Laughter and Punishment
2003•9•1h 34m•5.4•Released
DramaComedy
French director Isabelle Doval directs her husband, popular comedic actor José Garcia, in the comedy Rire et Chatiment (Laughter and Punishment). Vincent (Garcia) is a popular physician whose aggressive need to be funny and get people's attention annoys his girlfriend, Camille (Doval), to the point that she leaves him. He begins to suspect she might have been onto something when his behavior begins causing people to die.
Director
Isabelle Doval
Writer
Olivier Dague, Isabelle Doval, Jean-François Halin
Languages
French
Studio
MP Productions
Cast
José Garcia
Vincent Roméro
Laurent Lucas
Jacques
Philippe Uchan
Pierre
Isabelle Doval
Camille Sétine
Benoît Poelvoorde
Le prof de secourisme
Delphine Bibet
la libraire russe
Bénédicte Charpiat
Jeune femme
Véronique Picciotto
Catherine
Judith El Zein
Agnès
Valérie Benguigui
Audrey
Ahcène Nini
Alain Bouzigues
Le dragueur dans la rue
François Berland
Barman bar billard
Jean-Marie Lamour
Mickäel
Marie Mergey
Madame Bourdier
Production
Company
MP Productions
Company
EuropaCorp
Company
France 2 Cinéma
Company
PROCIREP
Company
M6 Films
Company
Canal+
Producer
Alain Mamou-Mani
Producer
Michel Propper
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