PLEASE, PLEASE ME! Fais-moi plaisir ! In assocation with" Festival Selection: Riverrun Film Festival (2010), Hong Kong International Film Festival (2010), Mostra - São Paulo International Film Festival (2009), Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, Panorama (2009) West Coast Premiere Comedy/Romance France, 2009 In French with English subtitles 35mm/1.85/Color/Dolby SRD/90 min Written and directed by: Emmanuel Mouret Cinematography by: Laurent Desmet Editing by: Martial Salomon Music by: David Hadjadj, Jérôme Rebotier Produced by: Frédéric Niedermayer Production Company: Moby Dick Films Coproduction: Les Films Pelléas International Sales: Pyramide International 5, rue du Chevalier de Saint-George 75008 Paris France Phone: 33 1.42.96.02.20 www.pyramidefilms.com Cast: Emmanuel Mouret (Jean-Jacques),Judith Godrèche (Elisabeth), Déborah François (Aneth), Frédérique Bel (Ariane), Jacques Weber (Elisabeth’s Father), Dany Brillant (Rudolph), Mikaël Gaudin-Lech (Grégoire), Frédéric Epaud (Flirtatious Man), Frédéric Niedermayer (Jean-Paul), Karine Ventalon (The Woman in the Train), Olivier Galfione (Thomas), Jean-François Fagour (The Guard), Yongsou Cho (The Ambassador), Akihiko Nishida (The Foreign Affairs Minister), Philippe Sol (Franck) Charming, clumsy inventor Jean-Jacques (Emmanuel Mouret) inadvertently leads his girlfriend Ariane (frequent collaborator Frédérique Bel) to believe that he is fantasizing on a mysterious woman met in a café. Worried that this could poison their relationship, Ariane encourages Jean-Jacques to meet with her and allow his fantasy to become reality, so that he could, hopefully, be rid of this infatuation. Reluctant at first, Jean-Jacques finds himself carried away in a series of comical adventures, as he discovers that the mysterious stranger Elisabeth (Judith Godrèche) is the daughter of France’s President. Surrounded by temptation and beautiful women, including Elisabeth’s reserved maid Aneth (Déborah François, The First Day of the Rest of your Life, (COL•COA 2009), The Child) Jean-Jacques tries to keep his cool and save his relationship. A FEMIS graduate, EMMANUEL MOURET writes, directs and acts in his films. He wrote and directed three short films, Il n’y a pas de mal (1997), Caresse (1998) and Promène-toi donc tout nu ! (1999), before his first feature Laissons Lucie faire ! in 2000. Often described as a cross between Eric Rohmer and Woody Allen, he developed his style with two subsequent films, both screened at the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight: Venus and Fleur (COL•COA 2005) and Change of Address (COL•COA 2007). His fourth feature Shall We Kiss? (COL•COA 2009), gained international recognition with multiple festival showings and a U.S. distribution deal with Music Box Films. With Please, Please me!, he confirms his knack for witty dialogue and burlesque situations. PRESS "Part Woody Allen, part Buster Keaton and 100% certified French, actor-helmer Emmanuel Mouret expands his impressive oeuvre of minimalist, burlesque laffers with the slapstick-heavy romantic comedy "Please, Please Me!" More reliant on visual gags than 2007's "Shall We Kiss?," but tackling similar themes of love and fidelity among a bunch of sex-crazed Parisians, pic aims for the creme de la creme with this clever romp about a goofball inventor trying to make it with the president's daughter." Jordan Mintzer, Variety