Hello Goodbye (2008)
French film icons Gérard Depardieu and Fanny Ardant star in this romantic comedy about a Parisian couple in their fifties who share a comfortable life, a beautiful home, a posh country club and a midlife crisis. Following a dream vacation to Israel where Alain (Depardieu) explores his Jewish roots, Gisèle (Ardant) insists they change their life and move to Tel Aviv. While Gisèle, a Jewish convert, finds her new life inspiring; Alain fights to embrace Hebrew, Jewish tradition and a new circumcision. Will Alain and Gisèle learn whether Shalom represents Hello or Goodbye?
- Date of release
- 2008-11-26
- TMDB
- 5.7 / 10 (21)
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy, Romance
- Director
- Graham Guit
Casting
- Gérard Depardieu — Alain Gaash
- Fanny Ardant — Gisèle Gaash
- Jean Benguigui — Simon Gash
- Lior Ashkenazi — Yossi
- Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus — Siletsky
- Manu Payet — Shapiro
- Jean-Michel Lahmi — Saint-Alban
- Clémentine Poidatz — Gladys
- Julien Baumgartner — Nicolas
- Jean-François Elberg — M. Sapin
- Françoise Christophe — La Mère d'Alain
- Alix de Konopka — Mme Gash
Interesting facts
Hello Goodbye is a 2008 French language romantic-dramedy film directed by Graham Guit. The film stars Gérard Depardieu and Fanny Ardant.The film is set in both Israel and France and follows the life of a Jewish couple who try to discover their true identity, their roots and the meaning of being Jewish.
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