Fifi Martingale is a 2001 French film directed by Jacques Rozier. The film is about a theater company attempting to put on a new play. It was Jean Lefebvre's last film.
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Cast
Jean Lefebvre as Gaston Manzanarès
Lili Vonderfeld as Fifi
Mike Marshall as the Author
Jacques Petitjean as the Director
Yves Afonso as Yves Lempereur
François Chattot as Père Popelkov
Alexandra Stewart as the Ambassador
Jacques François as the Ambassador
Roger Trapp as The consul of Moldova
Luis Rego
Production
Bernard Tapie was originally the actor for the main role (eventually played by Lefebvre) but the first left the project after having filmed a few scenes, that were obviously not kept.
Release
The film was never released in theaters despite having been shown at the Venice Mostra in 2001.
Reception
"Much of the film’s humor will be lost on audiences who don’t know the significance of names like Moliere and Tartuffe, and many of the puns included in the dialogue will also fall on unresponsive ears.", commented Variety.