Les Soeurs Soleil (1997) Directed by Jeannot Szwarc
Comedy
Film Synopsis
The austere and boring life of Brice and Bénédicte
d'Hachicourt, a bourgoise couple in Jouy-en-Josas, is suddenly upended
on the day that Bénédicte and her daughter
Clémence take part in a pop video with the singer Gloria
Soleil. The couple's reputation is smashed to pieces in an
instant, but that's not the end of it...
Cast:Marie-Anne Chazel (Bénédicte),
Thierry Lhermitte (Brice),
Clémentine Célarié (Gloria),
Didier Bénureau (L'abbé Gervais),
Isabelle Carré (Murielle),
Léonore Confino (Clémence),
Erick Desmarestz (Gilles),
Alain Doutey (Duval-Ratier),
Hélène Duc (La dame chez le vétérinaire),
Bernard Farcy (Norbert),
Louba Guertchikoff (Linette),
Matthew Marsden (Lawrence),
Frankie Pain (Madame Robillard),
Christian Clavier (Un spectateur),
Pocket (Le kangourou),
Jean Reno (Un spectateur),
Patrick Mazet,
Eric Prat,
Arielle Sémenoff,
Georges Mac
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 90 min
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