The Better Me (2026)
Mittvierziger Alex führt ein eher langweiliges Leben, das gelegentlich durch erotische Rollenspiele mit seiner Frau aufgepeppt wird. Doch plötzlich zieht der neue Nachbar Axel ein, der ihm fast bis aufs Haar gleicht – mal abgesehen von Alex’ Halbglatze. Auch sonst wirkt Axel wie sein aufgemotzter Doppelgänger: sportlicher, gutmenschlicher und mit dem größeren Weinkeller. Doch die Ähnlichkeit scheint nur Alex aufzufallen, was ihn in eine schwere Midlife-Crisis stürzt. Sein verzweifeltes Bemühen, besser als die perfekte Version seiner selbst zu sein, mündet bald in einer Katastrophe.
Die Regisseur:
Bruno Lavaine, Nicolas Charlet.
Die Autor:
Nicolas Charlet, Bruno Lavaine.
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Laurent Lafitte as Alex Floutard / Axel Chambon |
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Olga Kurylenko as Tatiana Chambon |
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Blanche Gardin as Nathalie Floutard |
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Monsieur Fraize as Denis Moulard |
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Zabou Breitman as Nicole Lecovec |
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Bertrand Goncalves as Stanislas Berteau |
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Giovanni Pucci as Enzo |
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Léo Garcia as Elliot |
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Olivier Brabant as Le commissaire |
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Olivier Bayart as Le jeune policier |
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Emmanuel Plovier as Alain |
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Hervé Hague as Patrick Paperboard |
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Ahmed Hamadi as Un voisin |
| Directing | Bruno Lavaine | Director |
| Writing | Nicolas Charlet | Screenplay |
| Production | Pierre-François Créancier | Casting |
| Directing | Nicolas Charlet | Director |
| Writing | Bruno Lavaine | Screenplay |
| Production | Ophélie Brueder | Casting |
| Camera | David Chizallet | Director of Photography |
| Art | Fanny Stauff | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rebecca Renault | Costume Design |
| Sound | Michel Casang | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Valérie Roucher | Production Director |
| Production | Mathieu Verhaeghe | Producer |
| Production | Thomas Verhaeghe | Producer |
| Production | Cédric Iland | Co-Producer |
| Production | Nora Chabert | Executive Co-Producer |
| Production | Philippe Logie | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Nicolas Errèra | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lucas Coulon | Key Hair Stylist |
| Production | Juliette Hubert | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Kesso Andrau | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Catherine Olaya | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Marie Vasselet | Third Assistant Director |
| Art | Fabienne Guillot | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Armand Dulieu | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | François Dumont | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | David Gillain | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Grégory Lacroix | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Vincent Maloumian | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Alice Prouvost | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Jean-Baptiste Vialard | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | David Gillain | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Alice Prouvost | ADR Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Antoine Chaigneau | Digital Compositor |
| Camera | Louna Accorsi | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Benjamin Colleye | First Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Sophie Delorme | Gaffer |
| Camera | Stéphane Germain | Key Grip |
| Camera | Amélie Jourdain | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Sully Ledermann | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Charlotte Neri | Second Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Steve Bouyer | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Inès Griffart | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Pascal Mayer | Music Supervisor |
| Editing | Mathieu Caplanne | Colorist |