A self-conscious and self-referential adventure into the (pretend) lives of legendary actors in Paris.
Acting
Legends gleefully roasting their own careers.
Writing
Blier's script weaponizes French cinema history.
Direction
Controlled chaos that only Blier could orchestrate.
Director
Bertrand Blier
Pierre Arditi
Pierre Arditi
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Claude Brasseur
Claude Brasseur
Alain Delon
Alain Delon
Gérard Depardieu
Gérard Depardieu
Albert Dupontel
Police officer
André Dussollier
André Dussollier
Jacques François
Jacques François
Josiane Balasko
André Dussollier 2
François Berléand
François Nègre
Jean-Pierre Marielle
Jean-Pierre Marielle
Sami Frey
Sami Frey
Michel Piccoli
Michel Piccoli
Dominique Blanc
Geneviève
Michael Lonsdale
Man walking down the street
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Marielle's hot water quest spans the entire film because Blier wrote it during an actual frustrating hotel stay.
Released in 2000, this captured the last hurrah of the 'classic' French cinema generation before streaming reshaped stardom entirely.
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