''Victor'' is a 2009 French
comedy film
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directed by
Thomas Gilou
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It is an adaptation of a novel by French author
Michèle Fitoussi
Michèle Fitoussi (born 24 November 1954) is a French writer. She is of Tunisian-Jewish descent.
Biography
Fitoussi was born in Tunis, Tunisia.
Besides writing fiction and non-fiction, Fitoussi was an editor of French ''Elle'' magazine.
She i ...
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who has also been a magazine editor.
Plot
The story involves the elderly Victor, a
contest organized by a magazine, and a family who "adopts" the ailing old man. Complications ensue, often to comedic effect.
Cast
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Pierre Richard
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as Victor Corbin
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Clémentine Célarié
Clémentine Célarié (born 12 October 1957) is a French actress, writer, director and singer. as Sylvie Saillard
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Lambert Wilson
Lambert Wilson (born 3 August 1958) is a French actor, singer and activist. He is best known internationally for his portrayal of The Merovingian in ''The Matrix Reloaded'', ''The Matrix Revolutions'' and ''The Matrix Resurrections''.
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as Jérôme Courcelle
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Antoine Duléry
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as Guillaume Saillard
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Sara Forestier as Alice
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Sophie Mounicot
Sophie Mounicot (born 6 August 1960) is a French actress and writer.
Theater
Filmography
References
External links
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1960 births
French television actresses
French film actresses
Actresses from Paris
Living people
20th-century ...
as Lydia
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Catherine Hosmalin
Catherine Hosmalin is a French actress.
Personal life
While promoting the movie "Mince Alors", Hosmalin told to Laurent Ruquier
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as Madame Barbosa
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Marie-France Mignal
Marie-France Mignal (born 3 April 1940), is a French actress.
She is the co-director of the Théâtre Saint-Georges, with France Delahalle.
She is known for her work in television, cinema (''Weekend at Dunkirk'', '' The Two Orphans''), and in ...
as Sylvie's mother
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Eric Haldezos as Paco
References
External links
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''Victor'' at allocine.fr
2009 films
2009 comedy films
French comedy films
Films based on French novels
2000s French films
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