''Gazelles'' (french: Les gazelles) is a 2014 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
Mona Achache.
Plot
Marie and Eric, a couple in their thirties who have been together since college, buy their first apartment when Marie is suddenly overcome by doubt. Her encounter with a handsome, dark-haired man forces her to make a decision: she leaves Eric to throw herself into the big sea of pleasure and freedom. But she actually ends up on the bottom of the pool, where she discovers a world without pity: at her age, being single is quickly perceived as a suspicious defect. Enlightened by new friendships, Marie learns to envisage her single life as a chance to become even stronger and to at last be ready to be happy.
Cast
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Camille Chamoux Camille may refer to:
Fictional entities
* a Power Rangers Jungle Fury character
* Camille Wallaby, a character in Alfred Hedgehog
* a character from ''League of Legends'' video game voiced by Emily O'Brien
Films
*''Camille (1912 film)'', a sh ...
as Marie
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Audrey Fleurot as Sandra
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Joséphine de Meaux as Judith
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Naidra Ayadi as Myriam
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Anne Brochet as Gwen
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Olivia Côte as Véro
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Franck Gastambide
Franck Gastambide (; born 31 October 1978) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. He became famous in 2009 after creating the first web series from Canal+, ''Kaïra Shopping'', which was later shown on television and adapted ...
as Eric
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Samuel Benchetrit as Martin
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Camille Cottin
Camille Cottin (; born 1 December 1978) is a French actress and comedian. Following her debut as a stage actress, she became known in 2013 for playing a capricious Parisian woman in the Canal+ hidden camera-sketches series ''Connasse'' (2013–20 ...
as Emilie
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Josiane Balasko
Josiane Balasko (born Josiane Balašković; 15 April 1950) is a French actress, writer, and director. She has been nominated seven times for César Awards, and won twice.
Career
One of Balasko's most recognized roles among English speakers is ...
as Brigitte
* Sam Karmann as Jacques
* Rachel Arditi as Virginie
* Grégoire Ludig as Marco
* David Marsais as Olivier
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Stéphane De Groodt as M. Hublot
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Lolita Chammah as Marie 2
* Maciej Patronik as Janusz
* Miljan Chatelain as Solal
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Marie Dompnier
Marie Dompnier is a French actress, singer and director born in 1980 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, in France,
best known both in France and internationally for her role as Lieutenant Sandra Winckler in the TV series Witnesses (Les Témoins).
Educ ...
as Charlotte Poussin
* Bastien Ehouzan as Alex
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Jean-Baptiste Puech as Oscar
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Mathieu Madénian as the man who wants a job
References
External links
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2014 comedy films
French comedy films
2010s French films
Films directed by Mona Achache
Films with screenplays by Mona Achache
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