

Alice and the Mayor
2019-05-18 · 103 min · ★ 6.2
The mayor of Lyon, Paul Théraneau, is in a delicate position. After 30 years in politics, he is running out of ideas and is faced with a feeling of existential emptiness. To overcome this, Paul hires a young and brilliant philosopher, Alice Heimann. Then follows a dialogue between two diametrically opposed personalities who will turn their certainties upside down.
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Production details
- Directors
- Nicolas Pariser
- Production companies
- Bizibi, SCOPE Pictures, ARTE France Cinéma, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Les films du 10
- Countries
- Belgium, France
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Fabrice LuchiniPaul Theraneau
Anaïs DemoustierAlice Heimann
Nora HamzawiMélinda
Léonie SimagaIsabelle Leinsdorf
Antoine ReinartzDaniel
Maud WylerDelphine
Alexandre SteigerGauthier
Pascal RénéricXavier
Thomas RortaisPierre
Thomas ChabrolPatrick Brac
Manon KneuséClaire
Lucie GalloMarie
Pierre DesmaretThe mayor of the IVth
Gwenaëlle SimonArmelle
Sandra ParfaitA communicator
Fanny GuidecoqA communicator
Olivier BorleAn advisor
Pierre-Benoist VaroclierThe debate leader
Eric SoubeletA professorTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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