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Backstage

2005

1h 52m

5.2(29 votes)

Drama

Overview

An adolescent groupie zeroes in on her Blondie-like idol after the singer chances to cross her orbit on a publicity tour. Gradually their lives intertwine as, with near-operatic intensity, the film delves into the emotional dependency on both sides of celebrity culture.

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Production Companies

Haut et Court

ARTE France Cinéma

StudioCanal

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Emmanuelle Seigner

Emmanuelle Seigner

Lauren Waks

Isild Le Besco

Isild Le Besco

Lucie

Samuel Benchetrit

Samuel Benchetrit

Daniel

Noémie Lvovsky

Noémie Lvovsky

Juliette

Mar Sodupe

Nanou

Édith Le Merdy

Édith Le Merdy

Marie-Line, Lucie's mother

Jean-Paul Walle Wa Wana

Jean-Claude, the bodyguard

Valéry Zeitoun

Valéry Zeitoun

Seymour

Alain Berlioux

L'amant de Lauren

Aurore Auteuil

Aurore Auteuil

Pamela

Creative team

Directed by: Emmanuelle Bercot
Written by: Jérôme Tonnerre
Emmanuelle Bercot
Produced by: Caroline Benjo
Christoph Hahnheiser

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