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Greek | Ενήλικοι στην αίθουσα |
Directed by | Costa Gavras |
Written by | Costa Gavras |
Based on | Adults in the Room by Yanis Varoufakis |
Produced by | Alexandre Gavras Manos Krezias Michèle Ray-Gavras |
Cinematography | Giorgos Arvanitis |
Edited by | Costa-Gavras Lambis Haralambidis |
Music by | Alexandre Desplat |
Production companies | K.G. Productions Wild Bunch Elle Driver France 2 Cinéma Odeon |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
Countries | France Greece |
Languages | French German English Greek |
Adults in the Room (Greek: Ενήλικοι στην αίθουσα, romanized: Enílikoi stin aíthousa) is a 2019 French-Greek political film directed by Costa-Gavras. It is based on the book Adults in the Room: My Battle with Europe's Deep Establishment by Yanis Varoufakis about the 2015 Greek bailout.[2] It is Gavras' first feature film that was shot in Greece.[3]
Plot
[edit]In 2015, following Syriza's victory in the 2015 Greek legislative election, Yánis Varoufákis (Minister of Finance) is tasked by Prime Minister Aléxis Tsípras to negotiate a new deal on the memorandum of understanding signed by previous government with the Troika in order to avoid facing another inevitable debt crisis in the country months later. However, throughout successive meetings of the Eurogroup, Varoufákis's proposals are only met with flat refusals from the Troika. With constant threats from the European institution of an eviction of Greece from the Eurozone if their demands are not met, Greek PM Aléxis Tsípras is forced to sign the MoU, going against the 62% of the population that rejected the bailouts by voting "No" in the 2015 Greek bailout referendum. Yánis Varoufákis then resigned, five months after taking the office.
Cast
[edit]- Chrístos Loúlis: Yánis Varoufákis[4]
- Aléxandros Bourdoúmis: Aléxis Tsípras[4]
- Ulrich Tukur: Wolfgang Schäuble[4]
- Daan Schuurmans: Jeroen Dijsselbloem[4]
- Dimítris Tárloou: Euclide Tsakalotos
- Josiane Pinson: Christine Lagarde
- Valeria Golino: Danái Strátou
- Aurélien Recoing: Pierre Moscovici
- Vincent Nemeth: Michel Sapin
- Francesco Acquaroli: Mario Draghi
- George Lenz: Head of the Troika
- Philip Schurer: George Osborne
- Damien Mougin: Emmanuel Macron
- Aléxandros Logothétis: Mános
- Chrístos Stérgioglou: Sákis
- Cornelius Obonya: Wims
- Thános Tokákis: Yórgos
- María Protópappa: Elena
- Thémis Pánou: Siágas
- Kostas Antalopoulos: press contact for Wolfgang Schäuble
- Skyrah Archer : Eurogroup secretary
- Marina Argyropolo: Fenia
- Georges Corraface: Greek ambassador to France
- Giannis Dalianis
- Adrian Frieling: Lithuanian minister of Finances
Release
[edit]The film was selected to play out of competition at the 76th Venice International Film Festival.[5]
Reception
[edit]Jessica Kiang of Variety wrote, "Far too many adults, in far too many rooms, have far too many repetitive conversations about the arcane ins-and-outs of EU policymaking in Costa-Gavras’ maddeningly unfocused 'Adults in the Room.'"[6]
Jordan Mintzer of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "For those interested in how the EU sausage is made — a process that Costa-Gavras mines both for its theatricality and seeming inanity — the film can be a gripping piece of infotainment, even if it runs long at 124 minutes. Others may shy away from so many administrative details, but they will be missing out on a movie that tries to cut through all the red tape and explore the human travails behind the protocols."[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Gr, Sala (August 13, 2019). "Biennale Cinema 2019 | Adults in the Room". La Biennale di Venezia.
- ^ "Costa Gavras: I will make a film based on Adults in the Room". YanisVaroufakis.eu. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ Grivas, Alexis (16 April 2019). "Cash rebate for Costa-Gavras' 'Adults In The Room' sparks heated political debate in Greece". Screen Daily. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d Mintzer, Jordan (31 August 2019). "'Adults in the Room': Film Review | Venice 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ Anderson, Ariston (25 July 2019). "Venice Competition to Include Roman Polanski, Steven Soderbergh, James Gray's 'Ad Astra,' Todd Phillips' 'Joker'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ Kiang, Jessica (August 31, 2019). "Film Review: 'Adults in the Room'".
- ^ "'Adults in the Room': Film Review | Venice 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. 31 August 2019.