''A Private Affair'' (french: Une affaire privée) is a 2002 French
crime
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mystery
Mystery, The Mystery, Mysteries or The Mysteries may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters
*Mystery, a cat character in ''Emily the Strange''
Films
* ''Mystery'' (2012 film), a 2012 Chinese drama film
* ''Mystery'' ( ...
thriller film
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written and directed by
Guillaume Nicloux
Guillaume Nicloux (born 3 August 1966) is a French novelist, director and actor. He is the founder of the theatre company La Troupe. He has written crime fiction and directed films for cinema and French television.
He won the Best Screenplay Awar ...
. The film premiered at the
Festival du Film Policier de Cognac The Festival du Film policier de Cognac ( en, Cognac Crime Film Festival) was an annual film festival that took place in Cognac, France from 1982 to 2007 (with no festival being held in 1991).Thierry Lhermitte
Thierry Lhermitte (; born 24 November 1952) is a French actor, director, writer and producer, best known for his comedic roles. He was a founder of the comedy troupe ''Le Splendid'' in the 1970s, along with, among others, Christian Clavier, Gérar ...
as François Manéri
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Marion Cotillard
Marion Cotillard (; born 30 September 1975) is a French actress, film producer, singer, and environmentalist who is widely known for her roles in independent films and blockbusters in both European and Hollywood productions.
She has received ...
as Clarisse Entoven
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Samuel Le Bihan
Samuel Le Bihan (born 2 November 1965) is a French actor, known for his role in ''Brotherhood of the Wolf''.
Selected filmography Film
* 1993: , directed by René Féret
* 1993: , directed by René Féret
* 1993: ' (''Three Colours: Red''), di ...
as Vincent Walt
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Aurore Clément
Aurore Clément (born 12 October 1945) is a French actress who has appeared in French and English language movies and television productions.
Early life
She was born Marie-Thérèse Aurore Louise Clément in Soissons. Following the death of her ...
as Madame Siprien
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Niels Arestrup
Niels Arestrup (; born 8 February 1949) is a French-Danish actor, film director and screenwriter. He has won three César Awards.
Biography
Arestrup was born in Paris into a family of modest means; his father was Danish and his mother was Bret ...
as Monsieur Siprien
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Jeanne Balibar
Jeanne Balibar (born 13 April 1968) is a French actress and singer.
Life and career
Balibar was born in Paris, the daughter of Marxist philosopher Étienne Balibar and physicist Françoise Balibar.
She started her career as a student in th ...
as Sylvie
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Clovis Cornillac as Freddy
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Philippe Nahon
Philippe Nahon (; 24 December 1938 – 19 April 2020) was a French actor.
Best known films
Nahon was best known for his roles in French horror and thriller films, including '' I Stand Alone'', '' Humains'', '' Calvaire'', ''The Pack'' and ''H ...
as Mathieu
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Bruno Todeschini
Bruno Todeschini (born 19 September 1962) is a Franco-Swiss actor.
Life and career
Todeschini studied at L'école supérieure d'art dramatique in Genève and after graduating in 1986, he joined the Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers, directed by Pat ...
as Franck Tanner
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Philippe Morier-Genoud
Philippe Morier-Genoud (born 2 March 1944) is a French theatre and film actor.
Selected filmography
* ''Confidentially Yours'' (1983)
* ''Au revoir les enfants'' (1987)
* ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' (1990)
* '' Safe Conduct'' (2002)
* '' A Private Af ...
as Henri Dalvec
*
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing (born 25 December 1963) is a French actor and film director. His daughter, Alice de Lencquesaing, is also an actress.
Filmography
As an actor
*''Les dernières heures du millénaire'' (1990, Short)
*''Madame Bovary'' ( ...
as Philippe
*
Yves Verhoeven
Yves Verhoeven (born 27 October 1961) is a French actor. He has appeared in more than eighty films since 1989.
Selected filmography
References
External links
*
1961 births
Living people
French male film actors
People from Seine-Mar ...
as Monsieur Pujol
* Carlo Brandt as Inspector Rossen
* Gérald Thomassin as Inspector Bonnis
* Garance Clavel as Sandrine Pujol
* Consuelo De Haviland as Claudine Després
* Lydia Andrei as Marion
*
Marie-Armelle Deguy
Marie-Armelle Deguy is a French actress, the daughter of poet and essayist Michel Deguy.
Filmography
Cinema
*1988: ''La Septième dimension'' by Laurent Dussaux
*1988: ''Zanzibar'' by Christine Pascal
*1988: ''L'Enfance de l'art'' by Franc ...
as Nadège
* Françoise Sage as Martine
* Laurent Grévill as Josselin
* Marc Rioufol as Gilles
* Mathieu Genet as Frédéric
* Sacha Dougnac as Paul
*
Frédéric Diefenthal
Frédéric Diefenthal (born 26 July 1968 in Saint-Mandé
Saint-Mandé () is a high-end commune of the Val-de-Marne department in Île-de-France in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. It is one of t ...
as the transvestite
*
Robert Hirsch as the old man
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Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Jean-Pierre Darroussin (born 4 December 1953) is a French actor and filmmaker. He was born in Courbevoie, France.
Theater
Filmography Actor
*1992: '' Riens du tout'' (directed by Cédric Klapisch starring Fabrice Luchini, Daniel Berlioux) ...
as Apolus man
References
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2002 films
2002 crime thriller films
2000s French-language films
2000s mystery thriller films
Films about missing people
Films set in Paris
Films shot in Paris
French crime thriller films
French detective films
French mystery thriller films
2000s French films
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