La Vie d'artiste (film)

La Vie d'artiste is a French film written and directed in 2006 by Marc Fitoussi, realised in 2007.

Plot
Alice dreams of being a film or stage actress, but is now reduced to dubbing the voice of Yoko Johnson, a Japanese cartoon detective character. Bertrand is writing his second novel and aspires to literary greatness. Meanwhile, he teaches French in a secondary school. Cora hopes to break into the French songwriting world, but has to work as hostess in a karaoke bar. All three are determined to achieve their goals and it is too bad if the paths to glory are strewn with pitfalls.

Cast

 * Sandrine Kiberlain : Alice, actress reduced to dubbing manga
 * Émilie Dequenne : Cora, aspiring singer reduced to odd jobs
 * Denis Podalydès : Bertrand, French teacher and unsuccessful writer
 * Valérie Benguigui : Solange, Betrand's partner, maths teacher colleague
 * Marilyne Canto : Alice's sister
 * Camille Japy : Annabella, actress friend of Alice, successful in theatre
 * Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet :Frédéric, Bertrand's wise pupil
 * Magali Woch : Manu, Cora's best friend
 * Claire Maurier : Alice's agent, in whom she has no faith
 * Aure Atika : manager of the Hippopotamus restaurant who employs Cora
 * Jean-Pierre Kalfon : Joseph Costals, singer-songwriter admired by Cora
 * Maria Schneider : wife of Joseph Costals
 * Jean-Marie Winling : Bertrand's editor
 * Éric Savin : Michel, who dubs the manga with Alice
 * Stéphane Guillon : Michel's replacement, very talkative
 * Solenn Jarniou : Bénédicte, who supervises the manga dubbing
 * Francis Leplay : Alice's brother-in-law
 * Thibault Vinçon : Cora's neighbour
 * Lolita Chammah : Caroline
 * Chantal Banlier : Annick
 * Anne Bouvier : the bookseller
 * Catherine Davenier : Mme director
 * Titouan Laporte : Sacha, Alice' nephew
 * Thomas Derichebourg : partner of Annabella
 * Monique Couturier : the woman in the dressing room
 * Olivier Claverie : casting director
 * Véronique Barrault : casting director
 * Éric Elmosnino : Alice's ex

Awards

 * Deauville American Film Festival 2007 - Prix Michel d’Ornano