Themes: Mistaken Identities, Twins and Lookalikes, Actor's Life
Main Cast: Michel Blanc, Michel Blanc, Carole Bouquet, Philippe Noiret, Josiane Balasko, Charlotte Gainsbourg
Release Year: 1994
Country: FR
Run Time: 81 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
A burned out actor begins to question his sanity in this French comedy that stars the writer/director Michel Blanc in a dual role. In the first role Blanc plays himself as an exhausted actor. He has been doing too much TV and too many movies. Odd things begin to happen and Blanc becomes convinced his sanity is slipping away. He is seen going berserk at Cannes with a series of starlets. At Cannes, he meets festival head Gilles Jacob whom he persuades to give the room number of Gerard Depardieu. After Blanc is accused of attempted rape, he goes to a psychiatrist who prescribes peace and quiet in the country. He goes to the Provencial estate of his friend Carole Bouquet. It is there Bouquet and Blanc meet Blanc's devilish double Patrick Olivier. After a lengthy chase the two sit down and decide that Blanc will take only the high quality roles while Olivier will do the rest. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Mathilda May - Herself; Thierry Lhermitte - Himself; Roman Polanski - Himself; Gilles Jacob - Himself; Philippe du Janerand - Inspector; David Hallyday - Himself; Regine - Herself; Gérard Jugnot - Himself
Credit
Elisabeth Tavernier - Costume Designer, Michel Blanc - Director, Maryline Monthieux - Editor, René-Marc Bini - Composer (Music Score), Carlos Conti - Production Designer, Eduardo Serra - Cinematographer, Michel Blanc - Screenwriter, Bertrand Blier - Screenwriter, Pitof - Visual Effects Supervisor
