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Nicole Garcia | ... | Mado Marceaux | |
Bernard Giraudeau | ... | Brice | |
Jean-Pierre Marielle | ... | Simon Marceaux | |
Ludivine Sagnier | ... | Emilier Novacki, dite Lili | |
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Robinson Stévenin | ... | Julien Marceaux |
Julie Depardieu | ... | Jeanne-Marie | |
Yves Jacques | ... | Serge | |
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Anne Le Ny | ... | Léone |
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Marc Betton | ... | Guy |
Michel Piccoli | ... | L'acteur qui joue Simon | |
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Maylie Del Piero | ||
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Mathieu Grondin | ... | Julien-Acteur |
Louise Boisvert | ... | L'actrice qui joue Léone | |
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Mustapha Chadli | ||
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Fani Kolarova |
A group of cinematic spend a holiday in the French countryside. The film provides insight in their relationships, including that between a young man and a local girl, Lili. She uses the opportunity to work her way into the cinematic world, and for which she swaps her young friend for his mother's lover. This settled filmmaker takes Lili on a trip to Paris. A few years later the young man has become a filmmaker himself. His first film is inspired by the mentioned holiday. Lili, by now an actress, learns about it and works herself in a refined way into its cast. Ending up as the star of this production. No more than that, for the young filmmaker remains faithful to his wife and young daughter. Written by Farhan
The film starts off a little awkwardly. I wasn't quite sure where it was going or if I wanted to go with it, but like all great films it slowly got under my skin. By the second half I was totally engaged and rate it right up there with my favourites.
Like Antonioni's, The Dreamers, this film captures the awkwardness and passion of being young but also offers a reflection on growing older.
This film is not for people looking for typical Hollywood fare. It a classic European film that draws you slowly into these characters lives. The film takes it's time to get where it's going, but when you get there you're glad you went along for the ride.