The Ice Rink

The Ice Rink (La Patinoire) is a 1998 comedy film written and directed by Jean-Philippe Toussaint. It stars Tom Novembre, Mireille Perrier, Dolores Chaplin, Marie-France Pisier, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Gilbert Melki, and Bruce Campbell.

Cast

 * Tom Novembre as Director
 * Mireille Perrier as Assistant
 * Marie-France Pisier as Producer
 * Bruce Campbell as Actor
 * Dolores Chaplin as Actress
 * Jean-Pierre Cassel as Ice Rink's Manager
 * Gilbert Melki as Stand-in for Actress

Production
The film was shot in Franconville, a suburb of Paris, France.

Reception
Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote of the film: "If its pieces don't completely fit, The Ice Rink has sophisticated comic performances by a cast who know their characters well enough to make us like them in spite of their self-absorption."