Le Coeur à l'ouvrage (2000)
Directed by Laurent Dussaux

Comedy / Drama

Film Synopsis

Bruno is proving to be quite adept at making pornographic films but his ambition is to make a proper film - one with real characters, a real plot and real dialogue.  His producer Françoise agrees to let him make his film, Le Coeur à l'ouvrage, after he secures a grant, but he makes things difficult for himself by casting in the leading roles Chloé and Julien, whom he had previously employed on his X-rated films.  Adding to their real-life problems, Chloé and Julien find the experience of making a serious film very taxing, and they end up having to take acting lessons because speaking dialogue is not something they are familiar with.  How much easier it is to make a porn film...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Laurent Dussaux
  • Script: Tonino Benacquista (dialogue)
  • Cinematographer: Paco Wiser
  • Music: François Staal
  • Cast: Mathilde Seigner (Chloë), Amira Casar (Noëlle), Marc Citti (Bruno), Bruno Slagmulder (Julien), Catherine Jacob (Françoise), Micheline Presle (Madeleine), Patrick Catalifo (Marc), Antoine Duléry (Drama teacher), Nadia Fossier (Lorraine), Margot Abascal (Sophie), Sophie Gourdin (Marianne), François Perrot (Ronald), Christine Citti (Mrs. Combescot), Emmanuel Vieilly (Pierrot), Thierry Kazazian (Thierry), Maher Kamoun (Eric), Natalia Dontcheva (Pregnant woman), Gilles Treton (Pregnant woman's husband), André Chazel (Roger), Martine Erhel (Liliane)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 97 min

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