''Lovely Rita, sainte patronne des cas désespérés'' is a French

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directed by

Stéphane Clavier Stéphane Clavier (born 14 March 1955) is a French screenwriter and film director. Personal life Stéphane is the brother of actor Christian Clavier. Filmography References External links

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. The film stars his brother, Christian Clavier.

Synopsis

Accounts expert, Edgar Lamark, is auditing the naval base of Thierry Ferrand on the Côte d'Azur. He's offered a

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recruited from a special website but has to get rid of the body of her previous client.

Technical details

* Title : ''Lovely Rita, sainte patronne des cas désespérés'' * Director:

* 1955 births Living people French film dire ...

* Writer : Inspired by the crime novel by Benjamin Legrand (

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) * Producers: Christian Clavier and Alain Doutey * Country of origin :

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* Length : 80 minutes * Release: 24 (France)

Starring

* Christian Clavier : ''Edgar Lamarck'' *

Julie Gayet Julie Gayet (; born 3 June 1972) is a French actress and film producer.< ...

: ''Rita'' *

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: ''Thierry Ferrand'' * Arielle Dombasle : ''Mlle Lecas'' * Pierre Mondy : ''Marcel'' * Marthe Villalonga : ''Renée'' * Jean-Claude Dreyfus : ''The antique dealer'' *

Arnaud Giovaninetti Arnaud Giovaninetti (3 July 1967 – 25 January 2018) was a French actor. His father Reynald was a composer. Born in Amiens in 1967, Arnaud Giovaninetti was raised in Amiens and attended the and CNSAD. He was married to actress Judith d'Aleazzo ...

: ''Kevin'' * Yan Dron : ''Franck'' * Christian Gazio : ''José'' * Steve Tran : ''Danny'' * Mhamed Arezki : ''City boy''

About the film

*The idea for the film was raised by Christian Clavier after having read the crime novel ''Lovely Rita'' by Benjamin Legrand *Reviews were very poor, and the film was a commercial failure. * The director

* 1955 births Living people French film dire ...

is the brother of the actor and writer Christian Clavier and the nephew of producer Yves Rousset-Rouard. *The title of the film is a reference to Rita of Cascia, who is actually the saint of desperate cases.

External links

* 2003 films French comedy films 2000s French-language films 2003 comedy films Films directed by Stéphane Clavier 2000s French films French-language comedy films {{2000s-France-film-stub