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Les Sièges de l'Alcazar
Genres
ComedyHistory
Overview
Guy, film critic of the Cahiers du Cinéma and terminal cinephile, plans to write about the Vittorio Cottafavi retrospective at the Alcazar, his local cinema. One day he notices that Jeanne, film critic of Postif, the rival magazine, seems to be following him. He is intrigued-- is she interested in him, or planning to poach his praise for Cottafavi in her own article?
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
54 min
Release Date
1989-03-29
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
11
Vote Average
6.8
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Olivier Maltinti
Guy Moscardo
Elizabeth Moreau
Jeanne Cavalero
Sabine Haudepin
Angela
Dominique Zardi
The cinema director
Micha Bayard
The cinema usher
Richard Martin-Jordan
A movie buff
Jean Abeillé
The commissioner
Jean-Luc Caron
A movie buff
Antoine Desrosières
The Sam Newfield fan
Théo Trifard
Cinephile with ink
Marc Buard
Unmoved cinephile
Marc Le Guilloux
The policeman
Jérôme Courtois
Huissier Cinémathèque
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