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| Gael García Bernal | ... | Stéphane Miroux | |
| Charlotte Gainsbourg | ... | Stéphanie | |
| Alain Chabat | ... | Guy | |
| Miou-Miou | ... | Christine Miroux | |
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Pierre Vaneck | ... | Monsieur Pouchet |
| Emma de Caunes | ... | Zoé | |
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Aurélia Petit | ... | Martine |
| Sacha Bourdo | ... | Serge | |
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Stéphane Metzger | ... | Sylvain |
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Alain de Moyencourt | ... | Gérard (as Decourt Moyen) |
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Inigo Lezzi | ... | Monsieur Persinnet |
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Yvette Petit | ... | Ivana |
| Jean-Michel Bernard | ... | Piano-playing Policeman | |
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Eric Mariotto | ... | Policeman |
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Bertrand Delpierre | ... | Présentateur JT |
Following the death of his father from cancer, Stéphane - Mexican on his father's side, French on his mother's side - agrees, despite his less than proficient use of the French language, on his mother's request to move back to France from Mexico, she not only letting him live in her apartment in his old bedroom in the building she owns while she stays with her current boyfriend Gérard, a magician, but she having found him a job using his graphic art skills at a calendar shop. The job ends up not being quite as she had made it out to be - it more a dead end menial job - but Stéphane is still able to eke out a friendship of sorts with his new coworkers, especially Guy, the senior employee, a bully of a man-child who obsesses about sex and who becomes Stéphane's confidante. Concurrently, Stéphane strikes a friendship with his neighbor, Stéphanie, and her friend, Zoé, Stéphane and their friendship stemming out of some mistruths, including the two artistically inclined women not divulging ... Written by Huggo
I just saw this at the Sundance Film Festival and feel compelled to saw a few things about the flick. This movie is so insanely good and just plain insane at the same time. The movie follows Gael Garcia's character as he moves back to his mothers home in Paris and finds himself falling for the girl across the hall. Gael's character experiences reality through dreams and the present, creating all sorts of confusion. The movie has some of the most unique props and eccentric animation pieces I have ever seen, but would you expect anything less from Gondry (Eternal Sunshine..). This movie really can't be described in truth but holds so much potential for multiple viewings as its so full of life and visual wonders for the eyes. Gael Garcia is just perfect in this role and is fascinating in gesture and laugh out loud funny when the script allows. I think you should definitely look forward to seeing this movie when it gets a wide release, its funny, its art, its pleasure for the eyes and a puzzle for the mind.