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The Year 01

19731h 30m6.6 / 10

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.

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Checked Jul 22, 2026

The Year 01 was released February 22, 1973. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.

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 "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.

More about The Year 01

Cast

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

Credits

Directed by
Jacques Doillon
Written by
Gébé

Production details

Status
Released
Original language
French
Original title
L'An 01

Production

  • UZ Productions
  • ArtédisFrance

Themes

politics