
Paris can boast a population of 2,125,246. Of these 1,153,000 are women and 10,000 are actresses. Yvan, a young sports writer, is married to one who is very well known - Charlotte. They try to live a normal life, but her fame makes it difficult - autograph hunters interrupt their dinners, cops about to serve traffic summonses let them off with a warning and a smile when they recognize her, and impossible-to-get restaurant reservations magically appear when Charlotte makes the... (Full plot summary below)
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Paris can boast a population of 2,125,246. Of these 1,153,000 are women and 10,000 are actresses. Yvan, a young sports writer, is married to one who is very well known - Charlotte. They try to live a normal life, but her fame makes it difficult - autograph hunters interrupt their dinners, cops about to serve traffic summonses let them off with a warning and a smile when they recognize her, and impossible-to-get restaurant reservations magically appear when Charlotte makes the calls instead of Yvan. All this threatens and challenges his male ego, but Yvan is able to take her stardom in stride. Until, that is, a man at a bar asks him if he gets jealous watching his wife make love in the nude to another man on screen. It has never seriously bothered him before, but the stranger sows the first seed of doubt in his head...
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| L.A. WeeklyRon Stringer[Yvan] mugs his way through any number of low-comic situations ... leaving Charlotte -- and this critic -- ever more exasperated and unsure about whether it's going to be worth hanging in for the long haul. |
| South Florida Sun-SentinelLaura KellyThis French marriage comedy is a not-so -entertaining offering from real-life married couple actor-director Yvan Attal and actress Charlotte Gainsbourg, daughter of French crooner Serge Gainsbourg. |
| Flick FilosopherMaryAnn JohansonFunny and human and wise... one of the most entertaining movies I've seen in a good while. |
| Internet ReviewsSteve RhodesThe film is a real charmer. It contains one particularly hilarious scene that you won't soon forget |
| culturevulture.netArthur LazereIt is the charm of the two leads that carries 'My Wife is an Actress.' |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenA frothy romantic tale of two cities in which life may unfortunately follow art. |
| Salon.comCharles TaylorA light, enjoyable night out. This happens largely because of Charlotte Gainsbourg, who's simply adorable. Attal shoots her with tenderness throughout, a tenderness that comes from familiarity. |
| New York PostLou LumenickNearly stolen by the veteran Stamp's gently fatuous John. |
| San Jose Mercury NewsBruce NewmanJust keeping it all straight -- real-life filmmaker directing real-life wife in make-believe nude scene about same-named make-believe character's insecurities about same-named wife's make-believe nude scenes -- can leave you a little breathless. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakWhile Gainsbourg and Stamp are charming, Attal's husband is difficult to like, to say the least. Must a woman as gracious and intelligent as Charlotte really settle for domesticity with such a near-abusive boor? |