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Le rôle de sa vie (2004) Online
Original Title :
Le rôle de sa vie
Genre :
Movie / Drama
Year :
2004
Directror :
François Favrat
Cast :
Agnès Jaoui,Karin Viard,Jonathan Zaccaï
Writer :
Jérôme Beaujour,Roger Bohbot
Budget :
€3,800,000
Type :
Movie
Time :
1h 42min
Rating :
6.4/10
Le rôle de sa vie (2004) Online

Cast overview, first billed only:
Agnès Jaoui Agnès Jaoui - Elisabeth Becker
Karin Viard Karin Viard - Claire Rocher
Jonathan Zaccaï Jonathan Zaccaï - Mathias Curval
Marcial Di Fonzo Bo Marcial Di Fonzo Bo - Luis
Claude Crétient Claude Crétient - Laurent Bompard
Annie Mercier Annie Mercier - Nicole Becker
Laurent Lafitte Laurent Lafitte - Arnaud
Denis Sebbah Denis Sebbah - Franck
Francis Huster Francis Huster - Un comédien à la soirée
Antonia Cornin-Navarro Antonia Cornin-Navarro - Maria, la femme de ménage (as Antonia Navarro-Cornia)
Pascal Decolland Pascal Decolland - Le directeur du magazine
Idit Cebula Idit Cebula - Aline
Pierre Deny Pierre Deny - L'éditeur
Roberto Gonzales Hurtado Roberto Gonzales Hurtado - L'acteur cubain
Eliane Auroy Eliane Auroy - Françoise, la maquilleuse


User reviews

Marilore

Marilore

These days it's rare to find Agnes Jaoui acting in a film that she hasn't written (with collaborator Jean-Pierre Bacri) herself and/or directed (Le Gout des Autres and this year's Comme un Image)so it's good to be reminded that she can take as well as give direction and read other people's lines convincingly. The story of a fan, Claire Rocher (Karin Viard) who eventually becomes a Personal Assistant to her idol, Elizabeth Becker (Agnes Jaoui)is almost certain to evoke echoes of Mank's 'All About Eve' yet whilst the central situation is the same (if we read 'screen' for 'stage') there are significant differences inasmuch as Ann Baxter's Eve Harrington was, to all intents and purposes a waif, who haunted the Stage Door waiting for a glimpse of her idol, Margo Channing, whilst Karen Viard comes complete with a job, TV journalist at which she is certainly competent and a circle of friends, to whom, in due course, Jaoui is introduced. The name Becker is, of course, distinguished in French cinema via Jacques (Casque d'Or) and his son Jean (Les Enfants du Marais)and it may well be that helmer Favrant (screenwriter on Bord de Mer)and writer Julie de Courval chose their name for Jaoui's character deliberately. Ultimately the film is about the changing balance of relationships and the show biz background - complete with appearances by well-known domestic actors Edouard Baer, Jose Garcia and Anna Mouglalis as themselves - is largely irrelevant. For some the novelty of seeing the naturally dark-haired Jaoui in a red wig and singing in sultry Spanish will be worth the price of admission alone, those demanding something a little more substantial may be disappointed.
Umdwyn

Umdwyn

French cinema does a romantic comedy so much better than Hollywood that it could be the chief reason why the mavens want to wipe it out. Here's an engrossing slice of Parisian celebrity life, superbly photographed and brilliantly edited. The acting is so true-to-life that during Reel Two you become part of the picture and vanish into it. After these two gifted actresses have interacted with their leading man, the U.S. babes look so-0-0 cheesy. Jonathan Zaccai perhaps will never hit the English-language stage or screen, but in his own medium, well, he's the best. The sexual attraction between his character and those of Jaoui and Viard is scalding and they play it to perfection. Sexual attraction is what a rom-com is all about, and Paris delivers it fully clothed. The movie's theme-tune features the keyboard stylings of Errol Garner, a rediscovery that typifies this cultured and deeply savvy picture.