Merci Docteur Rey

Merci Docteur Rey
Directed by	Andrew Litvack
Produced by	Ismail Merchant (executive)
Written by	Andrew Litvack
Starring	Dianne Wiest; Jane Birkin; Stanislas Merhar; Bulle Ogier
Music by	Geoffrey Alexander; Giacomo Puccini (from opera "Turandot")
Cinematography	Laurent Machuel
Edited by	Giles Gardner
Distributed by	Regent Releasing (USA)
Release date	13 October 2002 (Mill Valley Film Festival);
Running time	91 minutes
Country	France
Language	English ; French
Box office	$19,867[1]

Merci Docteur Rey is a 2002 gay comedy film from Merchant Ivory, directed by Andrew Litvack, starring Dianne Wiest and Jane Birkin. Filmed in Paris.

Synopsis

Thomas Beaumont is young man recruited into an illicit love triangle to watch a much older man's sexual liaison, but ends up witnessing what turns out to be the older man's murder. The next day his opera diva mother, Elisabeth Beaumont, informs him that his estranged father has been in Paris... until the previous night when he was murdered.

Seeking help with infamous psychiatrist Docteur Rey, the young man comes across Pénélope, an eccentric actress who has come totally unhinged by the death of Rey. At first mistaking her for the doctor, the young man embarks on a madcap mystery, reminiscent of an Agatha Christie novel, with Paris as the backdrop.

Cast

Dianne Wiest as Elisabeth Beaumont
Jane Birkin as Pénélope
Stanislas Merhar as Thomas Beaumont
Bulle Ogier as Claude Sabrié
Karim Saleh as Murderer
Didier Flamand as Detective
Roschdy Zem as Taxi Driver
Nathalie Richard as Radio Interviewer
Dan Herzberg as Rollerboy
Jerry Hall as Sybil
Simon Callow as Bob
Vanessa Redgrave as Herself

Critical reception

The film received overwhelmingly negative reviews. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, with 22 reviews, the film has a rare approval rating of 0% – meaning no favorable reviews whatsoever – receiving an average rating of 3.05/10. The site's consensus is: "This overly wacky farce strains for sophistication but lacks polish and a coherent narrative."[2]

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References

"Merci Docteur Rey (2004) - Box Office Mojo".
"Merci Docteur Rey". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2020-02-25.

External links

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[1] "Merci Docteur Rey (2004) - Box Office Mojo".

[2] "Merci Docteur Rey". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2020-02-25.