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''Invisibles'' (french: Les Invisibles) is a 2018 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 ...
directed by Louis-Julien Petit, based on the 2015 novel ''Sur la Route des Invisibles, Femmes Dans La Rue'' by Claire Lajeunie. The film premiered at the 2018 Angoulême Film Festival and was released on 9 January 2019, to generally positive reviews.


Plot

L'Envol, a day center for homeless women in
Anzin Anzin is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.Commune d'Anzin (59014)
INSE ...
, France, closes its doors: only 4% of the women who've been there have been reintegrated, which the city council considers to be insufficient. The civil workers decide to protest against these measures through civil disobedience and the secret installment of a therapeutic workshop and a sleeping hall in a squatter's home...


Cast

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Audrey Lamy Audrey Lamy (; born 19 January 1981) is a French actress. She is the sister of the actress Alexandra Lamy. Personal life Audrey Lamy is Alexandra Lamy's younger sister. Since 2008, Audrey is in a relationship with Thomas. Filmography Feat ...
as Audrey Scapio *
Corinne Masiero Corinne Masiero (born 3 February 1964) is a French actress. She was born in Douai. She began acting in her late 20s, initially appearing in the theatre before moving on to the screen. She is best known for her lead role in the 2012 film '' Louise ...
as Manu *
Noémie Lvovsky Noémie Lvovsky (; born 14 December 1964) is a French film director, screenwriter, and actress. Life and career Born in Paris in 1964, Lvovsky is the daughter of Jewish parents who emigrated from Ukraine to flee pogroms. She studied cinema at L ...
as Hélène *
Déborah Lukumuena Déborah Lukumuena (born 4 December 1994) is a French actress. She is best known for her debut role in the 2016 drama film ''Divines'', for which she won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress. Career In 2017, Déborah Lukumuena won the C ...
as Angélique * Marianne Garcia as Marianne / ' Lady Di' * Adolpha Van Meerhaeghe as Chantal * Patricia Mouchon as Patricia / '
Edith Piaf Edith is a feminine given name derived from the Old English words ēad, meaning 'riches or blessed', and is in common usage in this form in English, German, many Scandinavian languages and Dutch. Its French form is Édith. Contractions and var ...
' * Khoukha Boukherbache as Khoukha / '
Marie-José Nat Marie-José Benhalassa (22 April 1940 – 10 October 2019), known professionally as Marie-José Nat, was a French actress. Among her notable works in cinema were the sequel films '' Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc'' and '' Anatomy ...
' * Bérangère Toural as Bérangère / '
Simone Veil Simone Veil (; ; 13 July 1927 – 30 June 2017) was a French magistrate and politician who served as Health Minister in several governments and was President of the European Parliament from 1979 to 1982, the first woman to hold that office. ...
' * Patricia Guery as Patricia / ' La Cicciolina' * Marie-Christine Descheemaker as Marie-Christine / '
Brigitte Macron Brigitte Marie-Claude Macron (; née Brigitte Trogneux , previously Auzière ; born 13 April 1953) is a French former educator. She is the wife and former teacher of Emmanuel Macron, who is the current President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra ...
' * Laetitia Grigy as Monique * Fedoua Laafou as Fedoua / '
Salma Hayek Salma Hayek Pinault ( , ; born Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez; September 2, 1966) is a Mexican and American actress and film producer. She began her career in Mexico with starring roles in the telenovela ''Teresa'' (1989–1991) as well as the ...
' * Stéphanie Brayer as Stéphanie / '
Françoise Hardy Françoise Madeleine Hardy (; born 17 January 1944) is a French former singer and songwriter. Mainly known for singing melancholic sentimental ballads, Hardy has been an important figure in French pop music since her debut, spanning a career o ...
' * Marie-Thérèse Boloke Kanda as Marie-Thérèse / '
Mimie Mathy Mimie Mathy (8 July 1957) is a French actress, comedian and singer who is best known for her starring role in the long-running ''Josephine, Guardian Angel'' television series. Mathy has achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism, and is tall. Life and ...
' * Aïcha Bangoura as Aïcha / '
Vanessa Paradis Vanessa Chantal Paradis (; born 22 December 1972) is a French singer, model, and actress. Paradis became a child star at the age of 14 with the international success of her single "Joe le taxi" (1987). At age 18, she was awarded France's hig ...
' * Dominique Manet as Dominique / '
Brigitte Fontaine Brigitte Fontaine, (born 24 June 1939) is a singer of avant-garde music. She has employed numerous unusual musical styles, melding rock and roll, folk, jazz, electronica, spoken word poetry, and world. She has collaborated with Stereolab, Mic ...
' * Assia Menmadala as Assia / '
Dalida Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti (; 17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), professionally known as Dalida, was an Italian-French singer and actress born in Egypt. She sang in eleven languages and sold millions of records internationally. Her best known son ...
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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 Julie Carpentier * Pablo Pauly as Dimitri *
Brigitte Sy Brigitte Sy (born 26 January 1956) is a French actress and filmmaker. Her directorial film debut, ''Les Mains libres'', was released in 2010 to critical acclaim in France. Life and career She is the mother of the actors Louis Garrel and Esther ...
as Béatrice * Quentin Faure as Laurent * Marie-Christine Orry as Catherine Paraire * Fatsah Bouyahmed as Esteban *
Antoine Reinartz Antoine Reinartz (; born 1985) is a French actor. Theater Selected filmography References External links * 1985 births Living people French male film actors {{France-actor-stub ...
as Deputy mayor


Release

The film had its world premiere at the Angoulême Film Festival on 22 August 2018 and was released in theaters on 9 January 2019.


Reception


Box office

''Invisibles'' grossed $0 in North America and $19 million worldwide.


Critical response

On French
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AlloCiné, the film holds an average rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on 25 professional reviews.


References


External links

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Casting complet et équipe technique
at AlloCiné (in French) {{DEFAULTSORT:Invisibles 2018 films 2018 comedy-drama films 2010s French-language films French comedy-drama films French feminist films Unemployment in fiction Films shot in France Films set in France Cultural depictions of Diana, Princess of Wales Cultural depictions of Édith Piaf Cultural depictions of Ilona Staller Cultural depictions of Dalida 2010s French films