''La Croisière'' (or The Cruise) is a 2011 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 by

Pascale Pouzadoux Pascale Pouzadoux (born 19 April 1970) is a French film director, screenwriter and actress. Life and career Pouzadoux was trained at the Théâtre national de Chaillot. She performed in the adaptation of Victor Hugo's ''L'Intervention'', a play ...

Plot

Several characters have their destinies intersect on a

cruise ship Cruise ships are large passenger ships used mainly for vacationing. Unlike ocean liners, which are used for transport, cruise ships typically embark on round-trip voyages to various ports-of-call, where passengers may go on tours known as "s ...

. Raphael follows his wife who left with her lover, stows away and dresses up as a woman. Simone is an old lady accustomed to carrying her dog in her handbag. A breeder of

pigs The pig (''Sus domesticus''), often called swine, hog, or domestic pig when distinguishing from other members of the genus '' Sus'', is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is variously considered a subspecies of ''Sus s ...

is in search of her husband who never returned from the toilet. There is also a young pickpocket, Chloe, and Alix, who is very stressed, sent on this cruise by being tricked into believing she had a business appointment. All will meet by chance, an unforgettable experience where everyone will manage to solve their problems and find happiness.

Cast

Charlotte de Turckheim Anne-Charlotte de Turckheim (born 5 April 1955) is a French actress, screenwriter, comedian and film producer. Born in Montereau-Fault-Yonne, Seine-et-Marne, France, the daughter of Françoise Husson and Arnaud de Turckheim, a member of a noble ...

as Hortense *

Line Renaud Line Renaud (born 2 July 1928) is a French singer, actress and AIDS activist. Early life Line Renaud was born Jacqueline Ente in Pont-de-Nieppe on 2 July 1928. Her mother Simone was a shorthand typist; her father was a truck driver during the we ...

as Simone *

Marilou Berry Marilou Berry (born 1 February 1983) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter. Personal life Marilou Berry was born on 1 February 1983, the daughter of filmmaker Josiane Balasko (née Balašković) and sculptor Philippe Berry (né ...

as Alix Sainte-Beuve *

Antoine Duléry Antoine Duléry (born 14 November 1959 in Paris) is a French actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media ...

as Raphie *

Nora Arnezeder Nora Arnezeder (born 8 May 1989) is a French actress and singer. The recipient of a Lumières Award, she is an accomplished actress in the French film industry. Early life Arnezeder was born in Paris, France. Her father Wolfgang Arnezeder is Au ...

as Chloé *

Armelle Armelle (born 23 July 1969 as Armelle Leśniak) is a French actress, comedian and screenwriter. Life and career After studies in Khâgne, she works as a costume-aid. Trained by Jean Périmony, her atypical physique and her personality do not t ...

as Marie-Do *

Stéphane Debac Stéphane Debac (born 23 October 1973) is a French actor, best known for his acting debut as Jerome for South Korean Dogme 95 film ''Interview'' (2000), and played as 'Albert Mulveau' in the French TV series ''Résistance''. Career He was born ...

as Diego *

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 Featur ...

as Samantha *

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 ...

as Brian *

Jean Benguigui Jean Benguigui (born 8 April 1944 in Oran) is a French actor. He is of Jewish-Algerian descent. In 2006 and 2007 he played the role of impresario Cartoni in a new adaptation of the operetta Le Chanteur de Mexico at the Théâtre du Châtelet ...

as The commander *

Nicolas Vaude Nicolas Vaude (born 24 July 1962) is a French actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, ra ...

as The chaplain * Hubert Saint-Macary as The doctor * Franck Beckmann as Pierrick Lebouillonec * Camille Japy as Camille *

Alexandre Brasseur Alexandre Brasseur (born Alexandre Espinasse; 29 March 1971) is a French actor. He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, the son of actor Claude Brasseur, the grandson of actor Pierre Brasseur and actress Odette Joyeux and great-grandson of Jules Bras ...

as Camille's lover * Marilou Lopes-Benites as Marie * Laurence Badie as Odette * Jacques Ciron as Raymond * Eric Fraticelli as Tonio * Guillaume Rumiel Braun as Frankie * Michel Duléry as Jean-Pierre *

Arnaud Tsamere Arnaud Tsedri (born 11 March 1975), better known by the stage name Arnaud Tsamere (), is a French comedian, actor, television presenter and sports journalist. Born in Bordeaux and raised in the Yvelines, he joined the Déclic Théâtre group aft ...

Pauline Delpech Pauline Delpech is a writer and a French actress who was born in 1981. Biography Her real name is Pauline Bidegaray; she took her stage name from her stepfather, singer Michel Delpech. Career as an actress Short films * ''Man in the Box'' (200 ...

Alice Pol Alice Pol (born 3 December 1982) is a French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, ...

Hugo Becker Hugo Becker (born Jean Otto Eric Hugo Becker, 13 February 1863, died 30 July 1941) was a prominent German cellist, cello teacher, and composer. He studied at a young age with Alfredo Piatti, and later Friedrich Grützmacher in Dresden. Biograp ...

as Alix's collaborator

References

External links

* 2011 films 2011 comedy films French comedy films 2010s French-language films Films set on ships Films directed by Pascale Pouzadoux 2010s French films {{2010s-France-film-stub