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Léa Seydoux and Vincent Lyndon in the trailer for the funny movie “The Second Act”.
By Alex Billington
November 3, 2026
Source: YouTube
“Everything revolves around my character, Florence.” Kino Lorber released the official US trailer for the film the second actOne of the last creations of the cunning French filmmaker Quentin Dupierre. the second actAlso known as Second actIn fact, it premiered a few years ago as the Opening Night film at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. But it never got a US release – maybe a little very Strange for American viewers. Now it’s finally out on VOD/DVD this fall. They play the main roles in the film Lea Seydoux like florence Louis Garrel like david Vincent Lyndon As Guillaume and Raphael Cuenard as willy Manuel Guillio As Stephen and French Gazio like a rose Here’s the set-up: Florence (Seydoux) wants to introduce her father, Guillaume (Lindon), to David (Garel), a man she’s madly in love with. But David is not attracted to Florence and wants to throw her into the arms of his friend (Couinard). Four characters meet in a restaurant in the middle of nowhere (so-calledSecond act” Or the second act in French). The film’s title and entire concept is a riff on cinema – it’s the “second act” of a movie without the first or third act. Just people meeting, talking and walking. It’s funny! I laughed and laughed at that.
Here’s the official US trailer (+ poster) for Quentin Dupierre’s comedy the second actFrom YouTube:
Quentin Dupierre’s surreal comedy, which is a mirror of cinema. Florence wants to introduce David, the man she loves, to Father Guillaume. However, David is not attracted to her and wants to throw his friend Willie into his arms. The four meet in a restaurant where fantasy and reality collide. the second actAlso known as the second act In French, written and directed and edited and filmed by a famously eccentric French filmmaker Quentin Dupierre (once known as “Mr. Oizou”), director of many other strange films, incl not a movie, steak, rubber, wrong, Wrong cops, reality, Keep an eye on it, Deer skin, lower jaw, Unbelievable but true, Smoking causes cough, Yes!, Yannick, Piano crash, Complete Philand Dizziness last time. It is produced by Hugo Sélignac. It first premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival as an opening night film playing in the main competition. It already opened in French theaters in 2024 as well, but was never released in the US then. Kino Lorber debuts at Dupieux’s the second act Direct-to-VOD/DVD in the US starting November 24, 2026. who is below
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