My Wife Is an Actress2002
My Wife Is an Actress (2002)
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Movie Info
Cast
as Charlotte
as Yvan
as John
as Nathalie
as Vincent
as Geraldine
as Georges
as David

as David's Assistant

as Yvan's Mother

as Yvan's Father
as Colette

as Blaise

as Lisette
Critic Reviews for My Wife Is an Actress
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Attal pushes too hard to make this a comedy or serious drama. He seems to want both, but succeeds in making neither.

I found it slow, predictable and not very amusing.

The three leads produce adequate performances, but what's missing from this material is any depth of feeling.

My Wife Is an Actress is an utterly charming French comedy that feels so American in sensibility and style it's virtually its own Hollywood remake.

Part comedy, part drama, the movie winds up accomplishing neither in full, and leaves us feeling touched and amused by several moments and ideas, but nevertheless dissatisfied with the movie as a whole.

The film's as witty as any subtitled movie has a right to be.
Audience Reviews for My Wife Is an Actress
The marriage between a successful actress and a sportswriter suffers as a result of jealousy, distance, and the nature of her profession. After watching this film, you shouldn't wonder why relationships in Hollywood last as long as milk on a hot day. Yvan Attal's deft, comic story-telling renders all the awkwardness a man might feel while watching his wife naked on screen. And the scene in which he surprises her on set only to find the entire cast and crew naked is truly hilarious. I'm glad that the film stopped at sexual jealousy and didn't suggest that Yvan was emasculated because his wife's success eclipsed his own. Such a plot would have been cliche and reduced Yvan's character to nothing more than a typically insecure male. Terence Stamp is perfectly cast as the cad co-star who crosses the line between creating "on-screen chemistry" and seducing another man's wife. His lecherous looks make him dangerously charming, and there is the right amount of self-aggrandizing to make his character worthy of comic ridicule. I was fully prepared to go as high as four stars until the end. I don't know what Attal was thinking, but the story never resolved. We never know what motivates this couple's decision, and as a result, it's difficult to determine what exactly Attal is saying about these characters or the business of filmmaking. Overall, though, My Wife Is an Actress provides some brilliant moments and is filled with charming performances.

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