Now this should be Nina's (Paline Clément) big day: She has been a ensemble member of the Comédie Française for years now, but today would mark her premiere as a director with her rendition of Shakespere's Macbeth, a play she and her cast had rehearsed for half a year now, but in the hours leading up to the first performance everything that can go wrong does go wrong, from the leading lady (Suliane Brahim) being unable to make it, to the lead actor (Laurent Stocker) finding out his wife (Marina Hands) who's also in the cast has an affair with a co-star (Julien Frison), to Nina's son's estranged father (Nicolas Chupin) uexpectedly droppng off their kid at the theatre, to the props arriving all wrong to an actress /Danièle Lebrun) getting heavily stoned two hours before curtain to the substitute makeup girl (Séphora Pondi) sucking at her job - and this all despite the promise that the minister of culture (Francoise Gillard) will watch the premiere ...

Now of course, Comédie Française is first and foremost based on Murphy's law of everything that can go wrong will go wrong, with every joke hinging on the concept. But what makes this film is that despite its rather single-minded humour it's incredibly well-writen and played, with every joke hitting its mark, and still the movie also shows heart, features colourful characters as well as well-oiled character development, and has a relatable story arc. So in all, great entertainment from beginning to end.

Comédie Française will be available in UK & Irish cinemas from October 9th 2026-

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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