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Americano

2011-11-30 · 105 min · ★ 4.9

Drama

A real estate agent from Paris arrives in Los Angeles to settle his late mother's estate, but a found photograph sends him on an impromptu journey to Mexico to find a woman named Lola.

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Directors
Mathieu Demy
Production companies
Les Films de L'Autre, Ciné-Tamaris, Ciné+, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Fondation Groupama Gan pour le Cinéma, Région des Pays-de-la-Loire, CNC, Canal+, ARTE France Cinéma
Countries
France
Status
Released

Top Cast

Salma Hayek PinaultSalma Hayek Pinault'Lola'
Mathieu DemyMathieu DemyMartin
Geraldine ChaplinGeraldine ChaplinLinda
Chiara MastroianniChiara MastroianniClaire
Carlos BardemCarlos BardemLuis
Jean-Pierre MockyJean-Pierre MockyLe père
André WilmsAndré WilmsL'Allemand
Sabine MamouSabine MamouLa mère (archive footage)
Timothy DavisTimothy DavisLe douanier
Cokey FalkowCokey FalkowLe facteur
Agnès VardaAgnès VardaVoice (Uncredited)

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