 | Michel Piccoli | ... | Simon Cinéma |
 | Marcello Mastroianni | ... | L'ami italien / The Italian Friend |
 | Henri Garcin | ... | Firmin, le majordome / The butler |

| Julie Gayet | ... | Camille Miralis |
 | Mathieu Demy | ... | Camille, dit Mica |
 | Emmanuel Salinger | ... | Vincent, revenant des Indes |

| Anouk Aimée | ... | Anouk, en flash-back |
 | Fanny Ardant | ... | La star qui tourne la nuit |
 | Jean-Paul Belmondo | ... | Professeur Bébel |
 | Romane Bohringer | ... | La jeune fille en violet |
 | Sandrine Bonnaire | ... | La vagabonde métamorphosable |
 | Jean-Claude Brialy | ... | Le guide des Japonais |
 | Patrick Bruel | ... | Le premier orateur |
 | Alain Delon | ... | Alain Delon, en visite |

| Catherine Deneuve | ... | La star-fantasme |

| Robert De Niro | ... | Le mari de la star-fantasme en croisière |

| Gérard Depardieu | ... | Gérard Depardieu, en visite |

| Harrison Ford | ... | Himself |

| Gina Lollobrigida | ... | L'épouse médium du professeur Bébel |
 | Jeanne Moreau | ... | La première ex-épouse de M. Cinéma |
 | Hanna Schygulla | ... | La seconde ex-épouse de M. Cinéma |
 | Sabine Azéma | ... | Sabine / Irène |
 | Jane Birkin | ... | Celle qui dit radin |

| Stephen Dorff | ... | Un acteur muet à Hollywood |
 | Andréa Ferréol | ... | L'étonnée |
 | Assumpta Serna | ... | Une actrice muette à Hollywood |
 | Daniel Toscan du Plantier | ... | Le second orateur |

| Isabelle Adjani | ... | Herself - in Cannes |
 | Jean-Hugues Anglade | ... | Himself - in Cannes |
 | Daniel Auteuil | ... | Himself - in Cannes |

| Clint Eastwood | ... | Himself - in Cannes |
 | Virna Lisi | ... | Herself - in Cannes |
 | Maximilien Maussion | ... | Le Petit Clap |
 | Salomé Blechmans | ... | La Petite Lili |
 | Carole Benoit | ... | La Nîmoise, servante acrobate |
 | Weiwei Melk | ... | La Chinoise, servante aux assiettes |
 | Christian Bouillette | ... | Le jardinier du château |
 | Frédéric Darie | ... | Le laveur de vitres |
 | Alexia Stresi | ... | Alexia, la fleur de sang |
 | Denis Sebbah | ... | Robert dit Bob |
 | Antoine Desrosières | ... | Antoine |
 | Marie Piémontèse | ... | Sylvie |
 | Jean-Claude Romer | ... | L'historien du cinéma |
 | Daniel Dublet | ... | Un visiteur |
 | Benjamin Salinger | ... | Marco, frère de Vincent |
 | Eleonore Pourriat | ... | Mylène, l'amie de Camille |
 | Marina Castelnuovo | ... | Celle comme Liz T. |
 | Francisco Rabal | ... | La voix de Bunuel / Luis Buñuel's voice (voice) |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: |
 | René Basly | ... | Un des sept nains (uncredited) |

| Sandra Bernhard | ... | La première quêteuse (uncredited) |
 | Gary Chekchak | ... | L'électricien (uncredited) |

| Leonardo DiCaprio | ... | Un acteur muet à Hollywood (complete version) (uncredited) |
 | Arielle Dombasle | ... | La chanteuse à la Garden-party (complete version) (uncredited) |
 | Emmanuelle Gaborit | ... | La seconde quêteuse (uncredited) |
 | Marcel Guéguan | ... | Un des sept nains (uncredited) |

| Daryl Hannah | ... | Une actrice muette à Hollywood (complete version) (uncredited) |
 | Jean-Pierre Kalfon | ... | Le premier Jean-Pierre (complete version) (uncredited) |
 | Stéphane Krausz | ... | Le chef op' (uncredited) |
 | Bertrand Lalande | ... | Un visiteur (uncredited) |
 | Jean-Pierre Léaud | ... | Le second Jean-Pierre (complete version) (uncredited) |
 | Emily Lloyd | ... | Une actrice muette à Hollywood (complete version) (uncredited) |
 | Jean-Pierre Moerman | ... | Le notaire (uncredited) |
 | Henri Morelle | ... | Le curé-nageur (uncredited) |
 | Filippo Paese | ... | Un des sept nains (uncredited) |
 | Nicolas Pissaboeuf | ... | Un des sept nains (uncredited) |
 | Didier Rouget | ... | L'élève de Mandrake (uncredited) |

| Martin Sheen | ... | Un acteur muet à Hollywood (complete version) (uncredited) |

| Harry Dean Stanton | ... | Un acteur muet à Hollywood (complete version) (uncredited) |
 | Léonard Vindry | ... | Un visiteur (uncredited) |
 | Eric Zaouali | ... | Le second des frères Lumière (uncredited) |
Not since Francois Truffaut's "Day for Night" has there been a more loving and jubilant tribute to cinema. The wonderful Michel Piccoli plays an aging legendary actor/director/producer who lives in a glorious country estate, where movie memorabilia line his walls, and famous French and international celebrities drop by daily for visits. Some of the celebrities include Marcello Mastroianni, Gerard Depardieu, Jeanne Moreau, Hannah Schygulla, Alain Delon, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Gina Lollobrigida, and Catherine Deneuve. To name a few! In fact, one of the films' highlights includes a fantasy scene with Deneuve and Robert DeNiro in an elegant boat on an elegant pond, acting like a husband and wife on holiday. DeNiro is speaking French by the way!
The film is simply a tribute to cinema, with all the magic of art direction, music, scenery and of course talent, mixed in a menagerie of reality and fantasy. There's a somewhat uninteresting subplot between a young couple, but the magic induced by all the elements mentioned is intoxicating enough to leave your head swimming for days. This film has that perfect touch that most French films have of being simultaneously sentimental and sophisticated. A perfect balance. The film is more enjoyable if one is well familiar with French cinema, but there's plenty of mention of, and highlights of Hollywood films too. Overall, it is a joy on any level!