France released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.85:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Alternative Footage, Cast/Crew Interview(s), Commentary, Filmographies, Interactive Menu, Music Video, Short Film, SYNOPSIS: These days it's rare to find Agnes Jaoui acting in a film that she hasn't written (with collaborator Jean-Pierre Bacri) herself and/or directed (Le Gout des Autres and this year's Comme un Image)so it's good to be reminded that she can take as well as give direction and read other people's lines convincingly. The story of a fan, Claire Rocher (Karin Viard) who eventually becomes a Personal Assistant to her idol, Elizabeth Becker (Agnes Jaoui)is almost certain to evoke echoes of Mank's 'All About Eve' yet whilst the central situation is the same (if we read 'screen' for 'stage') there are significant differences inasmuch as Ann Baxter's Eve Harrington was, to all intents and purposes a waif, who haunted the Stage Door waiting for a glimpse of her idol, Margo Channing, whilst Karen Viard comes complete with a job, TV journalist at which she is certainly competent and a circle of friends, to whom, in due course, Jaoui is introduced. The name Becker is, of course, distinguished in French cinema via Jacques (Casque d'Or) and his son Jean (Les Enfants du Marais)and it may well be that helmer Favrant (screenwriter on Bord de Mer)and writer Julie de Courval chose their name for Jaoui's character deliberately. Ultimately the film is about the changing balance of relationships and the show biz background - complete with appearances by well-known domestic actors Edouard Baer, Jose Garcia and Anna Mouglalis as themselves - is largely irrelevant. For ...The Role of a Lifetime ( Le Rôle de sa vie )

• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
• Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.48 x 5.31 x 0.55 inches; 4.37 ounces
• Director ‏ : ‎ François Favrat
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Import, Subtitled, Widescreen, PAL
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 99 minutes
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Agnès Jaoui, Karin Viard, Francis Huster, Jonathan Zaccaï, Marcial Di Fonzo Bo
• Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
• Producers ‏ : ‎ The Role of a Lifetime ( Le Rôle de sa vie ), The Role of a Lifetime, Le Rôle de sa vie
• Language ‏ : ‎ French (Dolby Digital 2.0)
• Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ France
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1