Harry un ami qui vous veut du bien (2000)

Director:

Dominik Moll

Writers:

Dominik Moll (scenario) and
Gilles Marchand (scenario) ...
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Release Date:

15 August 2000 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Who needs enemies?

Plot:

Harry knew Michel in high school; they meet again by accident, Harry inserts himself in Michel's life... and things take a sinister turn.

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Obsessive | Female Nudity | Cellular Phone | Multiple Murder

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 7 wins & 13 nominations

Cast

Laurent Lucas	...	Michel
Sergi López	...	Harry (as Sergi Lopez)
Mathilde Seigner	...	Claire
Sophie Guillemin	...	Prune (Plum)
Liliane Rovère	...	Mother
Dominique Rozan	...	Father
Michel Fau	...	Eric
Victoire de Koster	...	Jeanne
Laurie Caminata	...	Sarah
Lorena Caminata	...	Iris

Directed by
Dominik Moll

Writing credits
Dominik Moll		(scenario) and
Gilles Marchand		(scenario)
Francis Villain		(poem "Un poignard en peau de nuit")

Produced by
Michel Saint-Jean	....	producer
Eric Zaouali	....	line producer

Original Music by
David Whitaker		(as David Sinclair Whitaker)

Cinematography by
Matthieu Poirot-Delpech

Film Editing by
Yannick Kergoat

Casting by
Antoinette Boulat

Production Design by
Michel Barthélémy

Set Decoration by
Boris Piot

Costume Design by
Virginie Montel

Makeup Department
Sylvie Aid	....	key makeup artist
Laurent Blanchard	....	hair stylist
Murielle Brot	....	makeup artist
Valérie Tranier	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Sandrine Brauer	....	post-production supervisor
Clément Sentilhes	....	unit production manager
Eric Zaouali	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rafaele Ravinet-Virbel	....	first assistant director
Stephanie Vallé	....	third assistant director
Léonard Vindry	....	second assistant director

Art Department
François Borgeaud	....	propman
Xavier Buffin	....	head painter
Eric Conrad	....	assistant decorator
Jean-Pierre Delettre	....	carpenter
Jacky Frankiel	....	painter
Mohamed Hamadache	....	assistant decorator
Xavier Laroyenne	....	carpenter
Lionel Lesage	....	carpenter
Pascale Mansion	....	assistant decorator
Frédérique Menichetti	....	painter
Boris Piot	....	set dresser
François Scala	....	carpenter
Martinus Van Lunen	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Nicolas Becker	....	sound effects editor
Marilena Cavola	....	assistant sound editor (as Marilena Cavola Hardy)
Peter Cobbin	....	sound engineer
Gérard de Lagarde	....	sound effects editor
Thomas Desjonquères	....	sound editor
Andrew Dudman	....	assistant sound engineer
Gérard Hardy	....	sound editor
Gérard Hardy	....	sound
Gérard Lamps	....	sound re-recording mixer
François Maurel	....	sound
Fred Messa	....	boom operator
Mohamed Mourchid	....	sound recordist
Alex Scannell	....	assistant sound engineer
Williams Schmit	....	adr mixer

Special Effects by
Rémi Chouroulinkov	....	special effects
Dominique Corbin	....	special effects
Pierre Foury	....	special effects
Jean-Pierre Grandet	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Luc Augereau	....	visual effects producer
François Vagnon	....	visual effects supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department
Kamel Belaïd	....	electrician
Fabien Benzaquen	....	assistant camera: "b" camera
Alexandre Bon	....	assistant camera: "b" camera
Jacques Bulot	....	gaffer
Claire Caroff	....	focus puller
Stéphanie De Fenin	....	assistant camera
Frédéric North	....	pilot: camera helicopter
Philippe Quaisse	....	still photographer
Carlos Ribeiro	....	grip
Hervé Rousset	....	key grip
Mohan Valmy	....	electrician

Casting Department
Constance Demontoy	....	casting: children

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Isabelle Pannetier	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Agathe Cauvin	....	assistant editor
Olivier Gourlay	....	first assistant editor
Isabelle Julien	....	color timer

Music Department
Ian Brown	....	musician: piano solos
Hakima Guerziz	....	assistant music consultant
Nick Mera	....	music copyist
Eric Michon	....	music consultant
Jonathan Rees	....	musician: first violin
Colin Sheen	....	orchestra leader
David Whitaker	....	conductor (as David Sinclair Whitaker)
David Whitaker	....	music arranger: "Ramona" (as David Sinclair Whitaker)
Su Whitaker	....	assistant to composer (as Susan Whitaker)

Other crew
Sandrine Brauer	....	production assistant
Pierre Cadeac	....	animal trainer
Nathalie Lampre	....	production administrator
Tanguy Thuaud	....	aerial shot
Michel Védié	....	groupman (as Michel Védie)
Anna Zenowicz	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Canal+ (with the participation of)
• Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) (with the participation of)
• Diaphana Films (presents)
• M6 Films
• Procirep (with the support of)
• Sofica Sofinergie 5 (in association with)

Distributors

• Diaphana Films (France) (theatrical)
• Film Office (2002) (France) (DVD)
• Miramax Films (USA)
• A-Film Distribution (2001) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (200?) (Netherlands) (video)
• Alfa Films (Argentina)
• Artificial Eye (UK) (all media)
• Buena Vista International (Sweden) (2001) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Cetera International (Japan)
• Keyfilms Roma (Italy)
• Miramax Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Miramax Zoë (2001) (USA) (subtitled)
• Vértigo Films (Spain)

Special Effects

• L'Etude et la Supervision des Trucages (L'E.S.T.) (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Abbey Road Studios  music recorded at
• Pro Arte Orchestra of London  orchestra

Also Known As:

Harry, He's Here to Help (International: English title) (UK) (original subtitled version)
Harry Is Here to Help (USA)
With a Friend Like Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien (USA) (complete title)
With a Friend Like Harry... (USA)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some violence and a scene of nudity.

Runtime:

117 min

Country:

France

Language:

French | Spanish

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Malaysia:U | Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Mexico:B | New Zealand:M | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Château Hôtel Mont-Royal, La Chapelle-en-Serval, Oise, France

Company:

Canal+

Goofs:

Continuity: When Harry asks Michel why he is filling up the old well hole, Michel empties his wheelbarrow and turns to go fill it up. Far too short a time passes before he returns with it freshly filled.

Quotes:

[on how to deal with difficult parents]
Harry Ballestero: You have to overreact.

Movie Connections:

Edited into Making of 'Harry un ami qui vous veut du bien' (2001) (V)

Soundtrack:

Sonate No. 5 for Piano, KV 283

A real gem!

With a Friend Like Harry is a jewel of its kind, Hitchcock would love it. Consider that most of it takes place either indoors or outdoors at night or on menacing serpentine roads. Very claustrophobic effects, just like the master himself. And it is devoid of the usual clichéd homages & in-jokes that prevail in the usual Hitchcock wannabe film. It builds smoothly & menacingly, with perfect tempo, the characters are believable to the point of banality - again, just like the master's very best films. But over & above the expert elements of suspense & character & humor that pervade this movie, I would like to add that it is a delicious contemporary reading of the universal Faust legend & to me that is it's ultimate brilliance.