Fifi Martingale

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Fifi Martingale
Directed by Jacques Rozier
Starring Jean Lefebvre
Lili Vonderfeld
Release date
  • 2001 (2001)
Running time
127 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Fifi Martingale is a 2001 French film directed by Jacques Rozier. The film is about a theater company attempting to put on a new play. It was Jean Lefebvre's last film.

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Cast

Production

Bernard Tapie was originally the actor for the main role (eventually played by Lefebvre) but the first left the project after having filmed a few scenes, that were obviously not kept. [1]

Release

The film was never released in theaters despite having been shown at the Venice Mostra in 2001. [1]

Reception

"Much of the film’s humor will be lost on audiences who don’t know the significance of names like Moliere and Tartuffe, and many of the puns included in the dialogue will also fall on unresponsive ears.", commented Variety. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Fifi Martingale (Jacques Rozier, 1999) - La Cinémathèque française". www.cinematheque.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  2. Stratton, David (2001-10-20). "Fifi Martingale". Variety. Retrieved 2024-02-02.