Ma femme est une actrice (2001)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Yvan Attal

Writer:

Yvan Attal (writer)

Release Date:

14 November 2001 (Belgium)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Jealousy | Paris | Actress | Film Crew | Bouncer

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

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

Also Known As:

My Wife Is an Actress (USA)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and nudity/sexuality.

Runtime:

95 min | Argentina:93 min

Country:

France

Language:

French | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Spain:T | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Canal+

Movie Connections:

References Ascenseur pour l'échafaud (1958)

Soundtrack:

London Calling

Interesting premise which fizzled

Now the description of this movie immediately got me interested: real-life husband and wife, Yvan & Charlotte, play a husband and wife named Yvan & Charlotte! Charlotte is an actress (as in real-life), and Yvan is jealous about the scenes between her and her leading men. Now isn't that something that immediately makes you think you're voyeuring into some real-life predicaments? Well, it didn't work. There was no chemistry between Charlotte and Terrance Stamp (John), the supposed object of jealousy for Yvan. You just didn't buy the idea that Yvan could ever be jealous of John.

There was an interesting sub-story involving Yvan's sister who is a Jew married to a Christian. The story involves circumcision of a baby boy that will be born to them soon. I wish they spent more time on this substory rather than the main story. The substory was so much more interesting.