Serge Tanneur is at the pinnacle of his acting career when he decides to turn his back on show business and become a hermit living off of France’s Atlantic coast. Three years later, Gauthier Valence, a beloved TV actor, shows up on the island to offer Serge a role in his directorial debut – a rendition of Molière’s classic play, “The Misanthrope”. Serge refuses at first, but then suggests that they rehearse the first scene and after five days he’ll decide if he wants to dothe play or not. What ensues is a battle of brawn and wits and peculiar encounters with a hotel maid who longs to be a pornstar and an Italian divorcée.
Fabrice Luchini
as Serge Tanneur
Lambert Wilson
as Gauthier Valence
Maya Sansa
as Francesca
Camille Japy
as Christine
Ged Marlon
as Christophe Meynard, real estate agent
Stéphan Wojtowicz
as Taxi driver
Annie Mercier
as Tamara, artistic agent
Christine Murillo
as Mrs. Françon
Josiane Stoléru
as Raphaëlle La Puisaye
Laurie Bordesoules
as Zoé
Édith Le Merdy
as Madame Bichet, hotelkeeper
Patrick Bonnel
as Roussel
