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Pourquoi (pas) le Brésil

IMDb ID: tt0388348 · Year: 2004 · Rating: 5.0 (120 votes)

Genres: Drama

A film director, whose career is going downhill, reluctantly decides to adapt an inadaptable best selling novel.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesGermany: Pourquoi (pas) le Brésil
France: Pourquoi (pas) le Brésil
Argentina: ¿Por qué (no) Brasil?
France: Pourquoi le Brésil? (Working Title)
World-wide: Why (Not) Brazil? (English)
Why (Not) Brazil?
Release Date2004-09-15Runtime92 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews0Critic Reviews16Countries / RegionsFranceLanguagesFrenchKeywordsfemale rear nudity
female full frontal nudity
f rated
title directed by female
voice over narration
Filming LocationsDeauville, Calvados, FranceProduction CompaniesRézo Productions
Salomé
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388348/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0388348.jpgUpdated At2025-02-12T06:31:39

Stars

Elsa Zylberstein
Marc Barbé
Bernard Le Coq
Pierre Arditi
Laetitia Masson
Ludmila Mikaël
Daniel Auteuil
Francis Huster
Léonore Chastagner
Christine Angot

Directors

Laetitia Masson

Writers

Laetitia Masson
Christine Angot

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Elsa Zylberstein | Character: Laetitia Masson, Christine Angot
Actor: Marc Barbé | Character: Paul, le mari, Pierre-Louis
Actor: Bernard Le Coq | Character: Maurice Rey, le producteur
Actor: Pierre Arditi | Character: Le pédiatre
Actor: Laetitia Masson | Character: Elle-même
Actor: Ludmila Mikaël | Character: La très belle femme
Actor: Daniel Auteuil | Character: Lui-même
Actor: Francis Huster | Character: Lui-même
Actor: Léonore Chastagner | Character: Léonore
Actor: Christine Angot | Character: Self
Actor: Alain Sarde | Character: Lui-même
Actor: Haïm Cohen | Character: Haïm Cohen
Actor: Alexia Tansky | Character: Valérie
Actor: Malcolm Serrano-Alarcon | Character: Malcolm
Actor: Trice Lübeck | Character: L'agent immobilier
Actor: Jean-Marc Roberts | Character: L'éditeur
Actor: Malo Poirier | Character: Malo
Actor: Mathilde Cukierman | Character: L'assistante
Actor: Cathy Bistour | Character: L'attachée de presse
Actor: Benjamin Biolay | Character: Lui-même
Actor: Pascal Bonitzer | Character: Lui-même
Actor: André Marcon | Character: Le père

[Directors Group]
Name: Laetitia Masson | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Laetitia Masson | Role: Writer
Name: Christine Angot | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Maurice Bernart | Role: Producer
Name: Philippe Liégeois | Role: Producer
Name: Jean-Michel Rey | Role: Producer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Crystel Fournier | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Aïlo Auguste-Judith | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Brigitte Moidon | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Nicolas Chik | Role: Production Designer
Name: Mathieu Menut | Role: Production Designer

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Catherine Bouchard | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Sophie Landry | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Ève Albertini | Role: Production Manager
Name: Thomas Douineau | Role: Production Manager
Name: Nicolas Leclère | Role: Production Manager
Name: Sybil Nicolas | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Mathilde Cukierman | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Félicie Leguay | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Philippe Amouroux | Role: Sound Department
Name: Pierre André | Role: Sound Department
Name: Frank Ceven | Role: Sound Department
Name: Pascal Chauvin | Role: Sound Department
Name: Toni Di Rocco | Role: Sound Department
Name: Marc Doisne | Role: Sound Department
Name: Franck Duval | Role: Sound Department
Name: Pierre Duval | Role: Sound Department
Name: Cyril Holtz | Role: Sound Department
Name: Francis Perreard | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mélissa Petitjean | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Boris Abaza | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Julien Andreetti | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Amélie Caillart-Milhau | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Tristan Meunier | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Benjamin Biolay | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Blandine Rayer | Role: Production Department
Name: Justine Selz | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Amélie Caillart-Milhau | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Guillaume Bauer | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Stephane Beissy | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Daniel Borenstein | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Audrey Bourdiol | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Christophe Bousquet | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Philippe Capelle | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nicolas Contre | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Hélène de Filippo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Arnaud Gallinière | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alain Gouby | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Djibrill Kane | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Christophe Lemaire | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388348/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Switzerland: August 5, 2004 (Locarno Film Festival)
France: September 15, 2004
United States: October 8, 2004 (Chicago International Film Festival)
United Kingdom: October 29, 2004 (BFI London Film Festival)
Argentina: March 12, 2005 (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Awards

Nominee | 2004 | Locarno Film Festival | Golden Leopard | Laetitia Masson, Pourquoi (pas) le Brésil
Nominee | 2004 | Chicago International Film Festival | Gold Hugo | Best Feature | Laetitia Masson, Pourquoi (pas) le Brésil

Box Office

No box office data listed on IMDb.