13 Mar 2019
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
A decade after the death of an American TV star, a young actor reminisces about the written correspondence he once shared with the former, as well as the impact those letters had on both their lives.
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
An aging movie actor who is preparing to shoot a death scene finds himself visited by the spirit of a dead, long-ago lover.
Top Billed Cast
Jean-Pierre Léaud Jean
Pauline Étienne Juliette
Maud Wyler Céline, la mère de Jules
Isabelle Weingarten Marie
Noë Sampy Yuki
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing Le réalisateur
Jean-Louis Berard Claude
Françoise Michaud La maquilleuse
Jules Langlade Jules
Adrien Cuccureddu Tom
Adrien Bianchi Adrien
Louis Bianchi Louis
Romain Mathey Romain
Mathis Nicolle Mathis
Coline Pichon-Le Maître Coline
Emmanuelle Pichon-Le Maître Emmanuelle
Rafaèle Gelblat Rafaèle
Lou-Ann Mazeau-Guéguen Lou-Ann
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