1995

1h 45m

6.2(55 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Monsieur Cinema, a hundred years old, lives alone in a large villa. His memories fade away, so he engages a young woman to tell him stories about all the movies ever made.

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Cast & Crew

71 members

Acting

Michel Piccoli

Simon Cinéma

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Marcello Mastroianni

The Italian Friend

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Henri Garcin

Fermin

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Julie Gayet

Camille Miralis

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Mathieu Demy

Camille

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Emmanuel Salinger

Vincent

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Anouk Aimée

Anouk

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Fanny Ardant

The Star That Turns at Night

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Jean-Paul Belmondo

Professor Bébel

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Romane Bohringer

The Girl in Purple

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Sandrine Bonnaire

The Transformable Wanderer

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Jean-Claude Brialy

The Japanese Guide

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Catherine Deneuve

The Star-Fantasy

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Robert De Niro

The Husband of The Star-Fantasy on a Cruise

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Gina Lollobrigida

Professor Bébel's Medium Wife

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Alain Delon

Self

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Gérard Depardieu

Self

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Harrison Ford

Self

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Jeanne Moreau

Mr. Cinéma's First Ex-wife

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Hanna Schygulla

Mr. Cinéma's Second Ex-wife

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Jane Birkin

The Woman Who Says Stingy

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Patrick Bruel

The First Speaker

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Daniel Toscan du Plantier

The Second Speaker

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Francisco Rabal

Luis Buñuel (voice)

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Stephen Dorff

Mute Actor in Hollywood

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Assumpta Serna

Mute Actress in Hollywood

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Andréa Ferréol

The Astonished

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Sabine Azéma

Sabine / Irène

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Marie Piémontèse

Sylvie

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Isabelle Adjani

Self - in Cannes

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Jean-Hugues Anglade

Self - in Cannes

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Daniel Auteuil

Self - in Cannes

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Clint Eastwood

Self - in Cannes

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Virna Lisi

Self - in Cannes

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Maximilien Maussion

The Little Clap

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Salomé Blechmans

Little Lili

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Carole Benoit

The Nîmoise

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Weiwei Melk

Chinese Woman

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Christian Bouillette

The Castle Gardener

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Frédéric Darié

The Window Washer

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Alexia Stresi

Alexia

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Denis Sebbah

Robert this Bob

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Antoine Desrosières

Antoine

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Jean-Claude Romer

The Cinema Historian

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Daniel Dublet

Visitor

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Benjamin Salinger

Marco

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Eléonore Pourriat

Mylène

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Marina Castelnuovo

The One Like Liz T.

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Bernard Bastide

Coffee Boy (uncredited)

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Sandra Bernhard

First Seeker (uncredited)

Production

Emmanuelle Gaborit

Second Seeker (uncredited)

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Gary Chekchak

Electrician (uncredited)

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Arielle Dombasle

Singer at the Garden Party (uncredited)

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René Basly

One of the Seven Dwarves (uncredited)

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François Guillot

One of the Seven Dwarfs (uncredited)

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Marcel Guéguan

One of the Seven Dwarfs (uncredited)

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Filippo Paese

One of the Seven Dwarfs (uncredited)

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Nicolas Pissaboeuf

One of the Seven Dwarfs (uncredited)

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Jean-Pierre Kalfon

The First Jean-Pierre (uncredited)

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Jean-Pierre Léaud

The Second Jean-Pierre (uncredited)

Camera

Stéphane Krausz

The Ops Chief (uncredited)

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Daryl Hannah

Mute Actress in Hollywood (uncredited)

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Emily Lloyd

Mute Actress in Hollywood (uncredited)

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Martin Sheen

Mute Actor in Hollywood (uncredited)

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Harry Dean Stanton

Mute Actor in Hollywood (uncredited)

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Jean-Pierre Moerman

The Notary (uncredited)

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Sound

Henri Morelle

Swimming Priest (uncredited)

Camera

Didier Rouget

Mandrake's Student (uncredited)

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Bertrand Lalande

Visitor (uncredited)

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Directing

Léonard Vindry

Visitor (uncredited)

Production

Eric Zaouali

The Second of the Lumière Brothers (uncredited)

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