A Week's Vacation () is a 1980 French drama film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. It was entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival.
Synopsis
31 year old Laurence has reached a breaking point as a public school teacher in Lyon and at a crossroads in her relationship with her boyfriend, Pierre. At her doctor's direction, she takes a week off from work to recover. She feels pressured by everyone around her to continue to teach, but it no longer makes her as happy as it once did.
Cast Nathalie Baye - Laurence Cuers Gérard Lanvin - Pierre Flore Fitzgerald - Anne Michel Galabru - Mancheron Jean Dasté - Le père de Laurence Marie-Louise Ebeli - La mère de Laurence Philippe Delaigue - Jacques, le frère de Laurence Geneviève Vauzeilles - Lucie Philippe Léotard - Le docteur Sabouret Philippe Noiret - Michel Descombes Jean-Claude Durand - Philippe Catherine Anne Duperray - Josiane Lalande, le professeur chahuté (as Catherine-Anne Duperray) Jean Sourbier - André André Mortamais - Le client Thierry Herbivo - Jean Mancheron Nils Tavernier - Patrice
Notes
Philippe Noiret's Michel Descombes was the protagonist of Tavernier's feature debut, The Clockmaker (1974).
Critical reception Stanley Kauffmann of The New Republic wrote- "What holds this film together are the characterizations and Tavernier's skill and authenticity. The people are not startlingly original or profoundly drawn; they are completely credible, therefore interesting.
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