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Les Poupées Russes (Original title)Russian Dolls (Alternative title)
Date: 10 May 2006 (Release)

Countries: France, United Kingdom

: Cédric Klapisch, Jerôme Plon

Synopsis: Sequel to L'AUBERGE ESPAGNOLE (POT LUCK). Five years after sharing a flat with a group of international students in Barcelona, Xavier, now in Paris, earns a living penning made-for-TV romantic movies and ghost-writing celebrity biographies. His sentimental life is chaotic, rhythmed by one-night stands and unfinished romances. A trip to Russia may well reconcile him with love.

Genre:
Drama
Releases
Date: 2004Country: FranceRelease type: unknownFormat: HDCAM - Colour - Sound - Dolby / DTS (sound)Runtime: 125 mins Subtitles: French

Credits (149)
©/Co-production/Presents: Ce qui me meut, ©/Co-production: StudioCanal, ©/Co-production: Lunar Films, France 2 Cinéma, With the participation of: Canal+, TPS Star, Executive Producer (Russia): Elena Tarasova, Executive Producer (Russia): Yelena Yatsura, Executive Producer (Russia): Filmocom, Olovo Films, Produced by: Bruno Levy, UK Producer/Co-producer (Lunar Films): Matthew Justice, Production Executive (Lunar Films): Ira Zloczower, Unit Production Manager (France/Russia): Antoine Théron, Unit Manager: Anne Ferignac, Production Manager: Jacques Royer, Production Manager (UK): Caroline Levy, Location Prod'n Manager (Russian Unit): Alexey Lvovich, Production Co-ordinator: Saga Blanchard, Production Co-ordinator: Judith Lionnet, Production Co-ordinator (London Unit): Jaynie Miller, Accounting: BPERC, Accountant: Philippe Ferrari, Accountant: Marilyn Rohou, Émilie Angles, UK Production Accountant: David Kerney, Administration: Géraldine Toitot, Location Manager (London Unit): Tony Hood, Clive Trott, Location Scout (London Unit): Adam White, Post-production Supervisor: Lionel Kopp, Post-production Supervisor: Antoine Rabaté, Post-production Supervisor: Jacques Royer, Assistant Director (1st): Éric Pujol, Assistant Director (2nd): Ophélie Gelber, Assistant Director (Additional): Alice Cordie, Assistant Director (London Unit 2nd): Matt Baker, Paul Bennett, Assistant Director (London Unit 3rd): Wayne Morris, Assistant Director (Russian Unit 3rd): Kira Sinelschikova, Script Supervisor: Barbara Constantine, Script Supervisor (London Unit): Anne Patterson, Paris Casting: Jeanne Millet, Children's Casting Paris: Valérie Espagne, Casting - 'Celia': Juliette Ménager, UK Casting Director: Sue Jones, St Petersburg Casting: Nastia Samsonova, Written by: Cédric Klapisch, Director of Photography: Dominique Colin, 'Marinsky' Cameraman: Olivier Raffet, Steadicam Operator: Loïc Andrieu, Focus Puller (London Unit): Julian Bucknall, Mark Milsome, 1st Assistant Operator (Paris): Galatée Politis, 1st Assistant Operator (Russia): Mounia Lamrani, 2nd Assistant Operator: Bertrand Etienne, Camera Assistant (London Unit): Matilda Smith, 2nd Unit Camera Assistant (Russian Unit): Andrei Vakorin, Gaffer: Olivier Berquet, Key Grip: Michel Dechaud, Stills Photography: Jerôme Plon, Visual Effects: Mikros Image, Seb Caudron, Mikros Image (Supervisor): Gilles Gaillard, Mikros Image (Image Co-ordinator): Mathieu Leclerq, Béatrice Bauwens, Special Digital Effects: Def2shoot, Def2shoot (Visual Effects Supervisor): Seb Caudron, Def2shoot (Compositing Supervisor): Sylvain Fabre, Editor: Francine Sandberg, Art Director: Marie Cheminal, UK Production Designer: Chris Edwards, Art Director (London Unit): Tim Stevenson, 1st Assistant Art Director: Florian Sanson, 2nd Assistant Art Director: Chloé Leguay, Set Decorator: Stéphanie Guitard, Set Decorator (London Unit): Shirley Robinson, Property Buyer (Additional): Olivier Hermant, Scenic Artist (London Unit): Humphrey Bangham, Storyboard Artist: Luc Desportes, Properties (Floor): Christophe Perruchi, Props Master (London Unit): Paul de Csernatony, Props Buyer (London Unit): Julie