Ma femme... s'appelle Maurice (2002)

Director:

Jean-Marie Poiré

Writers:

Jean-Marie Poiré (adaptation)
Raffy Shart (adaptation)
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Release Date:

25 September 2002 (France)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Drag | Based On Play | Character Name In Title

Cast

Alice Evans	...	Emmanuelle
Régis Laspalès	...	Maurice Lappin
Philippe Chevallier	...	Georges Audefey
Götz Otto	...	Johnny Zucchini
Anémone	...	Claire Trouabal
Martin Lamotte	...	Jean-Bernard Trouabal
Virginie Lemoine	...	Marion Audefey
Guy Marchand	...	Charles Boisdain
Urbain Cancelier	...	Poilard
Stéphane Audran	...	Jacqueline Boisdain
Marco Bonini	...	Marcello Le pentre
Jean-Pierre Castaldi	...	Le concessionnaire
Michèle Garcia	...	La vendeuse de prêt-à-porter
Sylvie Joly	...	La femme dans Orlyval
Raphaël Mezrahi	...	Le type au défilé de mode
Paul Belmondo	...	Vendeur automobile 1
Danièle Evenou	...	La boulangère
Benjamin Castaldi	...	Vendeur automobile 2
Julie Arnold	...	Une commerçante
Stefano Antonucci	...	Le concierge
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lakshantha Abenayake
Macha Béranger	...	La cliente outrée
Sacha Briquet	...	Le concierge de Georges
Gérard Caillaud
Jacques Collard
Hélène Hily	...	La cliente de la boulangerie
Leonardo Manera
Bijou Thiam

Directed by
Jean-Marie Poiré

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jean-Marie Poiré		adaptation
Raffy Shart		adaptation
Raffy Shart		play

Produced by
Henning Molfenter	....	co-producer
Jean-Marie Poiré	....	producer
Rosanna Roditi	....	executive producer
Hartwig Schulte-Loh	....	co-producer
Igor Sekulic	....	producer

Original Music by
Pierre Charvet
Vincent Prezioso

Cinematography by
Robert Alazraki

Film Editing by
Jean-Marie Poiré
Henry Revlou

Casting by
Iris Wong

Production Design by
Katia Wyszkop

Art Direction by
Albrecht Konrad		(supervising art director)
Anja Müller

Set Decoration by
Bernhard Henrich
Gérard Marcireau

Costume Design by
Olivier Bériot

Makeup Department
Aurélie Elich	....	assistant makeup artist
Liliane Rametta	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Jean-Philippe Avenel	....	unit manager
Jean-Philippe Avenel	....	unit production manager
Sébastien Didelot	....	trainee unit manager
Sonja Döring	....	assistant production manager
Cedric Ettouati	....	post-production supervisor
Olivier Hélie	....	production manager
Oliver Lüer	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eric Bartonio	....	second unit director
Jean-Christophe Delpias	....	first assistant director: preparation
Olivier Horlait	....	first assistant director
Andreas Meszaros	....	first assistant director
Alexandre Schmitt	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Lionel Callari	....	property master
Christian Ehlert	....	lead set dresser
Eckart Friz	....	prop buyer
Axel Kahnt	....	property master
Lars Lange	....	leadman/prop buyer
Alexandra Lassen	....	assistant art director
Stephanie Rass	....	set dresser assistant
Torsten Schwartz	....	supervisor plasterer

Sound Department
William Flageollet	....	sound mixer
Mark Heslop	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Karl-Heinz Bochnig	....	special effects supervisor
Stefan Knauer	....	special effects technician
Endres Löber	....	special effects technician
Armin Moritz	....	special effects technician
Christoph von Lengerke	....	special effects senior technician

Visual Effects by
Graham Cristie	....	digital artist
Davina Gottschalk	....	digital compositor
Dennis Jones	....	digital compositor
Natalie MacDonald	....	digital compositor
Igor Sekulic	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Udo Harnach	....	stunt coordinator
Armin Sauer	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Isabelle Arnold	....	assistant camera
Dominique Delguste	....	camera operator: second unit
Sönke Hansen	....	director of photography: Italy
Maxime Héraud	....	first assistant camera
Philippe Houdart	....	camera operator
Rafael Jeneral	....	clapper loader
David Kennedy	....	gaffer
Yves Michaud	....	Steadicam operator
Steve Moreau	....	second assistant camera
Won-suk Park	....	second assistant camera
Laurent Passera	....	grip
Teja Schwede	....	video operator
Jean-Baptiste Thibaud	....	Steadicam operator
Christof Wahl	....	Steadicam operator

Casting Department
Lilia Trapani	....	casting: Italy

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sabine Groh	....	set costumer
Susanne Vierkötter	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Nicolas Criqui	....	digital conformation
Simon Njoo	....	assistant editor
Philippe Reinaudo	....	digital intermediate technical director

Transportation Department
Axel Hübner	....	driver: cast
Tobias Lauterberg	....	driver: props, London

Other crew
Nicola Catullo	....	location manager
Christophe Chauveau	....	location scout
Claude Ludovicy	....	location manager
Paul Meyer-Gerlt	....	production accountant
Sébastien Peiffer	....	set manager: Luxembourg
Gabi Scheiger	....	production coordinator
Mahaut Vidal	....	production secretary

Production Companies

• Comédie Star
• France 2 Cinéma
• Seven Pictures
• Studio Babelsberg
• UFA Babelsberg GmbH
• UFA Fernsehproduktion GmbH
• Warner Bros.

Distributors

• Eurocine Films (2005) (Spain) (theatrical)
• TLA Releasing (2004) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Ekaterinburg Art (EA) (Russia)
• Warner Bros. Pictures
• Warner Bros.

Special Effects

• Visual Factory

Other Companies

• Location Consulting & Facilities  location equipment
• Location Consulting & Facilities  make-up truck

Also Known As:

Ma femme... (France) (working title)
Ma femme... s'appelle Maurice (France)
My Wife Maurice (USA) (video title)
My Wife's Name Is Maurice (International: English title)

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

France | Germany

Language:

English | Italian | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company:

Comédie Star

Trivia:

The movie was big hit in Russia, a Warner Bros release in France, and was selected in 18 Gay and Lesbian film festivals in North America, staring with Philadelphia.

Une mauvaise copie du Pere Noel est une ordure!

All the ingredients are there for a funny movie and finally the result is really poor. After Papy fait de la résistance,les visiteurs et le Père Noël est une ordure we know what to expect.... and.. no. It is unexpected and finally confusing and boring. Anemone (Claire Trouabal)as soon as she appears will give you a hope quickly destroyed by Götz Otto (one of the main actors (acting as Johnny Zucchini), unknown and certainly not ready to be discovered:-) Disappointing, confusing ... few funny scenes but why do we feel uneasy from beginning to end, you know, like when you drive a car with no gas thinking it can stop anytime?