Cycling with Molière

Serge Tanneur is at the pinnacle of his acting career when he decides to turn his back on show business and become a hermit living off of France’s Atlantic coast. Three years later, Gauthier Valence, a beloved TV actor, shows up on the island to offer Serge a role in his directorial debut – a rendition of Molière’s classic play, “The Misanthrope”. Serge refuses at first, but then suggests that they rehearse the first scene and after five days he’ll decide if he wants to dothe play or not. What ensues is a battle of brawn and wits and peculiar encounters with a hotel maid who longs to be a pornstar and an Italian divorcée.

Cast

Fabrice Luchini

Serge Tanneur

Lambert Wilson

Gauthier Valence

Maya Sansa

Francesca

Camille Japy

Christine

Ged Marlon

Christophe Meynard, real estate agent

Stéphan Wojtowicz

Taxi driver

Annie Mercier

Tamara, artistic agent

Christine Murillo

Mrs. Françon

Josiane Stoléru

Raphaëlle La Puisaye

Laurie Bordesoules

Zoé

Édith Le Merdy

Madame Bichet, hotelkeeper

Patrick Bonnel

Roussel