The Lion Sleeps Tonight

January. 03,2018      
Rating:
6.4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

An aging movie actor who is preparing to shoot a death scene finds himself visited by the spirit of a dead, long-ago lover.

Jean-Pierre Léaud as  Jean
Pauline Étienne as  Juliette
Maud Wyler as  Céline, la mère de Jules
Arthur Harari as  Philippe
Isabelle Weingarten as  Marie
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing as  Le réalisateur
Françoise Michaud as  La maquilleuse
Rafaèle Gelblat as  Rafaèle

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