Tribute Jane Birkin
MERCI ... DR. REY
Andrew Litvack
FRA, USA 2002
91 min
V'05
Put together a handsome 23-year-old with a penchant for personal ads (Stanislav Merhar), his opera-diva mother (Dianne Wiest at her glorious best), her impeccable friend (the splendid Bulle Ogier), an enigmatically odd actress (the intriguingly skittish Jane Birkin), a few rent boys and Vanessa Redgrave. Add a good dose of narcissism, a little murder and a lost father. Mix with a great eye for visuals (the inimitable Paris as a backdrop), a wonderful soundtrack (from pop to Turandot) and a whimsical homage to film and celebrity. Mix together with a talent for plotting, and you have the marvellous Merci Dr. Rey.
Credits
- Dianne Wiest - Elisabeth Beaumont
- Jane Birkin - Pénélope
- Stanislav Merhar - Thomas Beaumont
- Bulle Ogier - Claude Sabrié
- Karim Saleh - Mörder
- Andrew Litvack
- Laurent Machuel
- Jeremy Price
- Giles Gardner
- Geoffrey Alexander
- Jacques Bufnoir
- Pierre-Yves Gayraud
Merchant Ivory Productions
Curb Entertainment International 3907 West Alameda Ave. Burbank, CA 91505, USA T 818 843 85 80, arogers@curb.com
35 mm
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