur Bacheux
Nathalie Bécue as Cathy
Maria Pitarresi as Valeria
Nathalie Desprez as Madame Bry
Jean-Claude Frissung He was 46, now 71 years old as le collègue du directeur
Sylvie Delbauffe as une femme avec un bébé
Thierry Gibault He was 46, now 71 years old as l'inspecteur de police
Gérard Giroudon He was 49, now 75 years old as le maire
Philippe Meyer was 27, now 53 years old as le conseiller municipal
Daniel Delabesse He was 44, now 70 years old as Marc
Véronique Ataly She was 46, now 71 years old as Madame Lienard
Françoise Miquelis as Madame Duhem
Christine Citti She was 36, now 62 years old as Madame Beaudoin
Betty Teboulle as Madame Henry
Johanne Cornil-Leconte as Madame Bacheux
Sylviane Goudal as Gloria
Kelly Mercier as Laetitia
Marief Guittier as la mère de Daniel
Gerald Cesbron as Monsieur Henry
Mathieu Lenne as Jimmy
Stefan Elbaum as l'oncle de l'enfant battu
Lambert Marchal as Rémi

It All Starts Today Crew

Name Department
Sophie Brunet as Editor. She was 66 (79) years old when She died Editing
Gérard Lamps as Sound Engineer. He was 51 (now 76) years old Sound
Alain Sarde as Producer. He was 46 (now 72) years old Production
Tiffany Tavernier as Writer. She was 31 (now 57) years old Writing
Bertrand Tavernier as Director. He was 57 (now 83) years old Directing
Bertrand Tavernier as Writer. He was 57 (now 83) years old Writing
Alain Choquart as Director of Photography. He was 38 (now 64) years old Camera
Dominique Sampiero as Writer. He was 44 (now 70) years old Writing
Thierry François as Set Decoration. He was 46 (now 71) years old Art
Marpessa Djian as Costume Design. Costume & Make-Up
Michel Desrois as Sound Engineer. Sound
Louis Sclavis as Original Music Composer. He was 46 (now 71) years old Sound
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It All Starts Today (25 years)

  • Release day: Friday, March 12, 1999
  • Runtime: 117 minutes