The Bare Necessity
The Bare Necessity

The Bare Necessity

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2019
1h 40m
6.0(124 votes)
Comedy
Romance

Overview

Pierre Perdrix has been enjoying an enchanted though restless existence since the enigmatic Juliette Webb burst into his life, a stranger who landed in his family's unique world like a meteorite, and who by her presence alone will force this tight-knit microcosm to redefie their boundaries and finally begin to fully live their lives.

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Domino Films

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Cast & Crew

52 members
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Swann Arlaud

La Capitaine Pierre Perdrix

Swann Arlaud
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Maud Wyler

Juliette Webb

Maud Wyler
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Fanny Ardant

Thérèse Perdrix

Fanny Ardant
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Nicolas Maury

Julien Perdrix

Nicolas Maury
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Patience Munchenbach

Marion Perdrix

Patience Munchenbach
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Alexandre Steiger

Le Lieutenant Michel Smicer

Alexandre Steiger
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Adama Niane

Le Lieutenant Arsène Njo Léa

Adama Niane
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Sébastien Poirot

Sébastien - Un Chanteur

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Xavier Boulanger

Eric

Xavier Boulanger
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Tobias Nuytten-Vialle

Joël

Tobias Nuytten-Vialle
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Atmen Kelif

Serge

Atmen Kelif
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Yan Tassin

Pascal

Yan Tassin
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Nicolas Chupin

Xavier

Nicolas Chupin
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Bastiste Kerroué

Cédric

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Louise Szpindel

L'institutrice

Louise Szpindel
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Aristide Chef

Le Type du Bar des Vosges

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Cécile Fisera

La Jeune Femme Nudiste

Cécile Fisera
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Vincent 'Vinsz' Coffigniez

Le Nudiste dans la Ville

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Jérôme Maier

Le Nudiste dans la Grotte

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Jean-Paul Labé

Le Premier Gendarme

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Gérard Wisse

Le Deuxième Gendarme

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David Lopez

Le Troisième Gendarme

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Bruno Dreyfürst

Le Quatrième Gendarme

Bruno Dreyfürst
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Denis Joecker

Le Type de la Déposition

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Philippe Walther

L'Amant aux Lunettes

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Gregory Kozely

L'Amant Qui Lit

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Olivier Lambert

Le Guitariste du Bar

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Déborah Beaugé

La Nudiste Déshabilleuse

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Raphael Claudel

Le Nudiste Déshabilleur

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Jules Piéton

L'Homme Déshabillé en Ville

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Léo Bizeul

Un Nudiste sur la Berge

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Didier Charles

Un Nudiste sur la Berge

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Laurent Colnel

Un Nudiste sur la Berge

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Marie-Ange Conraud

Une Nudiste sur la Berge

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Mélissa Ehrmann

Une Nudiste sur la Berge

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Félicia François

Une Nudiste sur la Berge

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Reynald Gossman

Un Nudiste sur la Berge

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Claude Hirzel

Un Nudiste sur la Berge

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Marius Jacquot

Une Nudiste sur la Berge

Marius Jacquot
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Jean-Paul Julhes

Un Nudiste sur la Berge

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Catherine Le Dissez

Une Nudiste sur la Berge

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Mike Muller

Un Nudiste sur la Berge

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Gabriel Sarrazin

Un Nudiste sur la Berge

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Corinne Somny

Une Nudiste sur la Berge

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Mylène Thisse

Une Nudiste sur la Berge

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Agnès Vacassy

Une Nudiste sur la Berge

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Christophe Maison

Un Nudiste sur la Berge

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Marie Le Duc

Une Personne Floue au Fond sur la Montagne

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Paula Quemener

Une Personne Floue au Fond sur la Montagne

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Guillaume Le Duc

Une Personne Floue au Fond sur la Montagne

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Henri Seckel

La Voix du Commentateur du Foot (voice)

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Ludovic Chopard

Homme Qui Danse

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