My Idol

Mon idole, feature film, 2002

DIRECTED BY: Guillaume Canet

My Idol

CAST:
Francois Berleand,
Guillaume Canet,
Diane Kruger

SCRIPT:
Guillaume Canet,
Philippe Lefebvre

Synopsis:
An ambitious young man, Bastien, works as assistant to Philippe Letzger, the arrogant host of the most popular show on French television. Bastien warms up the audience and fulfills Letzger’s orders, even though he knows he is capable of much more than his boss is. However, Bastien puts up with it all, in order to be able to work with his idol, the genial producer Jean-Louis Broustal. One day Bastien receives a call to join his idol at his estate, where they will discuss the concept for a new TV show that Bastien came up with… This is a praised film by Guillaume Canet, nominated for a César in the category of the best debut.

color, 110 min