''Guy'' is a 2018 French

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed, written and starring

Alex Lutz Alex Lutz (born 24 August 1978) is a French actor, comedian and director. He is best known for his role of Catherine in ''La revue de presse de Catherine et Liliane'' in '' Le Petit Journal''. Theater He has worked with comedians like Malik Ben ...

. This is a mockumentary of a 73-year-old French pop singer, "Guy Jamet" (

), whose heyday was three or more decades ago, touring to promote a new album of covers. Pretending to film a documentary about him is Gauthier (Tom Dingler), who suspects Guy may be his biological father based on a letter written by his recently deceased mother that he (Gauthier) discovered. Guy is a "compilation of a number of classic" French crooners, and the film is made up of interviews by Gauthier of Guy with references to French TV shows and personalities. These are interrupted by performances of Guy's soft, sentimental pop songs before enthusiastic audiences during his tour.

Cast

as Guy Jamet *

Tom Dingler Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character ...

as Gauthier *

Pascale Arbillot Pascale Arbillot (born 17 April 1970) is a French actress. She is a graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Sciences; however, soon after, she decided to become an actress. She has appeared in films, on television and in the theatre. Fil ...

as Sophie Ravel *

Nicole Calfan Nicole Calfan (born 4 March 1947) is a French actress and author. Filmography Theater Author References External links * 1947 births Living people Actresses from Paris French film actresses French television actresses Frenc ...

as Stéphanie Madhani * Dani as Anne-Marie **

Élodie Bouchez Élodie Bouchez-Bangalter (born 5 April 1973) is a French actress. She became internationally known for her role as Renée Rienne on the fifth and final season of the television show ''Alias'' and for playing Maïté Alvarez in the film '' Wild ...

as Young Anne-Marie *

Marina Hands Marina Hands (born 10 January 1975) is a French stage and film actress. Hands is the daughter of British director Terry Hands and French actress Ludmila Mikaël, and the granddaughter of Ukrainian-Greek painter . She studied acting at the Cou ...

as Kris-Eva * Bruno Sanches as Frédéric *

Anne Marivin Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the ...

as Marie-France *

Nicole Ferroni Nicole Ferroni (born 19 March 1982) is a French comedian, actress, columnist in France Inter and former biology teacher. She is known for participating in Laurent Ruquier's show ''On n'demande qu'à en rire ''On n'demande qu'à en rire'' (lit ...

as Juliette Bose *

Sarah Suco Sarah Suco (born in April 1981) is a French actress.https://www.lefigaro.fr/theatre/2013/06/20/03003-20130620ARTFIG00680--l-entreprise-a-succes-de-palmade.php Filmography Sarah is also a director. She's released The Dazzled (Les Éblouis Th ...

as Sara * Brigitte Roüan as Gauthier's mother *

Catherine Hosmalin Catherine Hosmalin is a French actress. Personal life While promoting the movie "Mince Alors", Hosmalin told to Laurent Ruquier Laurent Hugues Emmanuel Ruquier (; born 24 February 1963) is a French television presenter, radio host and com ...

as The friend *

Alessandra Sublet Alessandra Sublet (born Alexandra Sublet on 5 October 1976) is a French radio and television presenter. She hosted the daily television program ''C à vous'' from September 2009 to June 2013 on France 5. Early life and education Alessandra Subl ...

as Herself *

Julien Clerc Paul Alain Leclerc (born 4 October 1947), known by his stage name Julien Clerc (), is a French singer-songwriter. Life Born in Paris, Clerc grew up listening to classical music in his father Paul Leclerc's home, while his mother Évelyne Merlot ...

as Himself *

Michel Drucker Michel Drucker, CQ (born 12 September 1942 in Vire) is a popular French journalist and TV host. He has been on screen for so long on various shows and different networks, both public and private, that he once said that some people joked that h ...

as Himself

Reception

''The Hollywood Reporter'' considered ''Guy'' to be "A sparkling, ironic salute to age and passing time".

References

External links

* 2018 films 2018 comedy films French comedy films 2010s French-language films 2010s French films {{2010s-comedy-film-stub