''The Ex-Wife of My Life'' or ''L'Ex-femme de ma vie'' is a 2005 French

comedy-drama film Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

directed by

Josiane Balasko Josiane Balasko (born Josiane Balašković; 15 April 1950) is a French actress, writer, and director. She has been nominated seven times for César Awards, and won twice. Career One of Balasko's most recognized roles among English speakers is ...

and starring Balasko, Karin Viard and

Thierry Lhermitte Thierry Lhermitte (; born 24 November 1952) is a French actor, director, writer and producer, best known for his comedic roles. He was a founder of the comedy troupe '' Le Splendid'' in the 1970s, along with, among others, Christian Clavier, Gé ...

. It is the sixth film directed by Balasko.

Plot

Tom is a successful popular novelist. He will soon marry again. However, he meets his previous wife in a restaurant. She is penniless, homeless, and seven and a half months pregnant. She asks him for help. Tom decides to host her. Quickly, his ex-wife and her psychiatrist friend invade his home.

Cast

as Tom * Karin Viard as Nina *

as Marie-Pierre Sarrazin *

Nadia Farès Nadia Farès (Arabic: نادية فارس , born 20 December 1968 in Marrakech, Morocco) is a French actress. She made her film debut in 1992, with '' My Wife's Girlfriends''. She rose to fame with the police thriller ''Les Rivières pourpres' ...

as Ariane *

Didier Flamand Didier Flamand (born 12 March 1947) is a French actor and theatre director. He has appeared in more than 200 films and television shows since 1973. He starred in Raúl Ruiz's 1978 film '' The Suspended Vocation''. Theater Filmography Actor ...

as René *

Micheline Dax Micheline Dax (3 March 1924 – 27 April 2014) was a French film and stage actress and singer. She did the voice to Ursula in the French dub in Disney's "The Little Mermaid". The Paris-born actress was born Micheline Josette Renée Etevenon. Sh ...

as Madame Belin * Nicolas Silberg as Bourdin * Francia Seguy as Madeleine * Stella Rocha as Tamira * Walter Dickerson as Elvire * Joseph Menant as Lulu * Sylvie Herbert as Geneviève *

George Aguilar George Aguilar is a Mescalero Apache and Pascua Yaqui actor. He is best known for his roles as Cahuenga in ''Bagdad Café'', Johnny Sassamon in ''The Scarlet Letter'', Grandfather Stone in Dreamkeeper, Big Foot in '' Into the West'', and Ka ...

as Forcené M. Alvarez * Dolly Golden as Cynthia * Raymonde Bourgeois as Rebecca * Dominique Aliot as Marilyn *

Luciano Federico Luciano Federico (born 28 August 1968, in Sanremo) is an Italian actor. He starred in the 1998 film, '' Radiofreccia''. Selected filmography *'' Una piccola storia'', directed by Stefano Chiantini (2007) *'' L'Ex-femme de ma vie'', directed by ...

as The cooker * Lucien Jean-Baptiste as The inspector

Release

The film premiered at the Marrakech International Film Festival in 2004.

References

External links

* 2005 films 2005 comedy-drama films French comedy-drama films 2000s French-language films Films directed by Josiane Balasko Warner Bros. films 2000s French films {{2000s-comedy-drama-film-stub