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
Jean Benguigui
as Simon Gash
Jean-Michel Lahmi
as Saint-Alban
Claudine Baschet
as La Grand-Mère
Sasson Gabai
as Le Chef de la Police
Fanny Ardant
as Gisèle Gaash
Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus
as Siletsky
Jean-François Elberg
as M. Sapin
Gérard Depardieu
as Alain Gaash
Lior Ashkenazi
as Yossi
Manu Payet
as Shapiro
Clémentine Poidatz
as Gladys
Françoise Christophe
as La Mère d'Alain
Alix de Konopka
as Mme Gash
Muriel Combeau
as Mme Saint-Alban
Julien Baumgartner
as Nicolas