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The Lion Sleeps Tonight
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The Lion Sleeps Tonight

Jan 3, 2018
1h 43m
★ 7.1

Overview

An aging movie actor who is preparing to shoot a death scene finds himself visited by the spirit of a dead, long-ago lover.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Les Productions Balthazar
Film-in-Evolution
Bitters End

Cast

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Jean

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Pauline Étienne

Juliette

Pauline Étienne

Maud Wyler

Céline, la mère de Jules

Maud Wyler

Arthur Harari

Philippe

Arthur Harari

Isabelle Weingarten

Marie

Isabelle Weingarten

Noë Sampy

Yuki

Noë Sampy

Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

Le réalisateur

Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

Jean-Louis Berard

Claude

Jean-Louis Berard

Françoise Michaud

La maquilleuse

Françoise Michaud

Jules Langlade

Jules

Jules Langlade

Adrien Cuccureddu

Tom

Adrien Cuccureddu

Adrien Bianchi

Adrien

Adrien Bianchi

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