The Year 01

The Year 01 (French: L'An 01) is a French comedy film, directed by Jacques Doillon, Alain Resnais and Jean Rouch released in 1973. It is based on the eponymous comic strip by Gébé^[2] and has gained cult film status.^[3][4]

The Year 01
Directed by	Jacques Doillon Alain Resnais Jean Rouch
Written by	Gébé
Cinematography	Gérard de Battista William Lubtchansky
Edited by	Noëlle Boisson
Music by	François Béranger Jean-Marie Dusuzeau
Distributed by	Cinémas Associés MK2 Éditions
Release date	22 February 1973 (1973-02-22)
Running time	90 min.
Country	France
Language	French
Box office	$1.9 million[1]

Synopsis

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 "Let's stop everything," and the second "After a period of total stoppage, let's bring back — reluctantly — just the services and products we can't do without. Probably : water to drink, electricity for reading at night, the radio to say 'This is not the end of the world, this is Year 1, and now a page of Celestial Mechanics." The implementation of these resolutions is the first day of a new era, Year 1. L'An 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.

Cast

More than 300 people. Notable people include

• Daniel Auteuil
• Josiane Balasko
• François Béranger
• Isabelle de Botton
• Madeleine Bouchez
• Romain Bouteille
• Cabu
• Jacques Canselier
• François Cavanna
• Professeur Choron
• Christian Clavier
• Coluche
• Christine Dejoux
• Albert Delpy
• Gérard Depardieu
• Delfeil de Ton
• Charlotte Dubreuil
• Jean-Paul Farré
• Lee Falk
• Marcel Gassouk
• Gébé
• Marcel Gotlib
• Henri Guybet
• Jacques Higelin
• Gérard Jugnot
• Nelly Kaplan
• Daniel Laloux
• Martin Lamotte
• Patrice Leconte
• Stan Lee^[5]
• Thierry Lhermitte
• René Marjac
• Miou-Miou
• Patrice Minet
• David Pascal
• Marie Pillet
• Daniel Prévost
• Maud Rayer
• Jacques Robiolles
• Alain Scoff
• Susan Shapiro
• Philippe Starck
• Jean-Paul Tribout
• Frederic Tuten
• Georges Wolinski
• Guillaume Weill-Raynal