Alice and the Mayor (2019)

May. 18,2019

6.4

| Drama Comedy

The mayor of Lyon, Paul Théraneau, is in a delicate position. After 30 years in politics, he is running out of ideas and is faced with a feeling of existential emptiness. To overcome this, Paul hires a young and brilliant philosopher, Alice Heimann. Then follows a dialogue between two diametrically opposed personalities who will turn their certainties upside down.

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Cast

Fabrice Luchini as Paul Theraneau

[2020] Le Fantôme de Laurent Terzieff [2019] The Best Is Yet to Come [2019] The Mystery of Henri Pick [2019] Alice and the Mayor [2019] Joan of Arc [2018] A Man in a Hurry

Anaïs Demoustier as Alice Heimann

[2024] Coma [2022] Anaïs in Love [2022] Incredible But True [2022] Un regard à soi, les artistes pionnières dans le Paris des Années folles [2022] Smoking Causes Coughing [2021] H24 - 24 Hours, 24 Women, 24 Stories

Nora Hamzawi as Mélinda

[2022] Irma Vep [2022] Nora Hamzawi : nouveau spectacle [2021] Third Grade [2021] Le gala de Paul Mirabel (avec de l'aide) [2020] Just Like a Woman [2019] Alice and the Mayor

Reviews

FeistyUpper

2019/05/18

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

Konterr

2019/05/19

Brilliant and touching

FirstWitch

2019/05/20

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Kaydan Christian

2019/05/21

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.