Screening of Guess Who’s Calling! / Le répondeur
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Wed 18 Nov at 14.00 & 18.00
“A French cinematic gem acclaimed by the critics of Le Masque” Radio France
“Guess Who Is Calling is a genuine feel-good movie with its share of beautiful rather than good feelings; a story about friendship, creativity, love and loyalty.” Cineuropa
“Fabienne Godet adapts Luc Blanvillain’s eponymous novel into a charming comedy centred on the duo of Cissé and Podalydès”. Le Parisien
Baptiste (Salif Cissé) has a rare gift for perfectly imitating voices, but his comedy career stalls –until he is hired to answer the phone for famous writer Pierre Chozène (Denis Podalydès) who needs undisturbed peace and quiet to write his most ambitious text yet. He suggests that Baptiste become his ‘answering machine’ by pretending to be him on the phone. Little by little, Baptiste doesn’t just imitate the writer: he develops his character.
This inventive comedy explores identity, chaos, and life without constant mobile interruptions, with hilarious and unexpected consequences.
Director(s): Fabienne Godet
Cast: Salif Cissé, Denis Podalydès, Clara Bretheau
Original title: Le répondeur
Country, year: France, 2025
Duration: 1h42
Genre: Comedy
Language: In French with English subtitles
Price: £5 Full Price | Free for French Institute members
More information: Doors open 15 minutes before the screening
“A French cinematic gem acclaimed by the critics of Le Masque” Radio France
“Guess Who Is Calling is a genuine feel-good movie with its share of beautiful rather than good feelings; a story about friendship, creativity, love and loyalty.” Cineuropa
“Fabienne Godet adapts Luc Blanvillain’s eponymous novel into a charming comedy centred on the duo of Cissé and Podalydès”. Le Parisien
Baptiste (Salif Cissé) has a rare gift for perfectly imitating voices, but his comedy career stalls –until he is hired to answer the phone for famous writer Pierre Chozène (Denis Podalydès) who needs undisturbed peace and quiet to write his most ambitious text yet. He suggests that Baptiste become his ‘answering machine’ by pretending to be him on the phone. Little by little, Baptiste doesn’t just imitate the writer: he develops his character.
This inventive comedy explores identity, chaos, and life without constant mobile interruptions, with hilarious and unexpected consequences.
Director(s): Fabienne Godet
Cast: Salif Cissé, Denis Podalydès, Clara Bretheau
Original title: Le répondeur
Country, year: France, 2025
Duration: 1h42
Genre: Comedy
Language: In French with English subtitles
Price: £5 Full Price | Free for French Institute members
More information: Doors open 15 minutes before the screening
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