Denis Podalydès and Salif Cissé reinvent the answering machine: trailer
The public prize at the Alpe d’Huez festival, the sixth feature film by Fabienne Godet, will be discovered in theaters on June 4.
Four years later So tomorrowher latest feature film with rather mixed criticism, the French filmmaker signs her return with The answering machine. Fabienne Bodet Leave the drama register to tackle comedy. Known for his films Our great lives And A place on earth (First comedy with Benoît Poelvoorde and Ariane Labed), the director was appointed to the 35th César ceremony in the best documentary film category for Don’t free me, I take care of it. Crowned with public price,, The answering machine conquered the Huez Alpe Festival And therefore seems to be a promising outing with its script – adapted from the eponymous book by Luc Blanvillain – as original as it is intriguing.
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Synopsis: “Baptiste (Salif Cissé), imitator of talent, fails to live from his art. One day, he is approached by Pierre Chozène (Denis Podalydès), a famous but discreet novelist, constantly disturbed by the incessant calls of his publisher, his daughter, his ex-wife … Pierre, who needs calm to write his most ambitious text, then offers Baptiste to become his “answering machine” by pretending to be on the phone … Little by little, he is not content to imitate his writer: character !»
A comedy with a funny story that explores questions relating to identity, misanthropy and technological dependence, but always with a humor point. To compose the winning number, Fabienne GODET brings together a tandem Denis Podalydès (Wind in my calves,, Conquest)) – Salif Cissé (first big role in the cinema) stunning. Their vocal performance coupled with the talent of imitator of the actorAt the same time Offers the spectator such a funny as it is an astonishment. The casting is completed by Aure Atika (Oss 117: Cairo, spy nest), Clara Bretheau (Almonds) and Manon Clavel (Winter Palace).
The answering machine will come out in theaters the Next June 4before hanging up, here is the trailer:
