Tortilla y Cinema

Benjamin Ballon wants to be a filmmaker, and has devoted a large part of his life for the past few years to getting to the point of filming an independent movie. He has been encouraged by Carmen Maura (playing herself), an established star, who has agreed to appear in his first film, and it is her level-headedness, calmness, and general good sense that keeps the project moving along, despite Benjamin's inexperience and a very temperamental male lead. On one occasion when the male lead is hours late for a shoot, her calm is the only thing which keeps the crew from walking out. The title comes from Maura's habit of bringing homemade tortillas to meetings, and using them to get her way.

• Release date
• April 30, 1997
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• Genres
• Comedy
• Director
• Martin Provost

Cast

Carmen Maura Carmen Maura, the movie star Marc Duret Benjamin Ballon, the director Michel Aumont Michel Aumont Marina Tomé Christine, the producer Marianne Groves Leïla, Benjamin's girlfriend Mouss Diouf Sydney, the costume designer

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José Otero José

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Pétronille De Saint-Rapt Elisa, Benjamin's sister