It's Easier for a Camel... (2003)
As a little girl, Federica fantasized about having beautiful long hair that would grow back as soon as she cut it, about never-ending cones of cotton candy and about countless adventures that took her to the far side of the world. Now a charming thirty-something-single woman, Federica's fantasies have evolved, adding lovers, stardom, and motherhood to her waking dreams, where Federica continues to press for her everyday life to be as real as the fantasies that invade her. Unfortunately, Federica's daydreams can only provide a meager distraction from the reality she faces. Her career as a successful playwright is heading south, her boyfriend is pressuring her to start a family, a former lover wishes to rekindle an old affair, her sister is barely talking to her, her brother is self-centered and her loving father is terminally ill. And as if to make matters worse, Federica is rich, too rich, and the guilt that consumes her because of it is pushing her over the edge.
Director: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
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Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as Federica |
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Chiara Mastroianni as Bianca |
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Jean-Hugues Anglade as Pierre |
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Denis Podalydès as Philippe |
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Roberto Herlitzka as Father |
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Lambert Wilson as Aurelio |
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Pascal Bongard as Priest |
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Nicolas Briançon as Director |
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Yvan Attal as Man in Park |
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Emmanuelle Devos as Philippe's Wife |
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Marisa Borini as Mother |
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Éva Ionesco as Une femme au cinéma / Worker |
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Hélène de Saint-Père as Woman in Movie Theater |
| Writing | Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Writer |
| Editing | Anne Weil | Editor |
| Camera | Jeanne Lapoirie | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Noémie Lvovsky | Writer |
| Directing | Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Director |
| Writing | Agnès de Sacy | Writer |
| Production | Paulo Branco | Producer |
| Art | Emmanuelle Duplay | Production Design |
| Art | Hélène Rey | Set Decoration |
| Production | Mimmo Calopresti | Co-Producer |
| Production | Nuno Martins | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Claire Fraisse | Costume Design |
| Production | Yann Coridian | Casting |
| Production | Maurizio Antonini | Co-Producer |
| Production | Sylvain Monod | Production Manager |
| Directing | Agnès Astrup | Assistant Director |