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(Les Cent et une nuits) (UK/France) Directed by Agnès Varda (A Dry White Season)
Cast: Michel Piccoli and Julie Gavet. Includes cameos by lots of European film stars including Marcello Mastroianni, Gérard Depardieu, Fanny Ardant, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Alain Delon and Catherine Deneuve.
Plot: (from the DVD cover) Michel Piccoli plays Simon Cinema, a 100-year old producer/director whose memory is failing. He hires Camille (Julie Gayet), a beautiful young film student, to give his memory a daily aerobic workout and hash over pieces of his illustrious career. An array of dazzling movie stars pop in to visit and chat. His best friend is Italian (Marcello Mastroianni), his favorite ghosts are the Lumière Brothers. While Camille brings joy into Monsieur Cinema's life, she also hatches a plan to con him out of his fortune. Her aspiring director boyfriend could use the money . . .
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