All About Actresses(2009)
A director wants to make a documentary about actresses, all actresses: the popular ones, the unknown ones, the intellectuals, the comedians, the forgotten ones... Filming everything, with or without their consent, the director gets caught up in the game and lets herself be devoured by these women, who are as fragile as they are manipulative.
Movie: All About Actresses
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jeanne Balibar
Romane Bohringer
Julie Depardieu
Mélanie Doutey
Marina Foïs
Estelle Lefébure
Maïwenn
Karin Viard
Linh-Dan Pham
Muriel Robin
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A director wants to make a documentary about actresses, all actresses: the popular ones, the unknown ones, the intellectuals, the comedians, the forgotten ones... Filming everything, with or without their consent, the director gets caught up in the game and lets herself be devoured by these women, who are as fragile as they are manipulative.
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2009-01-28
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