Cycling with Molière
Alceste à bicyclette
Release: 2013-01-16
·Runtime: 104m
·★ 6.5
Drama
Comedy
Serge Tanneur is at the pinnacle of his acting career when he decides to turn his back on show business and become a hermit living off of France’s Atlantic coast. Three years later, Gauthier Valence, a beloved TV actor, shows up on the island to offer Serge a role in his directorial debut – a rendition of Molière’s classic play, “The Misanthrope”. Serge refuses at first, but then suggests that they rehearse the first scene and after five days he’ll decide if he wants to dothe play or not. What ensues is a battle of brawn and wits and peculiar encounters with a hotel maid who longs to be a pornstar and an Italian divorcée.
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
France 2 Cinéma
Les Films des Tournelles
Pathé
Appaloosa Dévelopment
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Gilles Treton
as Rizal
Fabrice Luchini
as Serge Tanneur
Camille Japy
as Christine
Patrick Bonnel
as Roussel
Lambert Wilson
as Gauthier Valence
Maya Sansa
as Francesca
Ged Marlon
as Christophe Meynard, real estate agent
Joël Pyrene
as Surgeon in the TV series
Julie-Anne Roth
as Betty
Stéphan Wojtowicz
as Taxi driver
Christine Murillo
as Mrs. Françon
Josiane Stoléru
as Raphaëlle La Puisaye
Laurie Bordesoules
as Zoé
Édith Le Merdy
as Madame Bichet, hotelkeeper
Philippe du Janerand
as Director of the theater
Jean-Charles Delaume
as Philinte on stage
Jean-Marc Rousseau
as Plumber
Annie Mercier
as Tamara, artistic agent
Catherine Rouzeau
as Nurse in the TV series
Freddy Nail
as Truck driver
Olivia Algazi
as Mrs. Ramirez
