La Vie d'artiste (film)

La Vie d'artiste is a French film written and directed in 2006 by Marc Fitoussi, realised in 2007.

Plot

Alice dreams of being a film or stage actress, but is now reduced to dubbing the voice of Yoko Johnson, a Japanese cartoon detective character. Bertrand is writing his second novel and aspires to literary greatness. Meanwhile, he teaches French in a secondary school. Cora hopes to break into the French songwriting world, but has to work as hostess in a karaoke bar. All three are determined to achieve their goals and it is too bad if the paths to glory are strewn with pitfalls.

Cast

Sandrine Kiberlain : Alice, actress reduced to dubbing manga

Émilie Dequenne : Cora, aspiring singer reduced to odd jobs

Denis Podalydès : Bertrand, French teacher and unsuccessful writer

Valérie Benguigui : Solange, Betrand's partner, maths teacher colleague

Marilyne Canto : Alice's sister

Camille Japy : Annabella, actress friend of Alice, successful in theatre

Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet :Frédéric, Bertrand's wise pupil

Magali Woch : Manu, Cora's best friend

Claire Maurier : Alice's agent, in whom she has no faith

Aure Atika : manager of the Hippopotamus restaurant who employs Cora

Jean-Pierre Kalfon : Joseph Costals, singer-songwriter admired by Cora

Maria Schneider : wife of Joseph Costals

Jean-Marie Winling : Bertrand's editor

Éric Savin : Michel, who dubs the manga with Alice

Stéphane Guillon : Michel's replacement, very talkative

Solenn Jarniou : Bénédicte, who supervises the manga dubbing

Francis Leplay : Alice's brother-in-law

Thibault Vinçon : Cora's neighbour

Lolita Chammah : Caroline

Chantal Banlier : Annick

Anne Bouvier : the bookseller

Catherine Davenier : Mme directorr

Titouan Laporte : Sacha, Alice' nephew

Thomas Derichebourg : partner of Annabella

Monique Couturier : the woman in the dressing room

Olivier Claverie : casting director

Véronique Barrault : casting director

Éric Elmosnino : Alice's ex

Awards

Deauville American Film Festival 2007 - Prix Michel d’Ornano

References

External links

2007 films

2007 directorial debut films

Films directed by Marc Fitoussi