Le Théâtre des matières (1977)
Directed by Jean-Claude Biette

Drama

Film Synopsis

A young woman, Dorothée, abandons her job so that she can realise her dream, to become a stage actress.  Hermann, director of the Théâtre des matières, gives her a role she could hardly refuse, that of Catherine de Medici in Marie Stuart.  She starts out feeling optimistic about the project but ends up in melancholy and regret...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Jean-Claude Biette
  • Script: Jean-Claude Biette
  • Cinematographer: Georges Strouvé
  • Cast: Sonia Saviange (Dorothée), Howard Vernon (Hermann), Philippe Chemin (Philippe), Martine Simonet (Martine), Brigitte Jaques (Brigitte), Costa Comnene (Repetos), Serge Casado (Serge), Jean-Christophe Bouvet (Christophe), Marcel Gassouk (Victor), Liza Braconnier (Adrienne Pasquier), Gérard Vergez (Le patron), Michèle Veinard (Annie), Michel Delahaye (Le client), Paulette Bouvet (Madame Nogrette), Denise Farchy (Lina), Guy Gilles (Le client de l'agence), Benoît Jacquot (L'ecrivain), Michèle Savin (L'employée), Jean-Pierre Hemmeler (Louis), Gérard Delvallée (Caligula)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 81 min

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