King Guillaume (2009) Directed by Pierre-François Martin-Laval
Comedy
Film Synopsis
Magali and Guillaume lead a perfectly tranquil existence in the suburbs
of Paris. She is a tuba player, he drives a train for
tourists. They are expecting their first child and could not be
happier. Then Guillaume finally makes contact with his father,
whom he has never met, only to learn that he is about to die.
Guillaume cannot believe his good fortune when he learns that, owing to
a charter dating back to the Middle Ages, he is to inherit the royal
throne to a piece of land between France and England.
Immediately, the couple imagine they are going to rule over an island
paradise. The reality is somewhat different...
Cast: Florence Foresti (Magali Brunel),
Pierre-François Martin-Laval (Guillaume Brunel),
Pierre Richard (William-Fernand),
Raymond Bouchard (Non-Imposable),
Isabelle Nanty (Paméla-Gisèle),
Frédéric Proust (Christine),
Omar Sy (Jean-Peter),
Rufus (Le roi Cyril-John Delagny),
Terry Jones (Le professeur d'Oxford),
Yannick Noah (Yannick Noah),
Grégoire Bonnet (Le voisin),
Valérie Crouzet (La voisine),
Joe Sheridan (Le conseiller du ministre),
Leslie Chatterley (La secrétaire anglaise),
Marie-Laure Descoureaux (Colette),
Christophe Guybet (Le banquier),
Maria Ducceschi (La chef d'orchestre),
Gaëlle Piétri (Hélène Brunel),
Anne-Cécile Crapie (La bonne soeur),
Eriq Ebouaney (Le curé)
Country: France
Language: French / English
Support: Color
Runtime: 85 min
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