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''My Piece of the Pie'' (french: Ma part du gâteau) is a 2011 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
Cédric Klapisch Cédric Klapisch ( ; born 4 September 1961) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. Life and career Klapisch was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine. He is from a Jewish family; his maternal grandparents were deported to Ausc ...
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Plot

Filmed in the aftermath of the
global financial crisis Global means of or referring to a globe and may also refer to: Entertainment * ''Global'' (Paul van Dyk album), 2003 * ''Global'' (Bunji Garlin album), 2007 * ''Global'' (Humanoid album), 1989 * ''Global'' (Todd Rundgren album), 2015 * Bruno ...
, and exploring themes of
globalization Globalization, or globalisation (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English; American and British English spelling differences#-ise, -ize (-isation, -ization), see spelling differences), is the process of foreign relation ...
, class distinctions and
income inequality There are wide varieties of economic inequality, most notably income inequality measured using the distribution of income (the amount of money people are paid) and wealth inequality measured using the distribution of wealth (the amount of we ...
, the film opens in the French seaside town of Dunkirk. France (Karin Viard), a middle-aged divorcée, has just been laid off after 20 years at the same shipping company. She takes an overdose of pills but is rushed to hospital and makes a complete recovery. Desperate for employment to support her three children, she moves to Paris where she connects with Ahmed (Zinedine Soualem), the father of a former co-worker. France pretends to be a low-skilled immigrant to find menial work, but is then offered the chance to be the housekeeper for Stéphane Delarue (Gilles Lellouche), a wealthy French banker who has returned to Paris after 10 years in London. The relationship between the pair is initially tense, but Stéphane eventually warms to France, especially after she proves herself an adept hand at taking care of his son for a month, an extra duty for which she is paid €200 a day. The relationship between France and Stéphane turns amorous on a trip to London to meet with partners of Stéphane's firm. But the following morning France reveals how she came to his employ: she had lost her job when her shipping company moved many of its jobs to China. Stéphane, recognizing the company's name, callously admits he was one of the bankers whose shorting of the company's stock hastened the job losses. Leaving the hotel to play in the park with Stéphane's son, France then overhears him boasting and laughing about his conquest the previous night. France abducts the boy and returns to Dunkirk, holing up in an auditorium that's hosting a dance performance. Stéphane arrives to see France arrested but the crowd, many of whom are former employees of the shipping company, are made aware of Stéphane's identity and pursue him onto the beach. The mob gives chase as others form a blockade to prevent the police wagon from taking France away.


Cast

* Karin Viard as France *
Gilles Lellouche Gilles Lellouche (; born 5 July 1972) is a French actor. He started his career as a director. Lellouche has appeared in more than fifty films since 1995. He was nominated twice for a César Award; in 2006 for Most Promising Actor and in 2011 f ...
as Steve Delarue * Lunis Sakji as Alban Delarue *
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 Josy * Jean-Pierre Martins as JP *
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 Ahmed * Raphaële Godin as Mélody * Marine Vacth as Tessa *
Tim Pigott-Smith Timothy Peter Pigott-Smith, (13 May 1946 – 7 April 2017) was an English film and television actor and author. He was best known for his leading role as Ronald Merrick in the television drama series '' The Jewel in the Crown'', for which he wo ...
as Mr. Brown *
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 Important man * Philippe Lefebvre as Manager at the party


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External links

* 2011 comedy-drama films 2011 films French comedy-drama films Films directed by Cédric Klapisch 2010s French films {{2010s-comedy-drama-film-stub