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6.3/10   296 votes
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Director:
Andrew Litvack
Writer:
Andrew Litvack (written by)
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Release Date:
3 December 2003 (France) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
A hot young phone sex addict and his narcissistic opera diva mom. A dangerously agitated hustler and... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
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And thank YOU, Andrew Litvak! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Dianne Wiest ... Elisabeth Beaumont
Jane Birkin ... Pénélope
Stanislas Merhar ... Thomas Beaumont
Bulle Ogier ... Claude Sabrié
Karim Saleh ... Murderer
Didier Flamand ... Detective
Roschdy Zem ... Taxi Driver
Nathalie Richard ... Radio Interviewer
Dan Herzberg ... Rollerboy
Jerry Hall ... Sybil
Simon Callow ... Bob

Vanessa Redgrave ... Herself
Yousry Nasrallah ... TV Interviewer
Canaan Marguerite ... Gigolo #1
Olivier Augrond ... Gigolo #2
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Merci Dr Rey! (UK)
Merci... Dr Rey! (France) (poster title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language including sexual references, and some drug use.
Runtime:
91 min
Country:
France | USA
Language:
English | French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Australia:MA (TV rating) | UK:15 | USA:R

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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
And thank YOU, Andrew Litvak!, 19 August 2005
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Author: talltale-1 from Jackson Heights, NY

With a cast this good--and diverse--and a director who may not know how (or care) to produce standard comedy effects but clearly understands how to give good performers their best chance, MERCI DOCTEUR REY will probably become one of those movies that 10 per cent of us call classic and the other 90 loathe. Count me among the 10.

A low-key paean to the delights of narcissism and diva-dom and a clever rap on the knuckles of sloppy psychotherapy, "Merci" brings together Dianne Wiest as an opera-star mom, her adorable son (Stanislas Merhar of "Dry Cleaning" fame), Jane Birkin as the titular shrink's patient, Bulle Ogier as an opera director, Simon Callow as "the man" and a great cameo from Vanessa Redgrave. (Even Jerry Hall seems at home in this illustrious company!) Writer/director Andrew Litvak has assembled a screw-ball comedy where the chuckles start small; if you're still there by film's ends (it has around four of them, but since three are hilarious, you won't mind), you may be sporting a grin as wide as your face.

The biggest gem among these actor jewels is Jane Birkin. Is there another performer who can use her gawky, horsey charm to such wonderful effect? Don't think so. The "wallflower" scene alone is worth a world of lesser movies. Merchant/Ivory-produced, the film didn't even make it into specialized release (though it appears to have been popular at certain film festivals). Thank god for DVDs!

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