The Seats of the Alcazar

The Seats of the Alcazar

The Seats of the Alcazar

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The Seats of the Alcazar

1989

0h 53m

7.1(12 votes)

Comedy

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Overview

A French man recalls his moviegoing adventures at the now defunct titular theater as a journalist for the film magazine Cahiers du Cinéma during the mid-1950s.

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Les Films d'Ici

La Sept Cinéma

Cast & Crew

14 members

Acting

Olivier Maltinti

Guy Moscardo

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Elizabeth Moreau

Jeanne Cavalero

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Sabine Haudepin

Angela

Sabine Haudepin

Acting

Dominique Zardi

The cinema director

Dominique Zardi

Acting

Micha Bayard

The cinema usher

Micha Bayard

Acting

Richard Martin-Jordan

A movie buff

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Acting

Jean Abeillé

The commissioner

Jean Abeillé

Acting

Jean-Luc Caron

A movie buff

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Directing

Antoine Desrosières

The Sam Newfield fan

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Théo Trifard

Cinephile with ink

Théo Trifard

Acting

Marc Buard

Unmoved cinephile

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Marc Le Guilloux

The policeman

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Jérôme Courtois

Huissier Cinémathèque

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Directing

Luc Moullet

Le percepteur (uncredited)

Luc Moullet

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