''Arrête ton cinéma'' is a 2016 French

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Diane Kurys Diane Kurys (; born 3 December 1948) is a French director, producer, filmmaker and actress. Several of her films as director are semi-autobiographical. Personal life Kurys was born in Lyon, Rhône, France, the younger of two daughters. She is a ...

. and written by Diane Kurys and Sylvie Testud.

Plot

Sybille, a recognized actress, preparing with enthusiasm her first writing film to get behind the camera. Everything seems to go well. Her producers, two sisters, are two wacky but lovable characters, and Sybille empties into the adventure with them, putting aside her family life. But, from the unlikely choice of actresses, the successive rewrites of the script, through the financial refusal, the wonderful dream turns into a nightmare. Incorrigible optimist, Sybille will realize too late that her whimsical and totally crazy producers are going to drag her in their madness ... One thing is certain, nothing will happen as planned.

Cast

* Sylvie Testud as Sybille Teyssier *

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 *

Zabou Breitman Zabou Breitman (born Isabelle Breitman; 30 October 1959), or simply Zabou, is a French actress and director. She is the daughter of actors Jean-Claude Deret and . At the age of four, she appeared in her first movie. Since 1981, Zabou has acted ...

as Ingrid * Fred Testot as Adrien * François-Xavier Demaison as Jack * Claire Keim as Julie Dumas *

Hélène de Fougerolles Hélène Christine Marie Rigoine de Fougerolles (; born 25 February 1973) is a French people, French actress who was twice nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress (known as the French Academy Awards, Oscar) for Arthur Joffé's L ...

as Marion *

Virginie Hocq Virginie Hocq (born 26 February 1975) is a Belgian actress and comedian. Theatre Filmography References External links * 1975 births Living people Belgian actresses People from Nivelles Belgian women comedians {{France- ...

as Annabelle * Florence Thomassin as Chacha

Cameos

Patrick Juvet Patrick Juvet (21 August 1950 – 1 April 2021) was a Swiss model and singer-songwriter, who had a string of hit records in Europe. While his early career was focused on making pop records, he found international success as a disco music perf ...

* Michel Drucker

Production

The film is based on the fifth book written by Sylvie Testud. The film was shot in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

and began filming on 23 February 2015. The 11 March, a special scene was shot in the cult TV Show ''Vivement dimanche!'' host by Michel Drucker with

, Sylvie Testud,

Alexandre Arcady Alexandre Arcady (born 17 March 1947) is a French actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Life and career Alexandre Arcady was born in Algiers, Algeria. He emigrated to France at the age of fifteen. His son is filmmaker Alexandre Aja. ...

and

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References

External links

* 2016 comedy films French comedy films 2016 films Films directed by Diane Kurys Films based on French novels 2010s French films BAC Films films 2010s French-language films French-language comedy films {{2010s-comedy-film-stub