King Guillaume (2009)
Directed by Pierre-François Martin-Laval

Comedy

Film Synopsis

Magali and Guillaume lead a perfectly tranquil existence in the suburbs of Paris.  She is a tuba player, he drives a train for tourists.  They are expecting their first child and could not be happier.  Then Guillaume finally makes contact with his father, whom he has never met, only to learn that he is about to die.  Guillaume cannot believe his good fortune when he learns that, owing to a charter dating back to the Middle Ages, he is to inherit the royal throne to a piece of land between France and England.  Immediately, the couple imagine they are going to rule over an island paradise.  The reality is somewhat different...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Pierre-François Martin-Laval
  • Script: Jean-Paul Bathany, Pierre-François Martin-Laval, Frédéric Proust, Pétillon, Jean-Marc Rochette, Jean Dell, Gérald Sibleyras
  • Cinematographer: Régis Blondeau
  • Music: Emily Loizeau
  • Cast: Florence Foresti (Magali Brunel), Pierre-François Martin-Laval (Guillaume Brunel), Pierre Richard (William-Fernand), Raymond Bouchard (Non-Imposable), Isabelle Nanty (Paméla-Gisèle), Frédéric Proust (Christine), Omar Sy (Jean-Peter), Rufus (Le roi Cyril-John Delagny), Terry Jones (Le professeur d'Oxford), Yannick Noah (Yannick Noah), Grégoire Bonnet (Le voisin), Valérie Crouzet (La voisine), Joe Sheridan (Le conseiller du ministre), Leslie Chatterley (La secrétaire anglaise), Marie-Laure Descoureaux (Colette), Christophe Guybet (Le banquier), Maria Ducceschi (La chef d'orchestre), Gaëlle Piétri (Hélène Brunel), Anne-Cécile Crapie (La bonne soeur), Eriq Ebouaney (Le curé)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French / English
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 85 min

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