My Dinner with Hervé

"His Real Life Was The Biggest Fantasy Of All."

2018 1h 46m EN

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6.3

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83%

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6.9

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★6.3TMDB · 140🍅83%Rotten Tomatoes★6.9IMDB · 6,727

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Synopsis

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An unlikely friendship evolves over one wild night in LA between a struggling journalist and actor Hervé Villechaize, the world's most famous gun-toting dwarf, resulting in life-changing consequences for both.

“His Real Life Was The Biggest Fantasy Of All.”

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Cast

Jamie Dornan
Danny Tate
Peter Dinklage
Hervé Villechaize
Mireille Enos
Kathy Self
Oona Chaplin
Katie
Harriet Walter
Baskin
Jim Sturgeon
Koski
Andy Garcia
Ricardo Montalban
Helena Mattsson
Britt Ekland

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sacha Gervasi
Writers: Sacha Gervasi, Sean Macaulay, Sacha Gervasi
Languages: German, English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sacha Gervasi, shot by Maryse Alberti. 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 David Norland. 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 Carol Littleton 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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Jamie Dornan and Peter Dinklage and Mireille Enos carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "His Real Life Was The Biggest Fantasy Of All.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1311076 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sacha Gervasi directs. Maryse Alberti behind the camera. David Norland scores. Carol Littleton cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in German, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 8 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.
3Directed by Sacha Gervasi, shot by Maryse Alberti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by David Norland. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Carol Littleton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jamie Dornan and Peter Dinklage and Mireille Enos carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "His Real Life Was The Biggest Fantasy Of All.".
8IMDB entry: tt1311076 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.