''Empty Days'' () is a 1999 French

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

written and directed by Marion Vernoux and starring

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Valeria Carla Federica Bruni Tedeschi, also written Bruni-Tedeschi (; born 16 November 1964), is an Italian and French actress, screenwriter and film director. Her 2013 film, '' A Castle in Italy,'' was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 C ...

. The film was entered into the main competition at the

56th Venice International Film Festival The 56th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 1 and 11 September 1999. Stanley Kubrick's final film ''Eyes Wide Shut'' was the festival's opening film. Yugoslavian filmmaker Emir Kusturica was the Jury President for the ma ...

, winning the President of the Italian Senate's gold medal.

Plot

Cast

as Marie Del Sol * Patrick Dell'Isola as Pierre Perset * Sergi López as Luis *

Florence Thomassin Florence Thomassin (born 24 June 1966) is a French actress and sculptor. In 2001, Thomassin was nominated for a César Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role of Beatrice in Bernard Rapp's '' A Question of Taste'' ("Une affaire de goû ...

as Sophie *

Chloé Mons Chloé Mons (born in Lille on 1 December 1972) is a French actress and singer. Biography Chloé grew up in Lille in a family of musicians. She is the sister of Barnabé Mons, the leader of the psychedelic rock group Sheetah & Les Weissmullers. S ...

as Catherine * Alexandre Carrière as Hervé * Rachid Bouali as le serveur du café * Annette Lowcay as la caissière du supermarché * Marco Cherqui as Antoine * Antoine Mathieu as Martineau *

Éric Caravaca Éric Caravaca (born 21 November 1966) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter.French drama films 1999 drama films 1999 films Films directed by Marion Vernoux Films scored by Alexandre Desplat 1990s French-language films 1990s French films French-language drama films {{1990s-drama-film-stub