Actress Chiara Mastroianni, daughter of cinema legends Marcello Mastroianni and Catherine Deneuve, sees her father’s face transposed onto hers in the mirror one night. Auditioning for a new project, director Nicole Garcia tells her that she should be more Mastroianni and less Deneuve, so Chiara adopts her father’s iconic style–black suit, hat, short hair, thin moustache–so well that family and friends begin calling her ‘Marcello’. Honoré plays up the fluid sexuality of his character in this meta comedy or ‘fake movie about real people’, a delightful fantasy full of poignant moments, and a tribute to the art of acting.

Notes by Marie-Pierre Richard.

Screening as part of IFI French Film Festival 2024.