''Ne quittez pas !'' is a French comedy film directed by

Arthur Joffé Arthur Joffé (born 20 September 1953) is a French film director, the son of the director and screenwriter Alex Joffé.Philippe Rège, ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors'', volume 1, p538 He was awarded the Palme d'Or du court métrage at t ...

, released in

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

Synopsis

Internationally renowned astrophysicist, Félix Mandel, 40, is very attached to the past, to the great despair of his wife, Lucie, who does not know that he is still in contact with the love of his youth, Wendy Lawrence, and does not want him to keep filling his office with souvenirs. One day, fed up with it, she decides on a spring clean, during which she finds an old coat that had belonged to his father, Lucien, dead for two years. After she gives the coat to a tramp, Félix receives a phone call from... Lucien, furious that his son has disposed of the clothing!

Production

* Director :

* Screenplay :

, from an original story by Arthur Joffé and

Guy Zilberstein Guy or GUY may refer to: Personal names * Guy (given name) * Guy (surname) * That Guy (...), the New Zealand street performer Leigh Hart Places * Guy, Alberta, a Canadian hamlet * Guy, Arkansas, US, a city * Guy, Indiana, US, an unincorpo ...

* Director of photography : Philippe Welt * Music : Jean-Claude Nachon and Angélique Nachon * Year : 2004 * Length : 1h30 * Genre : Comedy * Filmed : Studio 24

Cast

* Sergio Castellitto : Félix Mandel * Michel Serrault : Lucien Mandel (voice only) * Isabelle Gélinas : Lucie Mandel * Rachida Brakni : Yaëlle * Dominique Pinon : The tramp * László Szabó : The tailor *

Lisette Malidor Lisette may refer to: People: *Jean Lisette Aroeste (1932-2020), ''Star Trek'' fan who sold scripts to the program *Lisette de Brinon (1896–1982), the Jewish wife of the pro-Nazi French collaborator, Fernand de Brinon *Lisette Burrows, New Zeala ...

: The "black prince" * Emily Morgan : Wendy * Tchéky Karyo : Raveu, the banker * Hélène de Fougerolles : The air hostess *

Maurice Bernart Maurice may refer to: People *Saint Maurice (died 287), Roman legionary and Christian martyr *Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor *Maurice (bishop of London) (died 1107), Lord Chancellor and Lo ...

: The rabbin * Chantal Neuwirth : Aeroplane passenger * Jeff Mirza : The London taxi driver * Vincent Sgonamillo : Léo * Bruno Flender : Jérôme *

Marc Brunet Marc or MARC may refer to: People * Marc (given name), people with the first name * Marc (surname), people with the family name Acronyms * MARC standards, a data format used for library cataloging, * MARC Train, a regional commuter rail system of ...

: Ravier *

Juliette Joffé Juliette is a feminine personal name of French origin. It is a diminutive of Julie. Notable people *Juliette (Canadian singer) (1926-2017), full name Juliette Augustina Sysak Cavazzi, Canadian singer and TV personality of the 1950s-1970s. known a ...

: Clotilde *

: The psychoanalyst *

William Alix William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conques ...

: Peter *

Steacy Hazard Steacy may refer to: * Ashley Steacy (born 1987), Canadian rugby union player * Brendan Steacy (born 19??), Canadian cinematographer * Harold Robert Steacy (born 1923), Canadian mineralogist * Heather Steacy (born 1988), Canadian hammer thrower * ...

: Kate *

Tiffany Dewael Tiffany may refer to: People * Tiffany (given name), list of people with this name * Tiffany (surname), list of people with this surname Known mononymously as "Tiffany": * Tiffany Darwish, (born 1971), an American singer, songwriter, actress kno ...

: Mona *

Zinedine Soualem Zinedine Soualem (born 17 April 1957) is a French actor. He has appeared in at least five films directed by Cédric Klapisch. Personal life Soualem is Algerian by ancestry, and was at one point married to the actress Hiam Abbass. They have ...

: The neighbour in the hotel *

Sara Martins Sara Martins (born 19 August 1977) is a Portuguese-born French actress of Cape Verdean descent. She is known in France for her roles on television and in film and theatre. She also appeared as Detective Sergeant Camille Bordey in the joint Brit ...

: The hotel receptionist *

Claude-Jean Philippe Claude Nahon, (20 April 1933 – 11 September 2016), better known as Claude-Jean Philippe, was a French film critic, essayist, diarist, director, and producer who realized numerous documentaries. He was also active on the radio. Occasionally, he ...

: The client at the newspaper kiosk *

Bruno Lochet Bruno Lochet (born 18 October 1959) is a French actor. He is best known for playing in the cult TV series ''Les Deschiens'' (1993–2002), in which he played alongside Yolande Moreau Yolande Moreau (born 27 February 1953) is a Belgian comedia ...

: The fellow-prisoner

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