The Role of Her Life
2004 French film
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The Role of Her Life (French: Le Rôle de sa vie) is a 2004 French drama film directed by François Favrat. Karin Viard was nominated for the Best Actress award in the César Awards 2005.
Directed byFrançois Favrat
Written byJérôme Beaujour
Roger Bohbot
François Favrat
Julie Lopes-Curval
Roger Bohbot
François Favrat
Julie Lopes-Curval
Produced byFrançois Kraus
Denis Pineau-Valencienne
Denis Pineau-Valencienne
StarringAgnès Jaoui
Karin Viard
Karin Viard
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| Directed by | François Favrat |
| Written by | Jérôme Beaujour Roger Bohbot François Favrat Julie Lopes-Curval |
| Produced by | François Kraus Denis Pineau-Valencienne |
| Starring | Agnès Jaoui Karin Viard |
| Cinematography | Pascal Marti |
| Edited by | Luc Barnier Vincent Lévy |
| Music by | Philippe Rombi |
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| Distributed by | Mars Distribution |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $3.8 million |
| Box office | $5.2 million[1] |
Plot
The film tells the story of a freelance fashion magazine writer named Claire Rocher who meets Elisabeth Becker, an actress. Claire's life soon turns upside down after the actress decides to hire her as personal assistant.
Cast
- Agnès Jaoui – Elisabeth Becker
- Karin Viard – Claire Rocher
- Jonathan Zaccaï – Mathias Curval
- Marcial Di Fonzo Bo – Luis
- Claude Crétient – Laurent Bompard
- Annie Mercier – Nicole Becker
- Laurent Lafitte – Arnaud
- Denis Sebbah – Franck
- Anna Mouglalis – Herself
- Valérie Benguigui – Viviane
Awards and nominations
- César Awards (France)
- Nominated: Best Actress – Leading Role (Karin Viard)
- Montréal Film Festival (Canada)
- Won: Best Actress – Leading Role (Karin Viard)
- Won: Best Screenplay (Jérôme Beaujour, Roger Bohbot, François Favrat and Julie Lopes-Curval)
- Nominated: Grand Prix des Amériques (François Favrat)
