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Lisa Picard is Famous (2000)

Lisa Picard is Famous poster
Original title
Lisa Picard Is Famous
Directed by
Griffin Dunne
Genre
comedy drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
4.6 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A documentary filmmaker follows an actress who is about to become famous. The story shows her daily life and interactions with other celebrities.

satiricalmockumentary stylebittersweetwrylow-keycandidoffbeat

What happens

Lisa Picard Is Famous, also known as Famous, is a 2000 comedy-drama film directed by Griffin Dunne and written by Nat DeWolf and Laura Kirk. The film stars Kirk, DeWolf, Dunne, Daniel London, and a large number of actors in cameos as themselves. The film's story is about a documentarian who has focused on Lisa Picard as she is on the verge of stardom. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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