La Vie d'artiste (2007)
A novelist, an actress, and a struggling young singer all attempt to make their mark in modern day Paris in director Marc Fitoussi's cynical entertainment industry satire. Bertrand is a French literary professor whose students all know that he is shacked up with pretty math teacher Solange despite the couple's best efforts to keep their relationship under the radar. Though no one in the school much cares for Bertrand's prose, self-flagellating student Frederic is the one notable exception. Meanwhile, as Bertrand struggles to deliver his second novel, recent big city arrival Cora finds that her fondness for outmoded songwriters may be having an adverse effect on her career trajectory. While Cora struggles to make ends meet by working at a popular chain steakhouse, even this attempt to remain afloat ultimately proves disastrous.
Director: Marc Fitoussi
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Sandrine Kiberlain as Alice |
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Émilie Dequenne as Cora |
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Denis Podalydès as Bertrand |
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Valérie Benguigui as Solange |
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Marilyne Canto as la soeur d'Alice |
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Camille Japy as Annabella |
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Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet as Bertrand |
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Magali Woch as Manu |
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Claire Maurier as l'agent d'Alice |
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Aure Atika as la responsable de l'Hippopotamus |
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Stéphane Guillon as Le remplaçant de Michel |
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Elodie Bouleau as |
| Directing | Marc Fitoussi | Director |
| Writing | Marc Fitoussi | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anne Schotte | Costume Design |
| Production | Simon Arnal | Producer |
| Production | Caroline Benjo | Producer |
| Production | Barbara Letellier | Producer |
| Production | Carole Scotta | Producer |
| Sound | Tim Gane | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Sean O'Hagan | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Pénélope Pourriat | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Serge Turquier | Editor |
| Production | Marc Fitoussi | Casting |
| Art | Emmanuel de Chauvigny | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michèle Constantinides | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Catherine Crassac | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Milou Sanner | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Fred Mays | Sound |
| Sound | Benjamin Laurent | Sound |
| Sound | Emmanuel Croset | Sound |
| Production | Stéphane Foenkinos | Casting Associate |