Synopsis
A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a new-found infatuation with the sci-fi film's starlet.
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Cast
- Jeremy DaviesPaul
- Angela LindvallDragonfly/Valentine
- Élodie BouchezMarlène
- Gérard DepardieuAndrezej
- Giancarlo GianniniEnzo
- Massimo GhiniFabrizio
- Jason SchwartzmanFelix DeMarco
- Billy ZaneMr. E
- John Phillip LawChairman
- Silvio MuccinoPippo
Recommendations
- 100
San Francisco Chronicle
The film deserves some kind of honor for its campy originality, smart and funny dialogue, and provocative yet sensitive look at the making of a film circa 1969. - 100
San Francisco Chronicle
The film deserves some kind of honor for its campy originality, smart and funny dialogue, and provocative yet sensitive look at the making of a film circa 1969. - 80
Salon
A frothy, sexy, '60s delight with a movie lover's heart. - 80
Salon
A frothy, sexy, '60s delight with a movie lover's heart. - 75
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Good-natured and fun, the Austin Powers silliness of the era shines through, and Coppola family art director Dean Tavoularis ("Apocalypse Now," "The Godfather" trilogy) makes the film -- and its kitschy film-within-the-film -- look consistently terrific. - 75
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Good-natured and fun, the Austin Powers silliness of the era shines through, and Coppola family art director Dean Tavoularis ("Apocalypse Now," "The Godfather" trilogy) makes the film -- and its kitschy film-within-the-film -- look consistently terrific. - 70
Film Threat
While I personally love this movie, I’m not sure how well received a film about a frustrated filmmaker seeking creative solutions in his personal life and work life is going to be to the average moviegoer. - 70
Film Threat
While I personally love this movie, I’m not sure how well received a film about a frustrated filmmaker seeking creative solutions in his personal life and work life is going to be to the average moviegoer.