Marabelle, Dressing Props (London Unit): Neil Griffiths, Dressing Props (London Unit): Dan Ainslie, Dressing Props (London Unit): Brendan Kelsey, Patrick Norman, Property Buyer: Frédéric Vialle, Construction Manager: Tristan Bivaud, Construction Manager (London Unit): Daryl Carter, Construction Supervisor (London Unit): Joe Alley, Costumes: Anne Schotte, Costumer: Leïla Adjir, Wardrobe Assistant (London Unit): Julia Patkos, Wardrobe Assistant (Russian Unit): Ekaterina Lizogubova, Key Make-up: Judith Gayo, Additional Make-up: Véronique Nguyen, Make-up/Hair Assistant (London Unit): Lauren Dunn, Assistant Make-up Artist (Russian Unit): Svetlana Rassokhina, Key Hairstylist: Jane Milon, Additional Hairstylist: Laurence Boulet, Assistant Hairstylist(Russian Unit): Olga Fadeeva, Titles: Éric Brocherie, Titles: Seb Caudron, Titles: Shaman, UK Laboratory: Technicolor London, Techn'r UK (Post-production Supervisor): Nigel Dennis, 35mm Laboratory: Arane, Music/Original Music: Loïk Dury, Laurent Levesque, Original Music: Christophe 'Disco' Minck, Orchestral Arrangements/Orchestration: Laurent Levesque, UK Music Supervisor: Steve Argüelles, Music Producer: Loïk Dury, Music Mixer (Studio Tex Avril): Philippe Avril, Choreography: Bernard Lebeau, Sound/Sound Recordist: Cyril Moisson, Boom Operator: Olivier Grandjean, Boom Operator (Russian Unit): Sergey Ekimov, Boom Operator (London Unit): Ben Greaves, Sound/Sound Mixer: Dominique Dalmasso, UK Sound Re-recording/Mastering: Videosonics, Sound Technician [Videosonics]: Luke Robinson, Sound/Supervising Sound Editor: Stéphane Brunclair, Dialogue Editor: Jenny Frenck, ADR Supervisor: Alain Lévy, ADR Editor: Françoise Levy, ADR (Assistant): Isabelle Tat, Foley Supervisor: Laurent Lévy, Foley (Assistant): Judith Guittier, Foley Recordist: Jean-François Schenegg, Subtitling: BBCOM, Subtitles: Frédérique Gibert, French Subtitles: Pascale Joseph, English Subtitles: Rosemary Ricchio, Stunt Co-ordinator (London Unit): Nrinder Dhudwar, Equestrian Stunts: Beis Caval, 'Marinsky' Consultant: Bertrand Normand, Production Consultant (London Unit): Malde & Co, Production Consultant (London Unit): Sirish Malde, Bob Shah, Russian Dialogue Coach (London Unit): Lesia Melnyk, Russian Translator: Stéphanie Faes, Making Of: Lola Doillon, Moteur!, Publicist: Dominique Segall, Astrid Gavard
Cast (49)
Romain Duris (Xavier), Audrey Tautou (Martine), Cécile de France (Isabelle), Kelly Reilly (Wendy), Kevin Bishop (William), Evguenya Obraztsova (Natacha), Gary Love (Edward), Irene Montalà (Neus), Lucy Gordon (Celia Shelburn), Aïssa Maïga (Kassia), Olivier Saladin (Gérard), Martine Demaret (Xavier's mother), Pierre Cassignard (Platane), Pierre Gerald (Xavier's grandfather), Zinédine Soualem (Mr Boubaker), Hélène Medigue (Mme Vanpeteguem), Carole Franck (TV producer), Robert Plagnol (TV series writer), Nicolas Briançon (TV series director), Julien Guéris (Jean-Édouard), Laura Weissbecker (Odile), Frédérique Bel (Barbara), Sophie Barbe (Caroline, Isa's friend 1), Julie Durand (Juliette, Isa's friend 2), Catherine Lebegue (aggressive friend), Florence d'azemar (Isabelle's friend), Fathia Cheriguene (granny), Marie-Renée George (Xavier the concierge), Igor Ivanovich Gousev (Natacha's father), Elena Evguenievna Soloviyova (Natacha's mother), Nicholas Day (Williams' father), Amanda Boxer (Williams' mother), Julien Hans Di Caupa (Celia's Moscow friend), Jake Canuso (London barman), Kzenia Zaitseva (Russian translator), Katerina Vasiliera (Russian choreographer), Julien Pabion (Mac master), Agathe Robilliard (journalist 'prune'), Annette Faure (Cosmo journalist), Lannick Gautry (smowboarder), Anne Steffens (Xavier's friend 1), Stéphanie Recco (Xavier's friend 2), Isabelle Joly (Xavier's friend 3), Federico D'anna (Alessandro), Barnaby Metschurat (Tobias), Christian Pagh (Lars), Cristina Brondo (Soledad), Amin Djakliou (Lucas), Bernard Haller (Michel Hermann, the editor)