Merci Docteur Rey
| Merci Docteur Rey | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Andrew Litvack |
| Produced by |
Ismail Merchant (executive) Nathalie Gastaldo Rahila Bootwala Paul Bradley (co-producer) |
| Written by | Andrew Litvack |
| Starring |
Dianne Wiest Jane Birkin Stanislas Merhar Bulle Ogier |
| Music by |
Geoffrey Alexander Giacomo Puccini (from opera "Turandot") |
| Cinematography | Laurent Machuel |
| Edited by | Giles Gardner |
| Distributed by | Regent Releasing (USA) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language |
English French |
| Box office | $19,867[1] |
Merci Docteur Rey is a 2002 gay comedy film from Merchant Ivory, directed by Andrew Litvack, starring Dianne Wiest and Jane Birkin. Filmed in Paris.
Synopsis
A young man is recruited into an illicit love triangle to watch a much older man’s sexual liaison, but ends up witnessing what turns out to be his murder. The next day the young man's opera diva mother, played by Dianne Wiest, informs him that his estranged father has been in Paris... until the previous night when he was murdered.
Seeking help with a psychiatrist, the young man comes across an eccentric actress (Jane Birkin), who has come totally unhinged by the death of that psychiatrist, the infamous Docteur Rey. At first mistaking her for the doctor, the young man embarks on a madcap mystery, reminiscent of an Agatha Christie novel, with Paris as the backdrop.
Cast
Starring
- Dianne Wiest as Elisabeth Beaumont
- Jane Birkin as Pénélope
- Stanislas Merhar as Thomas Beaumont
- Bulle Ogier as Claude Sabrié
- Karim Saleh as Murderer
- Didier Flamand as Detective
- Roschdy Zem as Taxi Driver
- Nathalie Richard as Radio Interviewer
- Dan Herzberg as Rollerboy
- Jerry Hall as Sybil
- Simon Callow as Bob
- Vanessa Redgrave as Herself
and
- Yousry Nasrallah as TV Interviewer
- Canaan Marguerite as Gigolo #1
- Olivier Augrond as Gigolo #2
- Christophe Fleuret as Gigolo #3
- Ruth Handlen as Dr. Rey
- Vanina Vignal as Florist
- Franck Lorrain as Boy #1
- Yohan Font as Boy #2
- Volodia Serre as Boy #3
- Vernon Dobtcheff as François
- Hosh Ibrahim as Police Officer
- Johanna Leica as Receptionist
- Ilir Selmoski as Horror Movie Actor
- Charlotte Schioler as Horror Movie Actress
- Michel Filipi as Dubbing Director
- Akiko Toda as Liù
- Daniel Minerva as Calaf
- Jana Bittnerová as Bearded Lady
- Adam Kian as Prince of Persia
- Begag Azzouz as Executioner
- Hossein Ghavanloo as Sword Swallower
- Joyca Ghrenassia as Gypsy Street Singer
- François de Bartillat as Accompanied by
- Andy Hibbins as Gypsy Street Musician