Hello Goodbye
Hello Goodbye
Release: 2008-11-26
·Runtime: 99m
·★ 5.8
Drama
Comedy
Romance
French film icons Gérard Depardieu and Fanny Ardant star in this romantic comedy about a Parisian couple in their fifties who share a comfortable life, a beautiful home, a posh country club and a midlife crisis. Following a dream vacation to Israel where Alain (Depardieu) explores his Jewish roots, Gisèle (Ardant) insists they change their life and move to Tel Aviv. While Gisèle, a Jewish convert, finds her new life inspiring; Alain fights to embrace Hebrew, Jewish tradition and a new circumcision. Will Alain and Gisèle learn whether Shalom represents Hello or Goodbye?
Cast
Françoise Christophe
as La Mère d'Alain
Gérard Depardieu
as Alain Gaash
Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus
as Siletsky
Claudine Baschet
as La Grand-Mère
Fanny Ardant
as Gisèle Gaash
Jean Benguigui
as Simon Gash
Jean-Michel Lahmi
as Saint-Alban
Clémentine Poidatz
as Gladys
Alix de Konopka
as Mme Gash
Muriel Combeau
as Mme Saint-Alban
Sasson Gabai
as Le Chef de la Police
Manu Payet
as Shapiro
Jean-François Elberg
as M. Sapin
Lior Ashkenazi
as Yossi
Julien Baumgartner
as Nicolas