Directed by:
Nicolas PariserScreenplay:
Nicolas PariserCinematography:
Sébastien BuchmannCast:
Fabrice Luchini, Anaïs Demoustier, Nora Hamzawi, Léonie Simaga, Antoine Reinartz, Maud Wyler, Alexandre Steiger, Thomas Chabrol, Gwenaëlle Simon (more)Plots(1)
Paul Théraneau, the mayor of Lyon, is in existential crisis. After 30 years in politics, he feels totally empty and devoid of ideas. As a fix for this problem, his aides bring a brilliant young philosopher, Alice Heimann, into his inner circle. A dialogue develops between Alice and the mayor and the two become closer, which calls into question everything they were most sure of. Gradually, the inevitable question arises: are philosophy and political necessity compatible? (Cannes Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![Fabrice Luchini](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273217_b734ce.jpg)
Fabrice Luchini
France
Best movies:
The Aviator's Wife (1981)
Full Moon in Paris (1984)
Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle (1987)
![Anaïs Demoustier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/379/162379997_92ef5c.jpg)
Anaïs Demoustier
France
Best movies:
The Girl Without Hands (2016)
Daaaaaalí! (2023)
The Snows of Kilimanjaro (2011)
![Nora Hamzawi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/198/163198289_a8dfb2.png)
Nora Hamzawi
France
Best movies:
Alice and the Mayor (2019)
Double Lives (2018)
![Léonie Simaga](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/550/161550668_ebdeab.png)
Léonie Simaga
Best movies:
The Actress' Ball (2009)
Alice and the Mayor (2019)
Copacabana (2010)
Antoine Reinartz
Best movies:
Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
BPM (Beats Per Minute) (2017)
School Life (2019)
![Maud Wyler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/849/162849877_2eaff5.jpg)
Maud Wyler
Best movies:
2 automnes 3 hivers (2013)
Secret Name (2021)
Alice and the Mayor (2019)
Alexandre Steiger
Best movies:
The French Dispatch (2021)
Rebellion (2011)
D-Day 6.6.1944 (2004) (TV movie)
![Thomas Chabrol](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/528/161528692_40ee90.png)
Thomas Chabrol
France
Best movies:
Story of Women (1988)
Alice or the Last Escapade (1977)
The Color Of Lies (1999)
Gwenaëlle Simon
France
Best movies:
A Tale of Summer (1996)
Not on the Lips (2003)
Off to the Revolution by a 2CV (2001)
![Pierre-Benoist Varoclier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/774/162774913_235540.png)
Pierre-Benoist Varoclier
France
Best movies:
The Ogre (1996)
Don't Worry, I'm Fine (2006)
Little White Lies (2010)
Sandra Parfait
Best movies:
Cassandre (2015) (series)
Alice and the Mayor (2019)
She Is Conann (2023)
![Pascal Rénéric](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/642/165642444_d16a22.jpg)
Pascal Rénéric
France
Best movies:
The Traveller (2019) (series)
Alice and the Mayor (2019)
My Wife is an Actress (2001)
Thomas Rortais
Best movies:
The Innocent (2022)
Alice and the Mayor (2019)
The Path of Excellence (2023)