Johan

Johan details the director's quest for an actor to play his titular lover, the real deal having been incarcerated just prior to shooting on charges of petty theft.

Cast

Éric Guadagnan

as Johan #1

Ivan Roberto

as Johan #2

Pierre Commoy

as Pierre

Patrice Pascal

as Philippe Vallois #1

Georges Barber

as Philippe Vallois #2

Alexandre Grecq

as Yvan Schneider

Marie-Christine Weill

as Christine

Manolo Rosales

as Manolo

Nicole Rondy

as Phillipe's Mother

Jacques Léon

as La Callas

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