Underplayed Gems

The Ball of the Actresses (2008)

The Ball of the Actresses poster
Original title
Le Bal des actrices
Directed by
Maïwenn
Genre
comedy film, comedy drama
Country
France
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
U
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 110 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A French filmmaker makes a movie about actresses. The actresses play exaggerated versions of themselves. It is a comedy that pokes fun at the world of French cinema.

playfulmetalightheartedcomedicself-referentialwhimsicalirreverentmockumentary style

What happens

All About Actresses (French: Le Bal des actrices), also known as The Actress' Ball, is a 2009 French mockumentary film directed by Maïwenn. The title is a reference to the film directed by Roman Polanski, The Fearless Vampire Killers (Le Bal des vampires). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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