''Agathe Cléry'' is a 2008 French comedy film directed and co-written by
Etienne Chatiliez, with co-writer Laurent Chouchan.
Plot
Agathe Cléry is a marketing manager for a line of cosmetics for people with pale skin. She is also racist, particularly towards black people. However, she is diagnosed with
Addison's disease
Addison's disease, also known as primary adrenal insufficiency, is a rare long-term endocrine disorder characterized by inadequate production of the steroid hormones cortisol and aldosterone by the two outer layers of the cells of the adre ...
, which turns her skin dark. The film follows her struggles as a black person dealing with discrimination against her due to her skin colour.
Cast
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Valérie Lemercier
Valérie Lemercier (; born 9 March 1964) is a French actress, screenwriter, director and singer.
Life and career
Born in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime as the daughter of farmers, Lemercier grew up in Gonzeville and then studied at the Rouen Conserva ...
- Agathe Cléry
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Anthony Kavanagh - Quentin Lambert
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Dominique Lavanant
Dominique Lavanant (born 24 May 1944) is a César Award-winning French film and theatrical actress. She is known for her comedy skills especially with posh and distinguished characters like Rosalind Russell's; characters often defined by the ...
- Mimie
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Isabelle Nanty
Isabelle Nanty (born 21 January 1962) is a French actress, film and theatre director and screenwriter.
Career
She was a teacher for several years at the Cours Florent, and then received a nomination for the César Award for Most Promising Actres ...
- Joëlle
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Jacques Boudet
Jacques Boudet (born 29 December 1939) is a French stage and screen actor. He had great success in the 1980s with his appearance in '' Exercises in Style'', and is featured in the film '' The Names of Love'' (2010).
In cinema, he frequently a ...
- Roland
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Artus de Penguern - Hervé
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Jean Rochefort - Louis Guignard
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Bernard Alane
Bernard Alane (born Bernard Noël Vetel 25 December 1948) is a French actor and singer, he is the son of actress Annick Alane. He is best known in France for his roles in two films directed by Edouard Molinaro, ''Hibernatus
''Hibernatus'' is ...
- Philippe Guignard
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Nadège Beausson-Diagne - Nathalie
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François Duval - Loïc Guignard
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Valentine Valera - Nathalie
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Élise Otzenberger - Lucie
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Claire Pataut - Alice
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Virginie Raccosta - Delphine
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Andy Cocq - Cédric
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Julie Ferrier - The Cop
References
External links
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2008 films
French musical comedy films
2000s French-language films
French black comedy films
2000s musical comedy films
2008 black comedy films
Films scored by Bruno Coulais
Films directed by Étienne Chatiliez
2000s French films
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