The Clink of Ice is a 2010 French black comedy film written and directed by Bertrand Blier

Bertrand Blier

Bertrand Blier is a French screenwriter and film director.Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. He is the son of Bernard Blier....

. The plot centers around Charles (Jean Dujardin

Jean Dujardin

-Life and career:Dujardin was born in Rueil-Malmaison. Dujardin first became famous on the French talent show Graines de star in 1996 as part of the comedy group Nous C Nous, formed by members of the Carré blanc theater. From 1999 to 2003 he starred in the French version of the comedy television...

), an alcoholic writer who is confronted by an incarnation of his own cancer

Cancer

Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...

 (Albert Dupontel

Albert Dupontel

Albert Dupontel is a French actor and film director. He started his career as a stand-up comedian...

). The film's original French title is Le Bruit des glaçons, which literally means "The sound of ice cubes".

Cast

• Jean Dujardin
  Jean Dujardin
  -Life and career:Dujardin was born in Rueil-Malmaison. Dujardin first became famous on the French talent show Graines de star in 1996 as part of the comedy group Nous C Nous, formed by members of the Carré blanc theater. From 1999 to 2003 he starred in the French version of the comedy television...
  
   as Charles
• Albert Dupontel
  Albert Dupontel
  Albert Dupontel is a French actor and film director. He started his career as a stand-up comedian...
  
   as Charles' cancer
• Christa Theret
  Christa Theret
  Christa Theret is a French actress.- Biography :In 2003, Christa was spotted at the age of 11 in the playground of the Antoine Coysevox secondary school in the 18th arrondissement of Paris by a head of casting and started in cinema in the film Le Couperet by Costa-Gavras, where she played the...
  
   as Evguenia
• Audrey Dana
  Audrey Dana
  Audrey Dana is a French actress. She studied drama in Orléans and Paris. After two years in New York, she came back to France where she acted in various plays, especially in Nos amis, les humains by Bernard Werber. She was also cast in the movie adaptation Nos amis les Terriens, and Roman de Gare...
  
   as Carole
• Myriam Boyer as Louisa's cancer
• Anne Alvaro
  Anne Alvaro
  Anne Alvaro is a French actress whose work spans from the early 1970s through 2006. She is best known for her role as Eleonore in the 1983 biopic Danton. She also appeared in The Taste of Others, for which she won a César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 2001...
  
   as Louisa

Production

The budget was around 7 million Euro, including money from the TV channel France 2

France 2

France 2 is a French public national television channel. It is part of the state-owned France Télévisions group, along with France 3, France 4, France 5 and France Ô...

. Filming started 30 November 2009 and ended seven weeks later in Anduze

Anduze

Anduze is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...

, close to Nîmes

Nîmes

Nîmes is the capital of the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France. Nîmes has a rich history, dating back to the Roman Empire, and is a popular tourist destination.-History:...

, southern France. Major film studio Pathé

Pathé

Pathé or Pathé Frères is the name of various French businesses founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France.-History:...

was originally involved but left the production in the summer 2009.