The Second Act

Archive - Festival 40

With help from an A-list cast, Dupieux brings his customary mischief to an amiable tale of imposture and role play

The Guardian

Archive - Festival 40
Director: Quentin Dupieux
France 2024
81 minutes
French
Subtitles in Hebrew, English

Florence is eager to introduce David, the man she's madly in love with, to her father, Guillaume. But David is no longer attracted to Florence and wants to push her towards his friend, Willy. The four of them meet at a restaurant in the middle of nowhere.

The Second Act, the Opening Film of the 2024 Cannes Festival, is the latest work from unique filmmaker Quentin Dupieux (Deerskin, 2019 Haifa IFF). Dupieux casts three of France's biggest film stars in this offbeat, chatty comedy—a film within a film about the future of filmmaking.

Filmography: Deerskin (2019), Reality (2014), Wrong Cops (2013), Wrong (2012).

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Director Quentin Dupieux
Production Hugo Selignac
Script Quentin Dupieux
Cinematography Quentin Dupieux
Editing Quentin Dupieux
Festivals Cannes (Opening Film)
Actors Lea Seydoux, Vincent Lindon, Louis Garrel, Raphael Quenard, Manuel Guillot
Source New Cinema