The Lion Sleeps Tonight

An aging movie actor who is preparing to shoot a death scene finds himself visited by the spirit of a dead, long-ago lover.

Cast

Jean-Pierre Léaud

as Jean

Pauline Étienne

as Juliette

Maud Wyler

as Céline, la mère de Jules

Arthur Harari

as Philippe

Isabelle Weingarten

as Marie

Noë Sampy

as Yuki

Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

as Le réalisateur

Jean-Louis Berard

as Claude

Françoise Michaud

as La maquilleuse

Jules Langlade

as Jules

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