Backstage

An adolescent groupie zeroes in on her Blondie-like idol after the singer chances to cross her orbit on a publicity tour. Gradually their lives intertwine as, with near-operatic intensity, the film delves into the emotional dependency on both sides of celebrity culture.

5.2

112 min

Cast

Emmanuelle Seigner

as Lauren Waks

Isild Le Besco

as Lucie

Samuel Benchetrit

as Daniel

Noémie Lvovsky

as Juliette

Mar Sodupe

as Nanou

Édith Le Merdy

as Marie-Line, Lucie's mother

Jean-Paul Walle Wa Wana

as Jean-Claude, the bodyguard

Valéry Zeitoun

as Seymour

Alain Berlioux

as L'amant de Lauren

Aurore Auteuil

as Pamela

Claude Duneton

as Le père de Lauren

Joëlle Miquel

as Une fan

Lise Lamétrie

as La femme de chambre

Léna Bréban

as L'assistante de Backstage

Director

Emmanuelle Bercot