Jo, an overbooked and explosive casting director, is looking for the man of her life while all the odds tend to be against her. Will Bernard, a wannabe actor turned funeral home employee, be the lucky one ?
Acting
Alexandra Lamy's controlled frenzy — she carries every frame.
Writing
Sharp observations on creative industry toxicity.
Director
Jeanne Biras
Alexandra Lamy
Joséphine Messner
Clovis Cornillac
Bernard Dimanche
Juliette Roudet
Lucille, assistant
Rastko Janković
Emil, Serbian
Marie-Christine Adam
Joséphine’s mother
Mini Anden
Riley's wife
Karina Marimon
Public Treasury employee
Agathe Teyssier
TV producer
Anna Sherbinina
Tatiana
Juliette Poissonnier
Comedian
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
Director
Roland Menou
Artistic director
Hélène Viaux
Secretary
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Alexandra Lamy was fresh off her divorce from Jean Dujardin when this filmed — her real-life messy energy feeds the role.
Director Jeanne Biras never made another feature; this remains her singular document of mid-2000s French romantic fatigue.
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