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Poster for The Year 01

The Year 01

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1973 | 90 min | Comedy, Action

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who wants a laugh and action fans. If you loved Wag the Dog, start here.
The mood
Light and funny.
The pace
Fast-moving, at 1 hr 30 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Made in 1973: an older pace and style.

The film narrates a utopian abandonment, consensual and festive of the market economy and high productivity. The population decides on a number of resolutions beginning with "We stop everything" and the second "After a total downtime will be revived-reluctantly-that the services and products including lack will prove intolerable. Probably: water to drink, electricity for reading at night, the TSF to say "This is not the end of the world, this is an 01, and now a page of Celestial Mechanics". The implementation of these resolutions is the first day of a new era, Year 01. The Year 01 is emblematic of the challenge of the 1970s and covers such diverse topics as ecology, negation of authority, free love, communal living, rejection of private property and labor.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $2 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 2K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Jacques Doillon

  • Josiane BalaskoA televiewer / The cyclist
  • Christian ClavierA debate viewer
  • ColucheThe office manager
  • Gérard DepardieuA traveler who does not take the train
  • GébéThe jewelry lover
  • Gérard JugnotA debate viewer
  • Thierry LhermitteA debate viewer
  • Miou-MiouThe woman who wakes up at 6 o'clock
  • CabuA conspirator
  • Romain BouteilleThe banknote collector