Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Jean Dujardin | ... | Antoine Abeilard | |
Elsa Zylberstein | ... | Anna Hamon | |
Christopher Lambert | ... | Samuel Hamon (as Christophe Lambert) | |
Alice Pol | ... | Alice Hanel | |
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Rahul Vohra | ... | Rahul Abhi |
Shriya Pilgaonkar | ... | Ayanna | |
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Abhishek Krishnan | ... | Sanjay |
Venantino Venantini | ... | Henri | |
Hélène Médigue | ... | L'amie d'Anna | |
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Olias Lelouch | ... | Le petit Antoine |
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Philippe Azoulay | ... | Le reporter à la Mela |
Laurent Couson | ... | Le chef d'orchestre | |
Ramneeka Dhillon Lobo | ... | Le médecin indien (as Ramneeka Lobo) | |
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Mona Irani | ... | Contrôleuse Mumbai |
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Abhishek Kapur | ... | Le chauffeur du casse |
French famous film score composer goes to India to compose the score for an Indian adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. There he meets the wife of the French ambassador to India, and a complicated relationship ensues.
Wonderful movie set for the most part in India. Oscar winner Jean Dujardin plays a movie composer visiting India to work on a new wave film. There he meets the wife of the French ambassador played by Elsa Zylberstein.
Dujardin is at the top of his game, on par with the Cary Grant of the An Affair to Remember, and so is Elsa, who plays her part with incredible honesty and endearing vulnerability. The writing is brillant, all the way through, as expected from master director and writer Claude Lelouch. Some of the dialogue scenes between Dujardin and Zylberstein are some of the better written, acted and most beautiful ever created.
The portrayal of India is honest, extensive and, most importantly, respectful. It's a delightful adventure for anyone who likes smart romantic comedies, much like An Affair to Remember (1957).