La Vie d'artiste

La Vie d'artiste is a French film written and directed in 2006 by Marc Fitoussi, realised in 2007. Plot Alice dreams of being a film or stage actress, but is now reduced to dubbing the voice of Yoko Johnson, a Japanese cartoon detective character. Bertrand is writing his second novel and aspires to literary greatness. Meanwhile, he teaches French in a secondary school. Cora hopes to break into the French songwriting world, but has to work as hostess in a karaoke bar. All three are determined to achieve their goals and it is too bad if the paths to glory are strewn with pitfalls. Cast Sandrine Kiberlain : Alice, actress reduced to dubbing manga Émilie Dequenne : Cora, aspiring singer reduced to odd jobs Denis Podalydès : Bertrand, French teacher and unsuccessful writer Valérie Benguigui : Solange, Betrand's partner, maths teacher colleague Marilyne Canto : Alice's sister Camille Japy : Annabella, actress friend of Alice, successful in theatre Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet :Frédéric, Bertrand's wise pupil Magali Woch : Manu, Cora's best friend Claire Maurier : Alice's agent, in whom she has no faith Aure Atika : manager of the Hippopotamus restaurant who employs Cora Jean-Pierre Kalfon : Joseph Costals, singer-songwriter admired by Cora Maria Schneider : wife of Joseph Costals Jean-Marie Winling : Bertrand's editor Éric Savin : Michel, who dubs the manga with Alice Stéphane Guillon : Michel's replacement, very talkative Solenn Jarniou : Bénédicte, who supervises the manga dubbing Francis Leplay : Alice's brother-in-law Thibault Vinçon : Cora's neighbour Lolita Chammah : Caroline Chantal Banlier : Annick Anne Bouvier : the bookseller Catherine Davenier : Mme directorr Titouan Laporte : Sacha, Alice' nephew Thomas Derichebourg : partner of Annabella Monique Couturier : the woman in the dressing room Olivier Claverie : casting director Véronique Barrault : casting director Éric Elmosnino : Alice's ex Awards Deauville American Film Festival 2007 - Prix Michel d’Ornano