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Director:
Agnès Varda
Writer:
Agnès Varda (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
25 January 1995 (France) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
Monsieur Cinema, a hundred years old, lives alone in a large villa. His memories fade away, so he engages... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
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)
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Directed by
Agnès Varda 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Agnès Varda  writer

Produced by
Dominique Vignet .... executive producer
 
Cinematography by
Eric Gautier 
 
Film Editing by
Hugues Darmois 
 
Costume Design by
Leila Adjir 
Françoise Disle 
Rosalie Varda 
 
Makeup Department
Lynn Rodgers .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Eric Zaouali .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Didier Rouget .... first assistant director
 
Sound Department
Jean-Pierre Duret .... sound engineer
Jean-Pierre Duret .... sound
Henri Morelle .... sound
Dominique Vieillard .... sound editor
 
Camera and Electrical Department
François Berroir .... gaffer
Xavier Cholet .... electrician
Stéphane Fontaine .... assistant camera
Anne Marie Fox .... still photographer
 
Editorial Department
Brigitte Chanteloube .... assistant editor
 
Other crew
Romain Chaveton .... assistant location manager
Valentine Sentier-Devos .... script supervisor
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Hundred and One Nights
A Hundred and One Nights of Simon Cinema
Les cent et une nuits (France) (short title)
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Runtime:
101 min
Country:
UK | France
Language:
French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Spain:7
Filming Locations:
France more
Company:
Ciné Tamaris more

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Movie Connections:
References Ladri di biciclette (1948) more
Soundtrack:
Le Cine Va ... Le Cinema more

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8 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
A Movie For Movie Lovers, 31 October 2001
Author: Zen Bones from USA

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!

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