The Measure of a Man: Elise Noiraud brings Stéphane Brizé’s film to Les Plateaux Sauvages

La Loi du marché makes the jump from cinema to the stage at Plateaux Sauvages in Paris’s 20th arrondissement, running from 9 to 21 November 2026. Elise Noiraud adapts and directs Stéphane Brizé’s film, placing a former factory worker at the center of this social drama.

Laid off, Carine cycles through interviews and training courses, even as her finances deteriorate. When she becomes a security guard at a supermarket, she does get a paycheck again, but now she must watch over and discipline people who are sometimes more vulnerable than she is. Her return to work thus forces her to confront what she’s prepared to do to keep her place.

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Following Ressources humaines, staged in 2022, Elise Noiraud continues to explore the ties between individual journeys and social structures. The play brings together eight performers: Benjamin Brenière, François Brunet, Sandrine Deschamps, Julie Deyre, Laëtitia Franchetti, Sylvain Porcher, Vincent Remoissenet, and Guy Vouillot.

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