The Lion Sleeps Tonight (2018)
An aging movie actor who is preparing to shoot a death scene finds himself visited by the spirit of a dead, long-ago lover.
Top billed cast
Jean-Pierre LéaudJean
Pauline ÉtienneJuliette
Maud WylerCéline, la mère de Jules
Arthur HarariPhilippe
Isabelle WeingartenMarie
Noë SampyYuki
Louis-Do de LencquesaingLe réalisateur- Jean-Louis BerardClaude
Françoise MichaudLa maquilleuse- Jules LangladeJules
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