''Iris in Bloom'' (french: En ville; ) is a 2011 French romantic drama film directed and written by

Valérie Mréjen Valerie is generally a feminine given name, derived directly from the French ''Valérie'' (a female-only name). Valéry or Valery is a masculine given name in parts of Europe (particularly in France and Russia), as well as a common surname in Fra ...

and

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in their directorial debut. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the

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Cast

* Lola Créton as Iris * Stanislas Merhar as Jean * Adèle Haenel as Isabelle *

Valérie Donzelli Valérie Donzelli (born 2 March 1973) is a French actress, filmmaker and screenwriter. She has directed five feature films and two short films since 2008, including the film ''Declaration of War'' (2011). Early life Valérie Donzelli was born i ...

as Monika * Ferdinand Régent as Alexandre * Barthélemy Guillemard as the confident *

Antoine Chappey Antoine Chappey (born 1960) is a French actor. He has appeared in over 80 films and television shows since 1989. He starred in the film ''Nelly'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. Selected fi ...

as the man in the bar *

Marilyne Canto Marilyne Canto (born 18 November 1963) is a French actress and film director. She won the 2007 César Award for Best Short Film The César Award for Best Short Film (french: César du meilleur film de court métrage) is an award presented by the ...

as Alexandre's mother * Serge Renko as Iris' father * Frédéric Pierrot Alexandre's father *

Pascal Cervo Pascal Cervo (born 16 July 1977) is a French film director, screenwriter and actor. Life and career Pascal Cervo grew up in Soisy-sur-Seine, Essonne, France. He was discovered at the age of 16 while shopping in Paris by Catherine Corsini for h ...

as the passing friend * Michèle Moretti as Jean's mother *

Stéphane Bouquet Stephane Bouquet (born 1968) is a French writer, screenwriter and critic. Filmography As screenwriter * 1996 : '' Il faut que je l'aime'' * 1998 : '' Les Corps ouverts'' * 1999 : '' Les Terres froides'' * 2000 : ''Presque rien'' * 2001 : '' La ...

as the teacher * Gaëlle Obiégly as a guest *

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as a guest *

Christophe Wavelet Christophe may refer to: People * Christophe (given name), list of people with this name * Christophe (singer) (1945–2020), French singer * Cristophe (hairstylist) (born 1958), Belgian hairstylist * Georges Colomb (1856–1945), French comic str ...

as a dandy *

Françoise Cousin Françoise () is a French feminine given name (equivalent to the Italian Francesca) and may refer to: * Anne Françoise Elizabeth Lange (1772–1816), French actress * Claudine Françoise Mignot (1624–1711), French adventuress * Françoise Adn ...

as a woman in the bar *

Katia Beaudufe Katia is a feminine given name. It is a variant of Katya. Notable people with this name Actresses and models *Katia Dandoulaki, Greek actress *Katia Margaritoglou, Greek fashion model and beauty contestant *Katia Winter (born 1983), Swedish ...

as the ticket controller *

as Jérémie *

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as Gérald *

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as Alessa, the German girl

References

External links

* 2011 films 2011 romantic drama films 2010s French-language films French romantic drama films 2011 directorial debut films 2010s French films {{2010s-romantic-drama-film-stub