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Marion Cotillard plays BOTH twins in a twisted identity swap that goes deliciously wrong.
TMDB
49
IMDb
57
Rotten Tomatoes
51
Audience Score
51
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Pretty Things (2001)

twin-swap chaosY2K fashion fever dreamfaux-glamorous grit

Overview

Drama

Lucie, who works as a white-hot fashion model, exhibits a dominant, often controlling, "Type A" personality, whereas identical twin Marie consistently projects a backward, reserved, laconic and unassuming attitude. When Lucie receives a covetable French recording contract, a significant problem stands in her way: the inability to sing. Marie possesses the voice of an angel, however, and quickly jets off to Paris to stand in for her sister, unannounced - little realizing the dangerous and even violent string of consequences that she is igniting.

Flag of FRFRFrench
Content warning
identity erasuresibling exploitationfame's hollow promiseclass performance

Standout Aspects

Acting

Cotillard's dual performance—same face, completely different souls.

Costume

Peak early-2000s Parisian fashion excess, all desperation and glitter.

Best for:Solo: Late-night spiral when you want to feel something.·Rewatch: Catch Cotillard's subtle physical differences between twins.
Heads up:Violence: Sudden physical assault, particularly in the recording industry underbelly.·Sexual Content: Transactional encounters, blurred consent in fame-hungry dynamics.
Gilles Paquet-Brenner

Director

Gilles Paquet-Brenner

ReleasedNov 14, 2001
Runtime1h 45m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
M6 Films
Hugo Films

Top Cast

Marion Cotillard

Marion Cotillard

Marie / Lucie

Stomy Bugsy

Stomy Bugsy

Nicolas

Patrick Bruel

Patrick Bruel

Jacques

Titoff

Titoff

Sébastien

Ophélie Winter

Ophélie Winter

Jessica

Tony Amoni

Tony Amoni

Steve

Axelle Renoir

Axelle Renoir

la journaliste

Guy Amram

Guy Amram

Fred

Nikita Lespinasse

Nikita Lespinasse

Heidi

Olivier Granier

Olivier Granier

Le père

Martin Amic

Martin Amic

Arthur

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Cotillard filmed both twin roles separately, using body doubles for over-the-shoulder shots—she insisted on no digital duplication.

Cultural

The film satirizes France's real early-2000s obsession with manufactured pop stars like Lorie and Jordy, exposing the industry's disposable treatment of young women.

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