Belgium / Jan 28, 2003 / 9
1h 34min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
French director Isabelle Doval directs her husband, popular comedic actor José Garcia, in the comedy Rire et Chatiment (Laughter and Punishment). Vincent (Garcia) is a popular physician whose aggressive need to be funny and get people's attention annoys his girlfriend, Camille (Doval), to the point that she leaves him. He begins to suspect she might have been onto something when his behavior begins causing people to die.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Véronique Picciotto | Catherine |
| Judith El Zein | Agnès |
| Valérie Benguigui | Audrey |
| Ahcène Nini | |
| Alain Bouzigues | Le dragueur dans la rue |
| François Berland | Barman bar billard |
| Jean-Marie Lamour | Mickäel |
| Marie Mergey | Madame Bourdier |
| Renaud Rutten | Chauffeur de taxi |
Genres
DramaComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Rire et Châtiment |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | MP Productions, EuropaCorp, France 2 Cinéma, PROCIREP, M6 Films, Canal+ |
| Release date | 28 gennaio 2003 |
| Production | Alain Mamou-Mani, Michel Propper |
| Writer | Olivier Dague, Isabelle Doval, Jean-François Halin |
| Casting | Stéphane Foenkinos |
| Editing | Bénédicte Teiger |
| Cinematography | Denis Rouden |
| Assistant directors | Isabelle Doval |
| Camera operators | Denis Rouden |
| Additional photography | Denis Rouden |
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| Production design | Olivier Raoux, Stéphane Cressend, Cecile Vatelot |
| Art direction | Stéphane Cressend, Olivier Raoux, Cecile Vatelot |
| Set decoration | Cecile Vatelot, Olivier Raoux, Stéphane Cressend |
| Music | Alexandre Desplat, Martial de Roffignac |
| Sound | Alexandre Desplat, Martial de Roffignac |
| Costume design | Cécile Cotten, Odile Fourquin, Isabelle Goulliart, Frédéric Lainé, Charlotte Arguillère |
| Makeup | Odile Fourquin, Isabelle Goulliart, Cécile Cotten, Frédéric Lainé, Charlotte Arguillère |
| Hairstyling | Cécile Cotten, Odile Fourquin, Isabelle Goulliart, Frédéric Lainé, Charlotte Arguillère |
Release dates
Theatrical release
France / Jan 28, 2003
Digital
Switzerland / Jan 22, 2003 / 12
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