La Vie très privée de Monsieur Sim (2015) Directed by Michel Leclerc
Comedy / Drama
aka: The Very Private Life of Mister Sim
Film Synopsis
Monsieur Sim is a man who has lost his zest for living. After losing
his wife and his job, he travels to Italy to see his father, but the latter
cannot even be bothered to share his meals with him. Then he receives
an unexpected proposition: to travel the length and breadth of France to
sell a revolutionary new kind of toothbrush, one that markets itself as a
milestone in oral hygiene. Monsieur Sim takes advantage of his new
profession to revisit his past, including his first love and his daughter...
Cast:Jean-Pierre Bacri (François Sim),
Isabelle Gélinas (Caroline),
Vimala Pons (Poppy),
Sixtine Dutheil (Lucy),
Christian Bouillette (Jacques Sim),
Vincent Lacoste (Jacques Sim (20 ans)),
Félix Moati (Francis),
Carole Franck (Audrey),
Jeanne Cherhal (Emmanuelle),
Mathieu Amalric (Samuel),
Valeria Golino (Luigia),
Linh Dan Pham (Liam),
Venantino Venantini (M. Matteotti),
Patrick d'Assumçao (Le voisin d'avion),
Tiphaine Daviot (L'hôtesse de l'air),
Rodolphe Pauly (Le voleur de portable),
Daniel-Jean Colloredo (Gabriel),
François Bureloup (Patrio Biobuccal),
Fabian Richard (Le banquier),
Catherine Aymerie (La mère de Poppy)
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 102 min
Aka:The Very Private Life of Mister Sim ;
The Terrible Privacy of Mr. Sim
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