La dilettante (1999)

Director:

Pascal Thomas

Writers:

Jacques Lourcelles, Pascal Thomas

Stars:

Catherine Frot, Sébastien Cotterot, Barbara Schulz

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Catherine Frot	...	Pierrette Dumortier
Sébastien Cotterot	...	Éric
Barbara Schulz	...	Nathalie Dumortier
Jacques Dacqmine	...	M. Delaunay
Christian Morin	...	Edmond Robert
Nathalie Lafaurie	...	Marcelle
Paul Minthe	...	Prêtre en soutane
Vania Plemiannikov	...	Philippe
Jean Desailly	...	Edmond Thibault
Clément Thomas	...	L'avocat de Pierrette
Armelle	...	Le juge d'instruction
Aymard Du Vivier	...	Député Trémond
Roger Trapp	...	Maître Donizetti, expert
Jean-François Balmer	...	Le président du tribunal
Marie-Christine Barrault	...	Thérèse Rambert

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

mother daughter relationship | paris france

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

7 July 1999 (France)

Also Known As:

Pelo Prazer de Viver

Filming Locations:

Cinema Le Ranelagh, Paris 16, Paris, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ah! Victoria! Films, Canal+, Euripide Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Spoofs Taxi (1998)

User Reviews

Nothing short of hilarious

This film truly is remarkable in that what promises to be a pleasant time turns into a riot. I laughed out loud more at this film than I have at any in years. Catherine Frot does a marvelous job as Pierrette and Pascal Thomas gives us a film that is refreshing in that, contrary to seemingly all American films, does not pander to the audience. We aren't given a lengthy exposition in which we learn everything up-to-date on the characters: we're simply thrown in the middle of the action and need to use our head to find our bearings. Let's pray this film gets distributed in the US.