Les acteurs (2000)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Bertrand Blier

Writer:

Bertrand Blier (writer)

Release Date:

5 April 2000 (France)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Champs Elysée | Homeless Man | Interrogation | Paris France | Waiter

Cast

Pierre Arditi	...	Himself / En personne
Josiane Balasko	...	André Dussollier 2
Jean-Paul Belmondo	...	Himself / En personne
François Berléand	...	François Nègre - l'homme qui a volé la femme de Pierre Arditi
Dominique Blanc	...	Geneviève
Claude Brasseur	...	Himself / En personne
Jean-Claude Brialy	...	Himself / En personne
Alain Delon	...	Himself
Gérard Depardieu	...	Himself
Albert Dupontel	...	Police officer / L'officier de police
André Dussollier	...	Himself / En personne
Jacques François	...	Himself / En personne
Sami Frey	...	Himself / En personne
Michel Galabru	...	Himself / L'acteur exécuté
Ticky Holgado	...	Hobo in wheelchair / Le clochard cul-de-jatte

Also Known As:

Actors (International: English title)

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | France:U | Spain:13 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud)

Company:

Canal+

A Tribute to French Actors and French Cinema

_Les Acteurs_ is the absurd story of Jean-Pierre Marielle desperately waiting for a cup of hot water, the story of a conspiracy against actors, the story of aging actors whose careers are slowly less active than they used to be, but a stunning tribute to French actors and their cinema.

Supported by a solid reflection about cinema and acting (the fourth wall, the hidden cameras, to play or not to play), the story of this film in which most of those famous actors play their own role (not to be mixed up with living their life in front of the camera - the film is not voyeur) is quite vague, and follows the actors in series of episodes which make the film quite amusing. As André Dussolier quits the film and leaves Josiane Balasko to play his part (great actress, she's hilariously serious especially when, in Dussolier's role, she bitches about herself), as actors run in each other on the street, asking for autographs, as fights and gossip happen, we recognize pastiche of other scenes in which each (or others) have played.

Actually, for whoever does not know the actors (most of them being at least in their 50s) or does not know French Cinema, this movie has less interest, since most of the references will be missed, but it will still offer a good track of reflection on aging, on acting, on public life...