The Second Act (2024)
Le deuxième acte (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 20min
- Comedy
- 14 May 2024 (Belgium)
- Movie
Florence wants to introduce David, the man she's madly in love with, to her father. But David isn't attracted to her and wants to throw her into the arms of his friend Willy. The characters meet in a restaurant in the middle of nowhere.
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- 3 nominations.
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Cast
| Léa Seydoux | ... |
Florence Drucker
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| Vincent Lindon | ... |
Guillaume Tardieu
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| Louis Garrel | ... |
David
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| Raphaël Quenard | ... |
Christian, dit Willy
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| Manuel Guillot | ... |
Stéphane Jouvet
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Françoise Gazio | ... |
Figurante intriguée 1
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Régine Mondion | ... |
Figurante intriguée 2
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Valérie Vogt | ... |
L'agent de Florence et David
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Hélène Alexandridis | ... |
La mère de Florence
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Max Nicolas | ... |
L'assistant réalisateur
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| Thémis Terrier-Thiebaux | ... |
La fille de Florence
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Kim Barrouk | ... |
La scripte invisible (voice)
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Laurent Nicolas | ... |
Avatar I.A.
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Guillaume Amorin | ... |
Client restaurant
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Sandrine Louis | ... |
Cliente restaurant
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Aurore Sicard | ... |
Cliente restaurant
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David Maillet | ... |
Client restaurant
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Josépha Yang | ... |
Cliente restaurant
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Sandra Guerbois | ... |
Cliente restaurant
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Francis Delaunay | ... |
Client restaurant
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Directed by
| Quentin Dupieux | ||
Written by
| Quentin Dupieux | ... | () |
Produced by
| Chloé Bianchi | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Olivier Père | ... | co-producer |
| Hugo Sélignac | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Quentin Dupieux | ||
Editing by
| Quentin Dupieux | ||
Editorial Department
| Léa Audouin | ... | dailies manager |
| Matthieu Monteux | ... | Mastering |
| Fabien Napoli | ... | colorist |
Casting By
| Marine Albert | ||
Art Direction by
| Joan Le Boru | ||
Costume Design by
| Justine Pearce | ||
Makeup Department
| Olivier Afonso | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Sophie Benaiche | ... | key makeup artist |
| Aude Cogrel | ... | hair stylist |
| Antoine Delannoy | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Charlotte Desnos | ... | makeup artist |
| Marine Despiegelaere | ... | special makeup effects artist (as Marison De) |
| Margo Rousse Malpat | ... | key hair stylist |
| Dorothée Soual | ... | Wig Maker |
Production Management
| Chloé Bianchi | ... | post-production manager |
| Margaux Bruneau | ... | deliverables supervisor |
| Teva Cellier | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Clément Tréhin-Lalanne | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ornella Alagna | ... | second assistant director |
| Rémi Bouvier | ... | first assistant director |
| Bastien Chaboche | ... | third assistant director |
Art Department
| Sébastien Assouline | ... | assistant art director |
| Sébastien Bernon | ... | Construction Buyer (as Bernon Sebastien) |
| Frédéric Cambon | ... | graphic designer |
| Maud Gircourt | ... | illustrator |
| Simon Tric | ... | property master |
Sound Department
| Laurent Chassaigne | ... | sound |
| Antoine Citrinot | ... | dialogue editor |
| Charles de Ville | ... | sound editor |
| Jean-Paul Hurier | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Fanny Lamothe | ... | sound |
| Guillaume Le Braz | ... | sound |
| Benjamin Martin | ... | re-recording mixer assistant |
| Corentin Massiot | ... | boom operator |
| Charles Michaud | ... | sound mastering engineer |
| Gadou Naudin | ... | foley artist |
| Louis Naudin | ... | foley mixer |
| Alexis Place | ... | sound editor |
| Lola Ripoll | ... | boom operator |
| Selia Çakir | ... | dialogue editor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Marchal Bedy | ... | electrician |
| Camille Bonin | ... | grip |
| Thomas Caselli | ... | first assistant camera |
| Lucie Colombié | ... | first assistant camera |
| Aymé Dominguez | ... | grip |
| Sonia Eusebio | ... | electrician |
| Milan Evrard | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Renaud Garnier | ... | gaffer |
| Louise Hartvick | ... | second assistant camera |
| Charles Lagorce | ... | grip |
| Léo Pouliquen | ... | data manager |
| Jérémy Stone | ... | key grip |
| Kevin Strauch | ... | grip |
| Marie Anouke Cougnon Vilain | ... | grip |
| Ugo Villion | ... | second assistant camera |
Casting Department
| Agathe Preljocaj | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Marine Chauveau | ... | costumer |
| Anaïs Guglielmetti | ... | first assistant costume designer |
| Victoire Marion-Monéger | ... | costume assistant |
Location Management
| Thibault Nardella | ... | Régisseur prépa |
| Dorine Simon | ... | location manager |
| Benjamin Vasseur | ... | location scout |
Music Department
| Martin Caraux | ... | music clearance |
Additional Crew
| Katja Auersperg | ... | publicist |
| Kim Barrouk | ... | acting coach |
| Martine Buttet | ... | assistant accountant |
| Elisabeth Croÿ | ... | publicist |
| Patricia Sterlin | ... | Acting coach |
Production Companies
- Chi-Fou-Mi Productions
- Arte France Cinéma (co-production)
- Canal+ (support)
- Netflix (participation)
- ARTE (participation)
- Ciné+ (participation)
- Cinéaxe 5 (in association with)
- Cofinova 21 (in association with)
- Département de la Dordogne (support)
Distributors
- BuenCine Producciones (2025) (Uruguay) (theatrical)
- Diaphana Distribution (2024) (France) (theatrical)
- Russian Report (2024) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Zeta Films (2025) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Falcon Pictures (2010) (Indonesia)
- KlikFilm (2016) (Indonesia)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Vantage Film (Camera package and lenses provided by)
Storyline
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | A local association promoting movie making in the Dordogne region claimed that for this movie, Quentin Dupieux shot "the longest tracking shot in the history of cinema". See more » |
| Movie Connections | References Diff'rent Strokes (1978). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The very long dolly tracks used for the first shot are shown at length during the credits. See more » |