The Amusements of Private Life (1990)
Italian-French costume dramedy that takes place in France in the end of 18th Century during the French Revolution. It is "The Marriage of Figaro" meets "The Dangerous Liaisons" and it tells the story of two women, Mathilde Seurat, the actress and Julie Renard, the aristocratic wife and a mother (Delphine Forest plays both) with the same face who came from the different parts of society and at one point exchanged their identities and their lives. The movie also features Giancarlo Giannini and great Vittorio Gassman.
Director:
Cristina Comencini
Writers:
Cristina Comencini, Jackye Fryszman, Gérard Brach.
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Delphine Forest as Mathilde Seurat / Julie Renard |
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Christophe Malavoy as Honoré de Dumont |
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Giancarlo Giannini as Charles Renard |
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Vittorio Gassman as Marquis |
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Roberto Infascelli as Jean-Jacques Renard |
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Roberto Citran as Belzé |
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Nathalie Guetta as Nanny |
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Luciano Bartoli as Vincent |
| Directing | Cristina Comencini | Director |
| Writing | Cristina Comencini | Story |
| Sound | Fiorenzo Carpi | Music |
| Crew | Fabio Cianchetti | Cinematography |
| Art | Paola Comencini | Production Design |
| Editing | Nino Baragli | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Antonella Berardi | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giancarlo De Leonardis | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Cristina Comencini | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jackye Fryszman | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gérard Brach | Screenplay |