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Arthur Joffé (writer)
Guy Zilberstein (writer)
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Release Date:
18 August 2004 (France) more
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Cast

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Sergio Castellitto ... Félix Mandel

Michel Serrault ... Lucien Mandel (voice)
Isabelle Gélinas ... Lucie Mandel
Rachida Brakni ... Yaëlle
Dominique Pinon ... Le clochard
László Szabó ... Le tailleur
Lisette Malidor ... Le Prince Noir
Emily Morgan ... Wendy

Tchéky Karyo ... Raveu, le banquier
Hélène de Fougerolles ... L'hôtesse de l'air
Maurice Bernart ... Le rabbin
Chantal Neuwirth ... La passagère de l'avion

Jeff Mirza ... Le chauffeur de taxi londonien
Vincent Sgonamillo ... Léo
Bruno Flender ... Jérôme
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Local Call (USA) (festival title)
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France:102 min | USA:102 min
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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Astonishing, inventive, soulful - and very funny., 6 April 2005
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Author: gaudiumNYC from New York City

This is a film with great heart.

It is witty, warm, surprising, courageous - an impeccably crafted comedy enriched by moments of high drama, deep poignancy, tender romance, and deft revelation.

The premise is simple: Felix Mandel, a sentimental, well-meaning dreamer, donates his deceased father's old overcoat to a homeless derelict, only to find himself haunted - and taunted - by collect calls from Heaven, as Papa demands, "Get back that coat!"

Father and son are soon bickering, relishing this fresh opportunity to rehash old issues. As their exchanges become more tempestuous, the long-distance phone bills grow more exorbitant and Felix's predicaments more desperate. But the drollery takes some unexpected turns, and we are led delicately into the deeper implications of this situation.

Adroitly directed by Arthur Joffe and vividly enacted by a superb cast featuring a mesmerizing, multi-hued performance from Sergio Castellito, this seemingly simple comedy embraces the complexities of our deepest human longings for connection, reconciliation, redemption, love.

It offers not only charm but nobility, grace. hope...and lots of laughs!

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