Tortilla y cinema (1997) Directed by Martin Provost
Comedy
aka: Tortilla and Cinema
Film Synopsis
Early one morning, a film crew turns up at a bourgeois residence in an
upmarket district of Paris to make a film without the owners of the
apartment knowing. Assisted by the actress Carmen Maura, Benjamin
Ballon is about to make his first full-length film, which is far from
being a conventional film. It is a film that is intended to
convey the pleasure of making a film and the difficulties that must be
overcome along the way. When the lead actor Michel Aumont fails
to turn up, Benjamin has no choice but to stand in for him, but soon
realises that he is telling his own story...
Cast:Carmen Maura (Carmen Maura),
Marc Duret (Benjamin Ballon),
Michel Aumont (Michel Aumont),
Marina Tomé (Christine, the producer),
Marianne Groves (Leïla),
Mouss Diouf (Sydney),
José Otero (José),
Pétronille De Saint-Rapt (Elisa),
Nathalie Boileau (Denise),
Martine Guillaud (Martine),
Isabelle Pottier (Nikita, the hairdresser),
Catherine Siriez (Catherine),
Fayçal Zeghadi (Pablo),
Alain Lifman (Manu),
Mathieu Simonet (Mathieu),
Jane Villenet (Policewoman),
Jezabelle Amato (Concierge),
Patrick Mercado (Nounours),
Gérald Calderon (A producer),
Jacques Bonnaffé (A producer)
Country: Spain / France
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 90 min
Aka:Tortilla and Cinema
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