Andre Le Magnifique

Plot

An actor who does not suffer fools gladly finds himself replaced by one in this comedy. The citizens of a French village decide to celebrate their history by staging a play that will chronicle memorable events from the town's past. The play's author, Alexis (Patrick Ligardes), casts his wife Janine (Isabelle Candelier) in the leading female role despite her odd way of delivering dialogue. However, for the male lead, Alexis hires an arrogant professional actor from Paris, Jean-Pascal Faix (Jean-Luc Porraz). The village simpleton, Andre (Michel Vuillermoz), has volunteered to serve as a stagehand and prompter. When Andre mistakenly leads Jean-Pascal into a trash dumpster that's soon dragged away, he's convinced (falsely) that he's killed the Parisian actor -- and is determined to take his place so that the show will go on. Andre le Magnifique was adapted from a stage farce that was a major hit in Paris, winning five Moliere awards (the French equivalent of the American Tony Award). ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Cast

• Isabelle Candelier
• Jean-Luc Porraz
• Michel Vuillermoz

Credit

Mathieu Menut - Art Director, Juliette Chanaud - Costume Designer, Marc Baschet - Executive Producer, Frederique Dumas - Executive Producer, Pascal Comelade - Composer (Music Score), Jean-Luc Porraz - Screenwriter, Gilles Laurent - Screenwriter, Isabelle Candelier - Screenwriter, Michel Vuillermoz - Screenwriter

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