''Roommates Wanted'' (original title: ''Adopte un veuf'' meaning ''Adopt a Widower'') is a 2016 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 François Desagnat.
Plot
When you're recently widowed, it is difficult to get used to your new life… This is the case with Hubert Jacquin, who spends most of his time in his huge apartment, feeling depressed, staring at his TV set. One day, after a misunderstanding, his life changes. Manuela, a young and bubbly adventurer in search of an apartment, calls to his home. At first reluctant, Hubert quickly gets used to the presence of this energy storm, who even manages to convince two other people to stay: Paul-Gérard, whose wife has left him, and Marion, a hospital nurse. These three roommates cause Hubert many surprises…
Cast
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André Dussollier
André Dussollier (born 17 February 1946) 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 fi ...
as Hubert Jacquin
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Bérengère Krief as Manuela Baudry
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Arnaud Ducret as Paul-Gérard Langlois
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Julia Piaton
Julia Piaton (born 29 January 1985) is a French actress. She is mainly known for playing the role of Odile in '' Serial (Bad) Weddings'' and Aure Hazan in ''Family Business
A family business is a commercial organization in which decision-maki ...
as Marion Legloux
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Nicolas Marié
Nicolas Marié is a French actor and writer.
Theater
Filmography
Dubbing
References
External links
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French male film actors
Living people
20th-century French male actors
21st-century Frenc ...
as Samuel Edlemann
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Blanche Gardin
Blanche Gardin (; born 3 April 1977) is a French actress, comedian and writer.
Gardin holds a Master of Sociology degree from the Paris Nanterre University
Paris Nanterre University (French: ''Université Paris Nanterre''), formerly Paris-X ...
as Rose
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Guillaume Delorme as Sébastien
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Mathieu Madénian __NOTOC__
Mathieu Madénian (born 23 July 1976) is a French comedian, actor and columnist.
Life and career
Madénian was born in Perpignan, southern France. He is of Armenian and German descent. He grew up in Saleilles, a town in the suburb ...
as Arnaud
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Vincent Desagnat
Vincent Raphaël Charles Desagnat (; born 9 March 1976) is a French actor, skateboarder and, television and radio presenter.
Life and career
Vincent Desagnat was born in Paris, the youngest son of director and screenwriter Jean-Pierre Desagna ...
as Roméro
* Audrey Looten as Valérie
* Panayotis Pascot as Julien
References
External links
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2016 films
French comedy films
2010s French-language films
2016 comedy films
Films directed by François Desagnat
2010s French films
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