La Dilettante
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Pascal Thomas
Catherine Frot
Barbara Schulz
Marie-christine Barrault
Bernard Verley
Didier Bezace
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
For the past fifteen years, Pierette has been living a pampered life in Switzerland with her rich second husband. When she decides to leave him, she heads back to Paris and surprises her 21-year-old son Eric with news that she has left his dad for good. Having left everything behind except for a suitcase filled with chic suits and accessories, she looks for work in a tough and crowded job market. However, with her poised and persuasive personality, she takes the city by storm and within a day she has landed a job, fallen in love with a mediagenic priest, found her childhood best friend and has re-introduced herself into the life of the daughter she abandoned when she divorced her first husband. However, while outsiders may find her vivacity endearing, Pierette finds that her children require more than charm to compensate for years of benign neglect.
Director
Pascal Thomas
Cast
Catherine Frot
Barbara Schulz
Marie-christine Barrault
Bernard Verley
Didier Bezace
Odette Laure
Nathalie Lafaurie
Jean-francois Balmer
Jean Desailly
Clement Thomas
Sebastien Cotterot
Vania Plemiannikof
Crew
Christophe Beaucarne
Catherine Dubeau
Frederic Duru
Nicole Firn
Jean-paul Hurier
Jacques Lourcelles
Maud Molyneux
Frederic Sichler
Pascal Thomas
Pascal Thomas
Reinhardt Wagner
Dominique Warnier
Hubert Watrinet
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States July 1999
Released in United States October 1999
Released in United States 2000
Released in United States February 2000
Released in United States March 2000
Shown at Moscow International Film Festival (in competition) July 19-29, 1999.
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 6-21, 1999.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Global Views) April 20 - May 4, 2000.
Shown at Miami Film Festival February 18-27, 2000.
Released in United States July 1999 (Shown at Moscow International Film Festival (in competition) July 19-29, 1999.)
Released in United States October 1999 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 6-21, 1999.)
Released in United States 2000 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Global Views) April 20 - May 4, 2000.)
Released in United States February 2000 (Shown at Miami Film Festival February 18-27, 2000.)
Released in United States March 2000 (Shown in New York City (Walter Reade) as part of program "Rendez-vous With French Cinema 2000" March 10-19, 2000.)
