
Six personnages en quête d'auteur
Drama · Family
Overview
For her first production, Marina Hands chose "Six Characters in Search of an Author," a play by Luigi Pirandello that premiered in Rome in 1921. A team rehearsing is interrupted by six characters in search of an author willing to write their story, which has gone from drama to drama. Luigi Pirandello had the brilliant idea of doubling the conflictual relationships within this dysfunctional family with another type of dispute: the characters rebel against the false truth of the actors and actresses playing out their story. Filmed at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier in Paris's 6th arrondissement.
Top Cast


Thierry Hancisse
Thierry Hancisse
Le père
Thierry Hancisse
Le père


Coraly Zahonero
Coraly Zahonero
L'assistante
Coraly Zahonero
L'assistante


Clotilde de Bayser
Clotilde de Bayser
La mère
Clotilde de Bayser
La mère


Guillaume Gallienne
Guillaume Gallienne
Le metteur en scène
Guillaume Gallienne
Le metteur en scène


Adeline D'Hermy
Adeline D'Hermy
La belle-fille
Adeline D'Hermy
La belle-fille


Claire de la Rüe du Can
Claire de la Rüe du Can
L'actrice
Claire de la Rüe du Can
L'actrice


Nicolas Chupin
Nicolas Chupin
L'acteur
Nicolas Chupin
L'acteur


Adrien Simion
Adrien Simion
Le fils
Adrien Simion
Le fils


Siméon Ruf
Siméon Ruf
L'adolescent
Siméon Ruf
L'adolescent
Manon Dujardin
Manon Dujardin
La petite-fille (en alternance)
Manon Dujardin
La petite-fille (en alternance)
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