My Wife Is an Actress (2001)
"Ma femme est une actrice" (original title)

A "normal" guy who is married to a hot actress gets worried that she is involved with her costar. This worry turns into jealousy and causes problems in their relationship. This is a story about trust and a comedy about the actions between men and women.

Director:

Yvan Attal

Writer:

Yvan Attal

Stars:

Charlotte Gainsbourg, Yvan Attal, Terence Stamp

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Charlotte Gainsbourg	...	Charlotte
Yvan Attal	...	Yvan
Terence Stamp	...	John
Noémie Lvovsky	...	Nathalie
Laurent Bateau	...	Vincent
Keith Allen	...	David, the film director
Jo McInnes	...	David's assistant
Ludivine Sagnier	...	Géraldine
Lionel Abelanski	...	Georges
Valérie Leboutte	...	Young sexy girl
Annette Hazanavicius	...	Yvan's mother
Jean Abelanski	...	Yvan's father
Marie Denarnaud	...	Colette
Jean-Rachid	...	Blaise (as Jean Rachid)
Céline Cuignet	...	Lisette

Storyline

Paris can boast a population of 2,125,246. Of these 1,153,000 are women and 10,000 are actresses. Yvan, a young sports writer, is married to one who is very well known - Charlotte. They try to live a normal life, but her fame makes it difficult - autograph hunters interrupt their dinners, cops about to serve traffic summonses let them off with a warning and a smile when they recognize her, and impossible-to-get restaurant reservations magically appear when Charlotte makes the calls instead of Yvan. All this threatens and challenges his male ego, but Yvan is able to take her stardom in stride. Until, that is, a man at a bar asks him if he gets jealous watching his wife make love in the nude to another man on screen. It has never seriously bothered him before, but the stranger sows the first seed of doubt in his head...

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Plot Keywords:

jealousy | writer | restaurant | autograph | sports writer | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and nudity/sexuality

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French English

Release Date:

14 November 2001 (France)

Also Known As:

My Wife Is an Actress

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

FRF 30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$18,687 (Hong Kong) (8 November 2002)

Gross:

$1,052,922 (USA) (8 November 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canal+, Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC), Katharina

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited from I Got a Woman (1997)

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Soundtracks

"London Calling"
Written by Joe Strummer and Mick Jones
Performed by The Clash

User Reviews

Smart, Fresh, Fun, Romantic

Today I had the privilege of viewing "My Wife is an Actress" at a preview for the San Francisco International Film Festival. I highly recommend the French comedy, which I understand is being released by Sony in May.

Without having realized the male lead Atal is also the Writer & Director, it's all the more amazing how one can juggle so many tasks effectively. Likely this is because it is undoubtedly based on his real life, including his real life wife playing his wife (the actress).

I know this type of setup has been done before, but the behind the scenes element of a movie set is very appealing. Atal lets us in on the filming and behind the scenes monotony of film making. Terence Stamp, as the English speaking actor of some note, is a true delight as usual.

In particular, the opening montage and a scene not for the modest should be taken note of for their own appeal.

I believe only the true cynic will be disappointed with the ending, which in today's movies (especially Hollywood films) are lacking in conclusions or resolutions.