
02 Aug 2000

Cecil B. Demented
A young lunatic director and his devoted cult of cinema terrorists kidnap a Hollywood movie goddess and force her to star in their radical underground movie.
This movie is a “stupid, stupid idea.”
In 1967, during the making of “La Chinoise,” film director Jean-Luc Godard falls in love with 19-year-old actress Anne Wiazemsky and marries her.
Jean-Luc Godard
Anne Wiazemsky
Michèle Rosier
Bambam
Michel Cournot
Jean-Pierre Gorin
Jean-Henri 'Jean-Jock' Roger
Bernardo Bertolucci
Marco Ferreri
Marco Margine
Eric de la Meignière
Jean Vilar
Paul
Narrator #4 (voice)
Young Protester
Journalist (uncredited)
Lecturer (uncredited)
Militant (uncredited)
Militant (uncredited)
Technician (uncredited)
02 Aug 2000
A young lunatic director and his devoted cult of cinema terrorists kidnap a Hollywood movie goddess and force her to star in their radical underground movie.
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