Synopsis
Themroc, a bachelor house painter living at home with his mother, leads a sad and colorless life. One day, after a run-in with his boss, he rebels. He wrecks his apartment, rejects every facet of bourgeois life, and begins acting like an urban, modern-day Neanderthal.
Themroc (1973) is a 1h 44min comedy feature film by Claude Faraldo. Themroc, a bachelor house painter living at home with his mother, leads a sad and colorless life. Selected for BUT Film Festival (2024).
Key facts
Cast
Romain Bouteille, Francesca R. Coluzzi, Miou-Miou, Michel Piccoli, Béatrice Romand, Jeanne Herviale, Marilu Tolo, Henri Guybet
Original language
French
First release
March 1, 1973 (France)
Production companies
EXPORTER 58, FILMANTHROPE, PRODUCTIONS FDL
Crew
Producer
François de Lannurien, Helène Vager
Cinematography
Jean-Marc Ripert
Editing
Noun Serra
Music
Harald Maury
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- BUT Film Festival 2024 - Live action
- Hallucinations Collectives 2024
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | France | March 1, 1973 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | May 1, 1973 |
| Theatrical | Germany | January 10, 1974 |
| Television | Sweden | May 30, 1975 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | October 1, 1976 |
| Theatrical | Denmark | January 31, 1978 |
| Theatrical | Spain | October 6, 1978 |
| Theatrical | United States | October 1, 1980 |
| Theatrical | France | July 1, 2020 |
Full credits
| Director | Claude Faraldo |
| Cast | Romain Bouteille, Francesca R. Coluzzi, Miou-Miou (Neighbor / La jeune voisine), Michel Piccoli, Béatrice Romand, Jeanne Herviale (Themroc’s Mother), Marilu Tolo, Henri Guybet (A worker / Un ouvrier), Coluche (The young neighbor / A worker / A cop), Patrick Dewaere (The Mason), Jean Aron, Paul Barrault, Stéphane Bouy (Un ouvrier/Un policier), Madeleine Damien, François Dyrek (Un policier), Michel Fortin (Un ouvrier/Un CRS), Jean-Michel Haas, François Joxe, Marie Kéruzoré, Philippe Manesse (Un voisin qui se fait tabasser par un CRS), Catherine Mitry, Myriam Mézières (Woman worker), Popeck (Le tailleur de crayons), Roger Riffard (Un garde/Un voisin), Gégé Sagroun, Sotha |
| Producer | François de Lannurien, Helène Vager |
| Cinematography | Jean-Marc Ripert |
| Editing | Noun Serra |
| Music | Harald Maury |
| Visual effects | André Trielli |
| Sound | Harald Maury |
| Costumes | Michèle Cerf |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
