Summary
The story of Henry, a stand-up comedian with a fierce sense of humour and Ann, a singer of international renown. In the spotlight, they are the perfect couple, healthy, happy, and glamourous. The birth of their first child, Annette, a mysterious girl with an exceptional destiny, will change their lives.
Cast
Adam Driver
Henry McHenry
Marion Cotillard
Ann Desfranoux
Simon Helberg
The Accompanist
Devyn McDowell
Annette in Prison
Angèle
Special Guest / Six Women Member
Natalia Lafourcade
Special Guest / The Police
Sinay Bavurhe
Chorus Girl
Franziska Grohmann
Chorus Girl
Rachel Mulowayi
Chorus Girl
Christiane Tchouhan
Chorus Girl
Iman Europe
Chorus Girl
Lauren Evans
Chorus Girl
Cindy Almouzni
Chorus Girl
Danielle Withers
Chorus Girl
Julia Bullock
Six Women Member
Claron McFadden
Six Women Member
Natalie Mendoza
Six Women Member
Kiko Mizuhara
Six Women Member
Noémie Schellens
Six Women Member
Kanji Furutachi
Doctor
Rila Fukushima
Nurse
Laura Jansen
Nurse
Eva van der Gucht
Nurse
Bettina Meske
The Police
David E. Moore
The Police
John Paval
The Police
Lemuel Pitts
The Police
Colin Lainchbury-Brown
Announcer Hyperbowl
Wim Opbrouck
Announcer Opera Annette
Kait Tenison
Clerk
Rebecca Sjowall
Connie O'Connor (voice)
Geoffrey Carey
Announcer Los Angeles
Alberto Chromatico
Announcer Las Vegas
Okon Ubanga Jones
Judge
Gabriela Leguizamo
Consuela
Kamary Phillips
Prison Guard
Aydogan Abay
Photographer
Arvid Assarsson
Photographer
Jeffrey Dowd
Photographer
Rebecca Dyson-Smith
Photographer
Graciela Maria
Photographer
Clément Ducol
Photographer
Richard McCowen
Photographer
Michael Moore
Photographer
Beatrice Reece
Photographer
Eugene Stovall
Photographer
Sarah Tsehaye
Photographer
Fiora Cutler
Photographer
Ron Mael
Jet Pilot
Russell Mael
Jet Pilot
Marina Bohlen
Russian Girl
Elke Shari Van Den Broeck
Russian Girl
Arina Yalaletdinova
Russian Girl
Ella Leyers
Los Angeles Stage Manager
Philippe Beyls
LAPD officer (uncredited)
Amos Kaden Chea
Choir Boy Los Angeles
Apollo Colligan
Choir Boy Los Angeles
Sonny Dunlap
Choir Boy Los Angeles
Yossi Guetta
Choir Boy Los Angeles
James Larson
Choir Boy Los Angeles
Adrian Tupas
Choir Boy Los Angeles
Nastya Golubeva Carax
Nastya
Ai Nishina
Japanese Girl
Ayano
Japanese Girl
Alex Casnoff
Sparks Band
Patrick Kelly
Sparks Band
Stevie Nistor
Sparks Band
Eli Pearl
Sparks Band
Evan Weiss
Sparks Band
Ryan Parrish
Sparks Band
Joe Berry
Sparks Band
Emmi Joutsi
Hyperbowl Stage Manager
Leos Carax
The Producer (uncredited)
Tyler Matteo
Bon Voyage Singer (uncredited)
Kevin van Doorslaer
Photographer Court (uncredited)
Verona Verbakel
Russian Extra (uncredited)
Dominique Dauwe
Singer (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Leos Carax
Story
Ron Mael
Story, Writer
Russell Mael
Reviews
Geronimo1967
March 27, 2022
6
First things first, hats off to Adam Driver and to Marion Cotillard for trying something just that little bit different. That said, in my view they didn't pull it off. From the opening scene that looked like something from "West Side Story" we are introduced to "Henry McHenry" (Driver) an American stand up comedian who is about as funny as halitosis, and that for me started the slippery slope upon which this film descended. He is having a relationship with singing sensation "Ann" (Cotillard) and after a while the eponymous bairn arrives - doing a remarkably effective impression of "Pinocchio" (only without the nose). Things in the family take some rather tragic turns, but salvation appears for Driver as the baby has an almost angelic singing voice - and soon she is a roaring success... It's all just bit too surreal, the whole thing - and it's really not helped by much Adam Driver's tone deaf singing, some rather implausible plot twists and an ending that though fitting is all just a bit too little too late after what was for me a very long 2 hrs and 20 minutes. I could have done with more of Cotillard, and her signing - but as it is, what we are essentially given is a film with so much emphasis on the look, feel and stylisation of the thing that the story gets thrown under the pram. Not for me, sorry...
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