Trivial (La Disparue de Deauville)

A 2007 French crime drama and thriller, Trivial was first titled Trivial and is known in France as La Disparue de Deauville (“The Missing Woman of Deauville”). Sophie Marceau directed it, her second feature as a director. She co-wrote the screenplay with Gianguido Spinelli and Jacques Deschamps and also appears in the cast. The film runs 103 minutes and opened in France on 23 May 2007. In Germany it was released as Zimmer 401 – Rückkehr aus der Vergangenheit.

At its centre is a police inspector battling depression after his wife's death. At the request of a mysterious woman, he starts looking into a suspicious missing-person case. He is sometimes described as a paranoid criminal investigator. Christopher Lambert plays the role, with Sophie Marceau and Nicolas Briançon alongside him. Marilou Berry, Judith Magre and Jacques Boudet are in the cast, as are Simon Abkarian, Robert Hossein, Marie-Christine Barrault, Firmine Richard, Samir Guesmi, Laure Duthilleul, Magali Woch and Jean-Paul Bonnaire.

Shooting took place in Normandy, with much of it in Le Havre, including the Espace Coty shopping centre and streets such as rue Pasteur.