''The Demon Stirs'' (french: Le démon de midi) is a 2005 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 ...

written and directed by Marie-Pascale Osterrieth and starring Michèle Bernier and

Simon Abkarian Simon Abkarian (Armenian language, Armenian: Սիմոն Աբկարյան, born March 5, 1962) is a French-Armenian actor. Life and career Born in Gonesse, Val d'Oise, of Armenians, Armenian descent, Abkarian spent his childhood in Lebanon. ...

. It is based on the graphic novel ''Le Démon de midi'' (1996) by

Florence Cestac Florence Cestac (born 18 July 1949) is a French cartoonist and former publisher. She is the first woman to have won the prestigious ''Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême'', in 2000, and was the only one until Rumiko Takahashi in 2019. Career Bor ...

Cast

* Michèle Bernier as Anne Cestac *

as Julien Cestac * Mathis Arguillère as Pierre *

Hiam Abbass Hiam Abbass ( ar, هيام عباس, he, היאם עבאס; born 30 November 1960), also Hiyam Abbas, is a Palestinian actress and film director. Personal life Hiam Abbass was born in Nazareth, Israel, to a Muslim Arab family. She was raised ...

as Rim * Alexandra Pandev as Alex * Florence Viala as Maude *

Julie-Anne Roth Julie-Anne Roth (born 31 March 1973) is a French actress. From 1996 to 1999 Roth studied at the CNSAD. She appeared in more than sixty films since 1989. Selected filmography References External links * * 1973 births Living people ...

as Claire *

Zinedine Soualem Zinedine Soualem (born 17 April 1957) is a French actor. He has appeared in at least five films directed by Cédric Klapisch. Personal life Soualem is Algerian by ancestry, and was at one point married to the actress Hiam Abbass Hiam Abba ...

as Samir * Toni Garrani as Nino * Jean-Marc Bihour as Tristan * Stéphane Hillel as Gabby *

Jean-Luc Lemoine Jean-Luc Marie Lemoine (born 6 March 1970) is a French humourist, media personality and stand-up comedian. Early life A native of Paris, Lemoine grew up in Morangis, Essonne. His first scene was on his high school stage, in front of 800 fellow s ...

as Raphaël * Jérôme Pouly as Didier *

Jean Dell Jean Dell (born 17 March 1961) is a French actor and writer. Career After starting out in radio, he turned to the stage, film and television, where he will create and perform several sketches of the show Les Grosses Têtes Les Grosses Têtes ...

as The mayor *

Riton Liebman Henri Liebman (born 29 January 1964), known as Riton Liebman, is a Belgian comedian, actor, and director. Career Liebman made his first impression with audiences at age 13, when French director Bertrand Blier discovered him and cast him as Christ ...

as The lifeguard *

Claudia Cardinale Claude Joséphine Rose "Claudia" Cardinale (; born 15 April 1938) is an Italian actress. She has starred in some of the most iconic European films of the 1960s and 1970s, acting in Italian, French, and English. Born and raised in La Goulette, a ...

as herself

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* French comedy films 2005 comedy films 2005 films Films based on French comics Live-action films based on comics 2000s French films {{2000s-comedy-film-stub