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Les poupées russes (2005)

125 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Romance  -   15 June 2005 (France)
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Five years after their summer together in Barcelona, Xavier, William, Wendy, Martine and Isabelle reunite.

Director:

Cédric Klapisch
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Romain Duris ...
Kelly Reilly ...
Audrey Tautou ...
Cécile De France ...
Kevin Bishop ...
Evguenya Obraztsova Evguenya Obraztsova ...
Irene Montalà Irene Montalà ...
Gary Love ...
Edward
Lucy Gordon Lucy Gordon ...
Celia Shelburn
Aïssa Maïga ...
Martine Demaret Martine Demaret ...
Mère Xavier
Pierre Cassignard Pierre Cassignard ...
Platane
Olivier Saladin Olivier Saladin ...
Gérard
Pierre Gérald Pierre Gérald ...
Grand-père
Zinedine Soualem Zinedine Soualem ...
M. Boubaker
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Storyline

Xavier is now thirty. No longer a student, he is not yet a well-balanced, fulfilled adult either. His career is unsatisfying: Far from being the renowned novelist he aimed to be he must be content with little jobs such as reporter or ghost writer. His greatest "achievement" in "literature" is his collaboration to the script of a corny TV soap! His sentimental life is not much better, rhythmed by one night stands and unfinished romances. It looks as if when he seduces a woman beautiful outside and inside such as Kassia or Wendy he can't keep them. Will he ever bring his life into focus? Written by Guy Bellinger  

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Plot Keywords:

Ghost Writer | Novelist | One Night Stand | Writer | Music Box  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

France | UK

Language:

English | Russian | French | Spanish | Italian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Russian Dolls See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$12,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$16,512 (USA) (14 May 2006) (3 Screens)

Gross:

$323,331 (USA) (24 September 2006)
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The Kookai store where Cassia works is at 155, Rue de Rennes in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the stylized sequence in which Xavier imagines he is following Célia in the "Street with Perfect Proportions," the shadows don't match: The shots on Celia show almost no shadows, but in shots on Xavier, the street is almost completely in shadows. See more »

Quotes

William: The very first time I saw her I knew at that point, cross my heart hope to die... my life'd never be the same again.
Xavier: [Xavier thinks] Ok that's it a love story is first of all a story.
William: Yeah, well, she just appeared in my life, just like an angel. Probably sounds a bit stupid.
Xavier: No, no, not at all. Go ahead.
William: Well, we saw each other everyday before and after each performance. And I would watch the show every single night, and the only person I could see was her... That Russian company played there for 2 weeks, and eventually of course, you know, they had to move on. And I realized I didn't even know her name. I didn't have an address, a number, nothing!
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Crazy Credits

In the opening credits, each main character is portrayed with both a scene
from the current movie and from the original one, 'L'Auberge Espagnole
(2003)'. See more »

Connections

References L'auberge espagnole (2002) See more »

Soundtracks

"Wedding March"
Composed by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy See more »