The Amusements of Private Life

The Amusements of Private Life

88 mins | Comedy | Nov. 9, 1990

Italian-French costume dramedy that takes place in France in the end of 18th Century during the French Revolution. It is "The Marriage of Figaro" meets "The Dangerous Liaisons" and it tells the story of two women, Mathilde Seurat, the actress and Julie Renard, the aristocratic wife and a mother (Delphine Forest plays both) with the same face who came from the different parts of society and at one point exchanged their identities and their lives. The movie also features Giancarlo Giannini and great Vittorio Gassman.

The Amusements of Private Life

88 mins | Comedy | Nov. 9, 1990

The Amusements of Private Life
Italian-French costume dramedy that takes place in France in the end of 18th Century during the French Revolution. It is "The Marriage of Figaro" meets "The Dangerous Liaisons" and it tells the story of two women, Mathilde Seurat, the actress and Julie Renard, the aristocratic wife and a mother (Delphine Forest plays both) with the same face who came from the different parts of society and at one point exchanged their identities and their lives. The movie also features Giancarlo Giannini and great Vittorio Gassman.
Producers RAI, Solaris Cinematografica, Cinemax
Original title I divertimenti della vita privata
Directors Cristina Comencini
Writers Jackye Fryszman, Cristina Comencini, Gérard Brach

Cast

Delphine Forest

as Mathilde Seurat / Julie Renard

Christophe Malavoy

as Honoré de Dumont

Giancarlo Giannini

as Charles Renard

Vittorio Gassman

as Marquis

Roberto Infascelli

as Jean-Jacques Renard

Roberto Citran

as Belzé

Nathalie Guetta

as Nanny

Luciano Bartoli

as Vincent