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All About Actresses

All About Actresses

20095.91h 45m

Overview

A director wants to make a documentary about actresses, all actresses: the popular ones, the unknown ones, the intellectuals, the comedians, the forgotten ones... Filming everything, with or without their consent, the director gets caught up in the game and lets herself be devoured by these women, who are as fragile as they are manipulative.

Directed by Maïwenn
Written by Maïwenn
Produced by François Kraus, Denis Pineau-Valencienne
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Top Cast

Jeanne Balibar

Jeanne Balibar

Jeanne Balibar

Romane Bohringer

Romane Bohringer

Romane Bohringer

Julie Depardieu

Julie Depardieu

Julie Depardieu

Mélanie Doutey

Mélanie Doutey

Mélanie Doutey

Marina Foïs

Marina Foïs

Marina Foïs

Estelle Lefébure

Estelle Lefébure

Estelle Lefébure

Maïwenn

Maïwenn

Maïwenn

Karin Viard

Karin Viard

Karin Viard

Linh-Dan Pham

Linh-Dan Pham

Linh-Dan Pham

Muriel Robin

Muriel Robin

Muriel Robin

Themes & Keywords

woman director

About All About Actresses

All About Actresses is a comedy, drama film released in 2009 exploring themes of woman director. Directed by Maïwenn, it stars Jeanne Balibar, Romane Bohringer, Julie Depardieu. A director wants to make a documentary about actresses, all actresses: the popular ones, the unknown ones, the intellectuals, the comedians, the forgotten ones... Filming everything, with or without their consent, the director gets caught up in the game and lets herself be devoured by these women, who are as fragile as they are manipulative.

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