Synopsis
Serge Tanneur is at the pinnacle of his acting career when he decides to turn his back on show business and become a hermit living off of France’s Atlantic coast. Three years later, Gauthier Valence, a beloved TV actor, shows up on the island to offer Serge a role in his directorial debut – a rendition of Molière’s classic play, “The Misanthrope”. Serge refuses at first, but then suggests that they rehearse the first scene and after five days he’ll decide if he wants to dothe play or not. What ensues is a battle of brawn and wits and peculiar encounters with a hotel maid who longs to be a pornstar and an Italian divorcée.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes75%
Metacritic61/100
222 audience votes
Key crew
- Philippe Le GuayDirector
- Philippe Le GuayWriter
Cast
- Fabrice LuchiniSerge Tanneur
- Lambert WilsonGauthier Valence
- Maya SansaFrancesca
- Camille JapyChristine
- Ged MarlonChristophe Meynard, real estate agent
- Stéphan WojtowiczTaxi driver
- Annie MercierTamara, artistic agent
- Christine MurilloMrs. Françon
- Josiane StoléruRaphaëlle La Puisaye
- Laurie BordesoulesZoé
- Édith Le MerdyMadame Bichet, hotelkeeper
- Patrick BonnelRoussel
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Themes
comebackmolière