Playing Dead

2013 1h 44m FR

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5.4

MID

★5.4TMDB · 141

Comedy

Synopsis

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Jean, a forty-year-old struggling, out-of-work actor has hit rock bottom. Although open to any kind of work, he can't get a break. At the unemployment office, his counselor has a rather odd proposal: he can get a job helping the police reconstruct crime scenes, by standing in for the dead victim. Jean's obsession for detail impresses the detectives, allowing him to take a leading role in a sensitive investigation in Megève ski resort, during low season, after a series of murders

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

François Damiens
Jean Renault
Géraldine Nakache
Noémie Desfontaines
Lucien Jean-Baptiste
Lieutenant Lamy
Anne Le Ny
Madame Jacky
Nanou Garcia
Zelda
Corentin Lobet
Servaz
Judith Henry
Caroline
Jean-Marie Winling
Michel Beauchatel

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jean-Paul Salomé
Writers: Jean-Paul Salomé
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jean-Paul Salomé, shot by Pascal Ridao. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bruno Coulais. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sylvie Lager shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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François Damiens and Géraldine Nakache and Lucien Jean-Baptiste carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2795848 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Jean-Paul Salomé directs. Pascal Ridao behind the camera. Bruno Coulais scores. Sylvie Lager cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 13 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Jean-Paul Salomé, shot by Pascal Ridao. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Bruno Coulais. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Sylvie Lager shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6François Damiens and Géraldine Nakache and Lucien Jean-Baptiste carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt2795848 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.