La Dilettante 25 years old

Pierrette is a woman who describes herself as having "opted for the temporary on a permanent basis." After 15 years of living the good life in Switzerland, Pierrette one day packs her bags full of fashionable outfits and returns to her native Paris with no idea of what she'll do. Pierette, however, leads a charmed life; while her son is forced to work the graveyard shift at a factory due to poor job prospects, she's able to find a job right away at a high school. Pierrette soon reintroduces herself to her 23-year-old daughter and one-time best friend, trying to use her charm to skate over years of neglect. She just as suddenly finds a new beau, Ackerman, and starts helping him out with his antique business. However, what would seem like a simple matter -- buying a clock from an elderly woman -- soon turns out to be very complicated and fraught with consequence.

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La Dilettante Cast

Name Character
Jean-François Balmer He was 53, now 78 years old
Jean Desailly He was 78, 87 years old when he died as Edmond Thibault
Catherine Frot She was 43, now 68 years old as Pierrette Dumortier
Barbara Schulz She was 27, now 52 years old as Nathalie
Odette Laure was 82, 87 years old when died as Zoé de la Tresmondière
Jacques Dacqmine He was 76, 87 years old when he died as M. Delaunay
Clément Thomas He was 46, 66 years old when he died as l'avocat de Pierrette
Sébastien Cotterot He was 46, now 71 years old as Eric
Christian Morin He was 54, now 79 years old as Edmond Rambert
Sophie Forte She was 35, now 60 years old as la secrétaire de la directrice
Marie-Christine Barrault She was 55, now 80 years old as Thérèse Rambert

La Dilettante Crew

Name Department
Pascal Thomas as Director. He was 54 (now 79) years old Directing
La Dilettante poster
La Dilettante (25 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, July 07, 1999