''Almost Friends'' (french: On a failli être amies; also titled ''The Chef's Wife'') is a 2014 French
comedy-drama film
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...
written, directed by, and starring
Anne Le Ny
Anne Le Ny (born 16 December 1962) is a French actress, screenwriter and film director.
Filmography
Actress
Screenwriter or director
Theatre
References
French film directors
French women film directors
Living people
French fil ...
Emmanuelle Devos
Emmanuelle Devos (born 10 May 1964) is a French actress. She is the daughter of actress Marie Henriau. She won the César Award for Best Actress in 2002 for her performance in ''Sur mes lèvres'', directed by Jacques Audiard. She has also been ...
and
Roschdy Zem
Roschdy Zem (born 27 September 1965) is a French actor and filmmaker of Moroccan descent. He shared the award for Best Actor for his role in the film '' Days of Glory'' at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.
Career
Versatile and determined to not ...
. It was shot in and around
Orléans
Orléans (;"Orleans" (US) and Karin Viard as Marithé Bressy
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Emmanuelle Devos
Emmanuelle Devos (born 10 May 1964) is a French actress. She is the daughter of actress Marie Henriau. She won the César Award for Best Actress in 2002 for her performance in ''Sur mes lèvres'', directed by Jacques Audiard. She has also been ...
as Carole Drissi
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Roschdy Zem
Roschdy Zem (born 27 September 1965) is a French actor and filmmaker of Moroccan descent. He shared the award for Best Actor for his role in the film '' Days of Glory'' at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.
Career
Versatile and determined to not ...
as Sam Drissi
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Anne Le Ny
Anne Le Ny (born 16 December 1962) is a French actress, screenwriter and film director.
Filmography
Actress
Screenwriter or director
Theatre
References
French film directors
French women film directors
Living people
French fil ...
as Nathalie Perusel
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Philippe Rebbot
Philippe Rebbot is a French actor. He appeared in more than eighty films since 1998 and starred in several films including The Aquatic Effect, Une famille à louer and Northern Wind.
Filmography
Personal life
In 2004, Rebbot met the actres ...
as Pierre Perusel
* Philippe Fretun as Michel
* Annie Mercier as Jackie
* Marion Lécrivain as Dorothée
* Yan Tassin as Théo
* Marion Malenfant as Cynthia
* Xavier de Guillebon as Vincent
* Xavier Béja as Pascal
* Jonathan Cohen as The supervisor