Granny's Funeral

2012

1h 40m

5.6(74 votes)

Comedy

Overview

A provincial chemist in the throes of a mid-life crisis must choose between burying his dearly departed grandmother and cremating her in this quirky comedy of manners starring Valerie Lemercier, Denis Podalydes, and Isabelle Candelier.

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27 members

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Valérie Lemercier

Alix

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Denis Podalydès

Armand

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Isabelle Candelier

Hélène

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Bruno Podalydès

Yvon Grinda

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Pierre Arditi

Le père d'Armand

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Benoît Hamon

Vincent - le fils d'Armand

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Claire Denis

Une femme à l'enterrement

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Catherine Hiegel

Suzanne

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Michel Vuillermoz

Charles Rovier-Boubet

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Samir Guesmi

Haroun

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Emeline Bayart

L'infirmière de la maison de retraite

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Michel Robin

M. Salvini

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Judith Magre

Madame de Tandévou

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Lola Arnaud-Lefebvre

Julie

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Vimala Pons

Berthe jeune femme

Costume & Make-Up

Marta Rossi

Olga - l'aide-pharmacienne

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Pierre Diot

Le client de la pharmacie

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Jean-Noël Brouté

Le chef des porte-cercueil

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Christophe Samocki

Un porte-cercueil

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Vincent Chatraix

Un porte-cercueil

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Gabriel Acremant

Un porte-cercueil

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Noémie Lvovsky

La pleureuse

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Georges Labbouz

Consin Natuf

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Pierre Edernac

Un magicien

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Sylvain Solustri

Un magicien

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Roger Roka

Un magicien

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Pierre Saitons

Un magicien

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