The Big Apartment

The Big Apartment

103 mins | Comedy | Dec. 27, 2006

Thanks to the law of 1948 and to her grandmother, the nominal tenant who is always absent, Francesca Cigalone and all her tribe (thoughtless husband, orphan sister, self-centered film maker and his mistress of the day, eccentric granny, friends, friends of the friends, daughter...) live on a shoestring in a very big apartment. Which is not to the liking of supercilious bitchy owner Charlotte Falingard, who has been intent for some time on having them evicted for obvious speculative reasons. But suing Francesca is no bed of roses. The lady is tenacious. Moreover she once studied law... Written by Guy Bellinger

The Big Apartment

103 mins | Comedy | Dec. 27, 2006

The Big Apartment
Thanks to the law of 1948 and to her grandmother, the nominal tenant who is always absent, Francesca Cigalone and all her tribe (thoughtless husband, orphan sister, self-centered film maker and his mistress of the day, eccentric granny, friends, friends of the friends, daughter...) live on a shoestring in a very big apartment. Which is not to the liking of supercilious bitchy owner Charlotte Falingard, who has been intent for some time on having them evicted for obvious speculative reasons. But suing Francesca is no bed of roses. The lady is tenacious. Moreover she once studied law... Written by Guy Bellinger
IMDb rating 5.3
Producers
Original title Le Grand Appartement
Directors Pascal Thomas
Writers Nathalie Lafaurie, François Caviglioli, Pascal Thomas

Cast

Laetitia Casta

as Francesca

Mathieu Amalric

as Martin

Pierre Arditi

as Adrien

Noémie Lvovsky

as Charlotte Falingard

Maurice Risch

as Ravambuse, le gérant

Sylvie Lachat

as la juge Villebosse

Élizabeth Macocco

as la présidente du tribunal

Dominique Harispuru

as l'avocat de madame Falingard