Un illustre inconnu (2014)

Sébastien Nicolas, realtor, leads a dull existence and gets used to disguising himself to take on the appearance of the characters he meets.

Director:

Matthieu Delaporte

Writers:

Matthieu Delaporte (screenplay), Alexandre de La Patellière (screenplay)

Stars:

Mathieu Kassovitz, Marie-Josée Croze, Éric Caravaca

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mathieu Kassovitz	...	Sébastien Nicolas / Henri de Montalte
Marie-Josée Croze	...	Clémence Corneli
Éric Caravaca	...	Capitaine Deveaux
Diego Le Martret	...	Vincent Corneli (as Hugo Le Martret)
Siobhan Finneran	...	Elizabeth Traven
Philippe Duclos	...	Le prêtre
Olivier Rabourdin	...	Pierre Chambard
Geneviève Mnich	...	Hélène Nicolas, la mère
Bernard Murat	...	Henri de Montalte (voice)
Dimitri Storoge	...	Charles Beaumont
Sophie Cattani	...	Marion, la soeur
Mounia Raoui	...	L'adjointe de Deveaux
Matthieu Rozé	...	Bertrand, le vendeur Fnac
Hichem Yacoubi	...	Mourad, aux Alcooliques Anonymes
Martin Pautard	...	Paul Roumagnac / Doublure Sébastien Nicolas

Storyline

Sébastien Nicolas, realtor, leads a dull existence and gets used to disguising himself to take on the appearance of the characters he meets.

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Plot Keywords:

real estate agent | police arrest | arrest | concert | police | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

France Belgium

Language:

French English

Release Date:

19 November 2014 (France)

Also Known As:

A híres ismeretlen

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chapter 2, Pathé, Orange Studio

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References The Emerald Forest (1985)

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Soundtracks

Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven

User Reviews

What a wicked little movie

Sometimes an idea can be overwhelming and the weight of it might crush the whole movie underneath it. Other times it just might be the right director and actor doing that stuff with a script that is tight and lean (and mean of course). This is one of those times. It's not easy to watch at times, especially because of the blandness of the main character. But this is a deliberate method/tool and it's supposed to feel that way for the viewer.

Indeed some may feel that there are not enough emotions in this and that's I reckon a fair criticism. It's more a movie for the head, if you want to call it that. But what it does with your head, especially concerning the twists and the whole "Who am I?" identity thing that is going on ... It's superb execution and it really had me at the edge of my seat!