Directed by:
Danièle ThompsonCinematography:
Jean-Marc FabreComposer:
Nicola PiovaniCast:
Valérie Lemercier, Albert Dupontel, Laura Morante, Claude Brasseur, Sydney Pollack, Guillaume Gallienne, Suzanne Flon, Annelise Hesme, Michel Vuillermoz (more)Plots(1)
AVENUE MONTAIGNE centers around Jessica (Cecile de France) a beautiful young woman from the provinces who comes to Paris and lands a job waiting tables at a chic bistro on fabled Avenue Montaigne, the city's nexus for art, music, theater and fashion. Jessica's customers include a popular TV actress (Valerie Lemercier) who is courting a major Hollywood director (Sydney Pollack) for her first serious film role; a wealthy art collector (Claude Brasseur) who is about to liquidate a lifetime's worth of treasures at auction; and an illustrious classical pianist (Albert Dupontel) who is at odds with his manager/wife (Laura Morante) as to where his career is headed. Precisely because Jessica doesn't know how celebrated these people are, her guileless and completely unintimidated engagement in their lives has a transforming effect on them - and ultimately her. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Valérie Lemercier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/772/161772541_8ac98b.png)
Valérie Lemercier
France
Best movies:
May Fools (1990)
Little Nicholas (2009)
The Visitors (1993)
![Albert Dupontel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/356/162356148_038a38.png)
Albert Dupontel
France
Best movies:
Irreversible - The Straight Cut (2019)
A Very Long Engagement (2004)
Love Me No More (2008)
![Laura Morante](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/699/158699698_7032f1.jpg)
Laura Morante
Italy
Best movies:
L'Affaire Dreyfus (1994) (series)
Mother Teresa of Calcutta (2003) (TV movie)
Le due vite di Mattia Pascal (1985)
![Claude Brasseur](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/054/165054872_e88ac4.jpg)
Claude Brasseur
France
Best movies:
The Country I Come From (1956)
Une robe noire pour un tueur (1981)
The Annuity (1972)
![Sydney Pollack](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/242/162242813_8fcede.jpg)
Sydney Pollack
USA
Best movies:
Barbra: The Concert (1994) (concert)
Tootsie (1982)
Husbands and Wives (1992)
![Guillaume Gallienne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/056/162056728_f61636.png)
Guillaume Gallienne
France
Best movies:
The Edge of the Blade (2023)
The Concert (2009)
The Tango Lesson (1997)
![Suzanne Flon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/448/448882_f575b1.jpg)
Suzanne Flon
France
Best movies:
No Time for Breakfast (1976)
Un amour de pluie (1974)
The Train (1964)
![Annelise Hesme](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/517/160517825_c760ac.png)
Annelise Hesme
France
Best movies:
Paris (2008)
L’Escalier de fer (2013) (TV movie)
Molière (2007)
![Michel Vuillermoz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/890/159890217_17b5e5.jpg)
Michel Vuillermoz
France
Best movies:
Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
Atonement (2007)
My Life as a Zucchini (2016)
![Cécile de France](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/214/163214902_2d1351.jpg)
Cécile de France
Belgium
Best movies:
Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)
Lost Illusions (2021)
The Kid with a Bike (2011)
![Kaori Tsuji](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/977/158977700_efcf6a.jpg)
Kaori Tsuji
Japan
Best movies:
Fear and Trembling (2003)
Sad Vacation (2007)
Avenue Montaigne (2006)
Christian Hecq
Belgium
Best movies:
The Eighth Day (1996)
Fear(s) of the Dark (2007)
Lagardere (2003) (TV movie)
Christopher Thompson
USA
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
Les Misérables (2000) (series)
Total Eclipse (1995)
Françoise Lépine
Best movies:
Me, Myself and Mum (2013)
Avenue Montaigne (2006)
7 ans de mariage (2003)
![François Rollin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/564/165564445_2d8315.png)
François Rollin
France
Best movies:
Roaring 20's (2021)
Avenue Montaigne (2006)
Coluche, l'histoire d'un mec (2008)
Laurent Mouton
Best movies:
Priceless (2006)
Avenue Montaigne (2006)
Deux femmes (2021) (TV movie)
Laurent Petitgirard
France
Best movies:
Avenue Montaigne (2006)
Michèle Brousse
Best movies:
Avenue Montaigne (2006)
Change of Plans (2009)
Confusion of Genders (2000)
Daniel Benoin
Best movies:
Paris 36 (2008)
Avenue Montaigne (2006)
Blanche (2002)
Serge Bento
France
Best movies:
Docteur Teyran (1980) (TV movie)
Dirty Hands (1975)
Diary of a Country Priest (1951)