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Summary
One day, on a whim, Marc decides to shave off the moustache he's worn all of his adult life. He waits patiently for his wife's reaction, but neither she nor his friends seem to notice.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+13)
Critics 79Audiences 66GoodWatch 63
Tomatometer86%
Metascore71
IMDb6.6
Audience score66%
Running time
1 h 26 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −23 min on the typical 109
typical 10986Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
2005
June 9, 2005
21 years ago
Genres
DramaMysteryLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
ChineseMade in
France
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 8 more22 people
- Vincent LindonMarc Thiriez
- Emmanuelle DevosAgnès Thiriez
- Mathieu AmalricSerge Schaeffer
- Hippolyte GirardotBruno
- Cylia MalkiSamira
- Macha PolikarpovaNadia Schaeffer
- FCFantine CamusLara Schaeffer
- Frédéric ImbertyPatron café
- Brigitte BémolPolicière
Denis MénochetServeur- FRFranck RichardChauffeur taxi
- EMElizabeth MarreHôtesse Roissy
- TLTeresa LiCaissière ferry-boat
Au Hin-WaiContrôleur passeport- GKGary Kuo Chan ChungEmployé aéroport
- PHPerry HoMarin
- HSHung SiuHomme tai chi
- HPHei Poon YuenRéceptionniste hôtel
- HDHélène DevynckAmie du casino
Jérôme BertinAmi du casino- CCCamille CotteOpératrice France Télécom (voice)
- PPPierre PachetPère de Marc (voice)
Directing · 1
- Emmanuel Carrère Director, Novel, Screenplay
Writing · 1
- Jérôme Beaujour Writer
Production · 4
- Anne-Dominique Toussaint Producer
- Sylvie Brocheré Casting
- Romain Le Grand Associate Producer
- Elliot Tong Ming-Kei Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Patrick Blossier Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Camille Cotte Editor
Sound · 1
- Philip Glass Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Françoise Dupertuis Production Design
- Marie-Laure Valla Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Elisabeth Tavernier Costume Design
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