France / Oct 08, 1973
1h 35min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Complications abound in this French film, which tells the story of a filmmaker who is attempting to put his real life into a movie; his interactions with the people in the movie he is filming create reverberations in his "real" life, although the past remains unchanged. Among the complications is his growing regard for the woman who plays his cinematic wife. She may wind up replacing his actual wife in real life. One of the highlights of this film is the insight it gives into the actual mechanics of filmmaking.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Sabine Glaser | Sonia |
| Françoise Saint-Laurent | Colette |
| Yan Brian | Eric |
| Elisabeth Huppert | La femme d'Eric |
| Albert Simono | Le voyageur empressé |
| François Dyrek | L'autre metteur en scène |
| Jean-Louis Fortuit | Eric jeune |
| Pierre Bonasse | Raymond |
| Jonathan Hunther | Le jeune Américain |
| Albert Michel | Le concierge de Denis |
| Joël Felzines | Jean-Michel |
| Jérôme Kaminsky | Garçon de l'autoroute 1 |
| Raymond Huguen | Garçon de l'autoroute 2 |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Projection privée |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Albina Productions, ORTF |
| Release date | 8 ottobre 1973 |
| Production | Albina du Boisrouvray |
| Writer | Madeleine Chapsal, François Leterrier, Bernard Revon |
| Editing | Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte |
| Cinematography | Jean Badal |
| Assistant directors | Claude Janetti, Caroline Huppert, François Leterrier, Françoise Bettiol |
| Camera operators | Jean Badal |
| Additional photography | Jean Badal |
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| Production design | Gérard Viard |
| Art direction | Gérard Viard |
| Set decoration | Gérard Viard |
| Music | Jean-Claude Vannier, Serge Gainsbourg, Roger Letellier, Claude Villand |
| Sound | Jean-Claude Vannier, Serge Gainsbourg, Roger Letellier, Claude Villand |
| Costume design | Catherine Leterrier, Ava Monneret, Michel Deruelle, Colette Baudot |
| Makeup | Michel Deruelle, Ava Monneret, Catherine Leterrier, Colette Baudot |
| Hairstyling | Ava Monneret, Catherine Leterrier, Michel Deruelle, Colette Baudot |
Release dates
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