Change of Plans
Change of Plans (French: Le code a changé) is a 2009 French film directed and written by Danièle Thompson.
| Change of Plans | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Danièle Thompson |
| Produced by | Alain Terzian Christine Gozlan David Poirot-Gozlan |
| Written by | Danièle Thompson Christophe Thompson |
| Starring | Karin Viard Dany Boon Marina Foïs Patrick Bruel Emmanuelle Seigner Christopher Thompson Marina Hands Patrick Chesnais Blanca Li Laurent Stocker Pierre Arditi |
| Music by | Nicola Piovani |
| Cinematography | Jean-Marc Fabre |
| Edited by | Sylvie Landra |
Production company | Thelma Films Alter Films |
| Distributed by | TFM Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French Spanish |
| Budget | $10.9 million |
| Box office | $15 million[1] |
Plot
The film is centered around a dinner that takes place every year between a group of Parisian friends during the "Fête de la Musique". Piotr, the husband of Marie-Laurence, who is an overworked lawyer, is on sabbatical leave so it is up to him to organise the dinner party. The dinner does not go as planned: Lucas quarrels with his wife Sarah, Melanie decides that this is the perfect time to confess her extra-marital affair to her husband Alain. Juliette, Marie-Laurence's sister, comes with a surprise guest, Erwann her new companion, who is thirty years older than her. The arrival of Henri, the father of Juliette and Marie-Laurence, is a further upheaval because Juliette is not on speaking terms with him.
Cast
- Karin Viard as Marie-Laurence 'ML' Claverne
- Dany Boon as Piotr
- Marina Foïs as Mélanie Carcassonne
- Patrick Bruel as Doctor Alain Carcassonne
- Emmanuelle Seigner as Sarah Mattei
- Christopher Thompson as Lucas Mattei
- Marina Hands as Juliette
- Patrick Chesnais as Erwann
- Blanca Li as Manuela
- Laurent Stocker as Jean-Louis Mauzard
- Pierre Arditi as Henri
- Jeanne Raimbault as Doris
- Marc Rioufol as Daniel Laurent
- Isabelle Cagnat as Madame Bollet
- Michèle Brousse as Madame Andrieux
- Michel Motu as M. Andrieux
- Guillaume Durand as Himself