My Best Friend
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Patrice Leconte
Daniel Auteuil
Julie Gayet
Dany Boon
Julie Durand
Jacques Mathou
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
François is a middle-aged antique dealer. He has a stylish apartment and a fabulous life, but at a dinner with a group he considers his dearest acquaintances, he is blindsided by the revelation that none of them actually likes him. He's arrogant, self-centered and harsh, and they don't believe he knows the meaning of friendship. His business partner Catherine makes him a bet: if he can produce his best friend, she will let him keep the massive Greek vase he acquired that afternoon on the company tab. If not, it's hers. Having accepted the wager, François naively tears through his address book, trying to shoehorn an increasingly unlikely series of contacts into the all-important role. Moving through Paris, he keeps encountering a trivia-spouting, big-hearted cabbie named Bruno. Bruno's chatty, lowbrow ways grate against François' designer temperament, but he covets the other man's easy way with people. He convinces Bruno to teach him how to make friends and sets about learning the "Three S" rule: being sociable, smiling and sincere--although, for him, they don't come easy. Ultimately, François' victory will depend on Bruno's naiveté in playing along, but what's the cost of cheating at friendship?
Director
Patrice Leconte
Cast
Daniel Auteuil
Julie Gayet
Dany Boon
Julie Durand
Jacques Mathou
Marie Pillet
Elisabeth Bourgine
Henri Garcin
Jacques Spiessser
Cyril Couton
Crew
Stephane Bidault
Laurent Bozzi
Olivier Dazat
Christine Dejekel
Olivier Delbosc
Xavier Demerliac
Jean-marie Dreujou
Hubert Engammare
Marie-eve Graviou Dural
Joelle Hache
Paul Laine
Patrice Leconte
Ivan Maussion
Marc Missonnier
Gérard Moulévrier
Annie Perier
Gill Robillard
Jérôme Tonnerre
Francis Wargnier
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States July 13, 2007
Released in United States Summer July 13, 2007
Released in United States on Video October 16, 2007
Released in United States 2007
Shown at the Los Angeles Film Festival (International Showcase) June 21-July 1, 2007.
Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (Spotlight) April 25-May 6, 2007.
Limited Release in United States July 13, 2007 (NY)
Released in United States Summer July 13, 2007
Released in United States on Video October 16, 2007
Released in United States 2007 (Shown at the Los Angeles Film Festival (International Showcase) June 21-July 1, 2007.)
Released in United States 2007 (Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (Spotlight) April 25-May 6, 2007.)
