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My Wife Is an Actress

2001 · 95 min

A light, wry French comedy of jealousy that coasts on charm and real-couple chemistry, more amusing than laugh-out-loud.

Directed by
Yvan Attal
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Charlotte Gainsbourg, Yvan Attal, Terence Stamp
Overview
A "normal" guy who is married to a hot actress gets worried that she is involved with her costar. This worry turns into jealousy and causes problems in their relationship. This is a story about trust and a comedy about the actions between men and women.

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Directed by
Yvan Attal
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Charlotte Gainsbourg, Yvan Attal, Terence Stamp
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • obsession
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • celebrity
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Yvan Attal
Written by
Yvan Attal
Starring
Charlotte Gainsbourg, Yvan Attal, Terence Stamp, Noémie Lvovsky, Laurent Bateau, Keith Allen, Jo McInnes, Ludivine Sagnier
Music
Brad Mehldau
Cinematography
Rémy Chevrin
Runtime
95 min
Country
France
Languages
English, French

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