Why (Not) Brazil? (2004)
Overview
A film director, whose career is going downhill, reluctantly decides to adapt an inadaptable best selling novel. Will she succeed or will the book adapt her in the process?
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 0.721 |
Directed By
Laetitia Masson
Crew
Laetitia Masson
Mathieu Menut
Laetitia Masson
Crystel Fournier
Catherine Bouchard
Brigitte Moidon
Christine Angot
Aïlo Auguste-Judith
Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire
TOP CAST
Elsa Zylberstein
la réalisatrice Laetitia Masson / Christine
Bernard Le Coq
Maurice Rey, le producteur
Pierre Arditi
le pédiatre
Laetitia Masson
Self
Daniel Auteuil
Self
Francis Huster
Self
Christine Angot
Self
Alain Sarde
Self
Marc Barbé
Louis, le mari / Pierre Louis
Benjamin Biolay
Self
Pascal Bonitzer
Self
Ludmila Mikaël
la très belle femme
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