

The Lion Sleeps Tonight
2018-01-03 · 103 min · ★ 7.1
An aging movie actor who is preparing to shoot a death scene finds himself visited by the spirit of a dead, long-ago lover.
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- Directors
- Nobuhiro Suwa
- Production companies
- Les Productions Balthazar, Film-in-Evolution, Bitters End
- Countries
- France, Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Jean-Pierre LéaudJean
Pauline ÉtienneJuliette
Maud WylerCéline, la mère de Jules
Arthur HarariPhilippe
Isabelle WeingartenMarie
Louis-Do de LencquesaingLe réalisateur
Françoise MichaudLa maquilleuse
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