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My Wife is an Actress (2002)
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Reviews Counted:72
Fresh:47
Rotten:25
Average Rating:6.2/10
Consensus: My Wife is an Actress is a delightful, snappy romantic comedy.
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: MY WIFE IS AN ACTRESS is a clever French comedy from Yvan Attal, who directs, produces, and stars in the film. Jealous and paranoid, Yvan (Attal) is the husband of Charlotte (Charlotte Gainsbourg),... MY WIFE IS AN ACTRESS is a clever French comedy from Yvan Attal, who directs, produces, and stars in the film. Jealous and paranoid, Yvan (Attal) is the husband of Charlotte (Charlotte Gainsbourg), a popular young actress who is constantly being cast in starring roles opposite attractive and seductive male actors. This drives Yvan crazy. But because he loves her, he must let her pursue her career dreams. A sports writer who operates in a world that is equally exciting, if not quite as glamorous, Yvan's own career is always secondary to Charlotte's. When she travels to London to work on her latest film, sharing the screen with the studly older actor, John (Terence Stamp), Yvan makes furious and impulsive trips via Eurostar back and forth between Paris and London. He worries that his marriage with Charlotte will not withstand the weight of his heartache. Meanwhile, his sister (Noemie Lvovsky) and her husband (Laurent Bateau) face marital dilemmas of their own as they debate whether to circumcise the baby boy they're expecting. These story lines converge, resulting in some very funny moments and some heartfelt commentary on the difficulties of relationships. A strong soundtrack combines jazz and modern pop songs. [More]
Starring: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Yvan Attal, Terence Stamp, Noemie Lvovsky
Starring: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Yvan Attal, Terence Stamp, Noemie Lvovsky, Ludivine Sagnier, Keith Allen, Lionel Abelanski, Laurent Bateau
Director: Yvan Attal
Director: Yvan Attal
Screenwriter: Yvan Attal
Producer: Claude Berri
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
Reviews for My Wife is an Actress
The three leads produce adequate performances, but what's missing from this material is any depth of feeling.
Yvan Attal may be happily entangled in his fair Charlotte's web, but he doesn't manage to snare us.
Apparently writer-director Attal thought he need only cast himself and his movie-star wife sitting around in their drawers to justify a film.
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