''Nuts'' () is a 2012 French
comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by Yann Coridian. It stars
Éric Elmosnino
Éric Elmosnino (born 2 May 1964) is a French actor and musician. He is known internationally for portraying Serge Gainsbourg in '' Gainsbourg'', for which he won the César Award for Best Actor.
He studied at the National Conservatory of Dramat ...
,
Sophie Quinton
Sophie Quinton (born 31 August 1976) is a French actress. She has played in a number of short films directed by Gérald Hustache-Mathieu and starred in the 2003 film ''Who Killed Bambi? (2003 film), Who Killed Bambi?''.
Life and career
Born into ...
and
Valeria Golino
Valeria Golino (born 22 October 1965) is an Italian actress and film director. She is best known to English-language audiences for her roles in '' Rain Man'', '' Big Top Pee-wee'', and '' Hot Shots!'', where she performed the "olive-in-the-belly ...
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Plot
At the age of 41 François seems to be perfectly happy. He is married to his first and only love Anne and together they have two children. When a relatively minor incident triggers a tantrum, François finds himself soon in an asylum for the mentally insane. After his release he is shunned by Anne. Desperate to get Anne back he tries to redeem himself but his parents as well as his best friend are less supportive than he hoped.
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Éric Elmosnino
Éric Elmosnino (born 2 May 1964) is a French actor and musician. He is known internationally for portraying Serge Gainsbourg in '' Gainsbourg'', for which he won the César Award for Best Actor.
He studied at the National Conservatory of Dramat ...
as François
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Sophie Quinton
Sophie Quinton (born 31 August 1976) is a French actress. She has played in a number of short films directed by Gérald Hustache-Mathieu and starred in the 2003 film ''Who Killed Bambi? (2003 film), Who Killed Bambi?''.
Life and career
Born into ...
as Anna
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Valeria Golino
Valeria Golino (born 22 October 1965) is an Italian actress and film director. She is best known to English-language audiences for her roles in '' Rain Man'', '' Big Top Pee-wee'', and '' Hot Shots!'', where she performed the "olive-in-the-belly ...
as Giovanna
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Luis Rego
Luis Rego (born 30 May 1943) is a Portuguese actor, comedian, writer and director based in France. He was a founding member of music/comedy group Les Charlots which he left after a few years.
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as François's father
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Evelyne Buyle
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as François's mother
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Anémone
Anne Bourguignon (; 9 August 1950 – 30 April 2019), known professionally as Anémone (), was a French actress, filmmaker and political activist. She took her stage name in 1968 from the title of her film debut in Philippe Garrel's ''Anémone ...
as Dr. Vorov
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Luce
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* Luce (name), as a given name and a surname
* Luce (singer)
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* Luce ...
as Solveig
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Brigitte Sy
Brigitte Sy (born 26 January 1956) is a French actress and filmmaker. Her directorial film debut, '' Les Mains libres'', was released in 2010 to critical acclaim in France.
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She is the mother of the actors Louis Garrel and Esther ...
as Madame Herschel
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Michaël Abiteboul
Michaël Abiteboul is a French actor.
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as François's brother
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Suliane Brahim
Suliane Brahim (born 1 April 1978) is a French actress. With a background in theatre, she has also performed in film and on television, most recently in a lead role in the series '' Zone Blanche'' (''Black Spot'').
Biography
Brahim was born the ...
as Soraya
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Partha Pratim Majumder
Partha Pratim Majumder (; born 18 January 1954) is a Bangladeshi mime artist who is considered the "forerunner" of mime art in Bangladesh. Born in Pabna District in the north-western part of the country, Partha went to France in early 1980s und ...
as Cadress
* Jean-Louis Coulloc'h as Abdel
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Gustave Kervern
Gustave Kervern (born 27 August 1962), also known as Gustave de Kervern and Gustave K/Vern, is a French actor, director and screenwriter. He is best known for his collaboration with Benoît Delépine.
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In 1999, he joined his frie ...
as Bertrand
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Marie Denarnaud
Marie Denarnaud (born 1978) is a French actress. She has appeared in numerous films including ''Chaos'' (2001), '' Eager Bodies'' (2003), '' The Adopted'' (2011) and '' Une histoire banale'' (2014). She has also participated in the made-for-tel ...
as Anna's friend
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Julie-Anne Roth
Julie-Anne Roth (born 31 March 1973) is a French actress. From 1996 to 1999 Roth studied at the CNSAD. She appeared in more than sixty films since 1989.
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Ext ...
as The shrink patient
Production
It is the first film directed by Yann Coridian. It is also the debut film of singer
Luce
Luce may refer to:
People
* Luce (name), as a given name and a surname
* Luce (singer)
Places
* LuÄŤe, a town in Slovenia
* Luce, Minnesota, an unincorporated community
* Luce Bay, a large Bay in Wigtownshire in southern Scotland
* Luce ...
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References
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2012 films
2012 directorial debut films
French comedy films
2010s French-language films
2012 comedy films
2010s French films
Films with screenplays by Sophie Fillières
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