From the Comédie-Française, directed by Martin Darondeau and Bertrand Usclat, arrives in cinemas on July 22, 2026. This comedy takes viewers behind the scenes of the prestigious French theatre institution, racing against the clock toward opening night. The film is accompanied by a third official teaser, available below.
The feature film brings together a host of members and residents of the Comédie-Française, including Françoise Gillard, Laurent Stocker, Guillaume Gallienne, Christian Hecq, Benjamin Lavernhe, Marina Hands, Pauline Clément and Julien Frison, alongside notably Julie Sicard, Serge Bagdassarian, Nicolas Lormeau, Gilles David, Suliane Brahim, Adeline d'Hermy, Danièle Lebrun, Elissa Alloula, Séphora Pondi, Nicolas Chupin and Sefa Yeboah. Discover the new teaser for the Comédie-Française film in cinemas on July 22.
The story unfolds in real time. In three hours, Nina must premiere her directorial debut at the Comédie-Française. But as the final rehearsals intensify, a string of mishaps mounts: delays, tensions among the performers, technical glitches, and ego clashes threatening the show. True to the theater’s golden rule that a production never cancels, the troupe hurls itself into a real-time scramble to raise the curtain. Discover the new teaser for the film DE LA COMÉDIE FRANÇAISE in cinemas on July 22.eml
By anchoring its plot in the backstage of the oldest active theatre company in the world, De la Comédie-Française offers a window into the institution’s daily workings, balancing artistic demands, collaborative effort, and the pressure of opening night. The new teaser highlights the pace of this decisive day and the interactions among the many actors who make up the cast.
Presented at the Alpe d'Huez Festival, the film scooped the Audience Award, the Special Jury Prize, the Coup de cœur of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region, and the CANAL+ Subscribers Award, ahead of its release in French cinemas on July 22, 2026. Watch the new teaser for the film DE LA COMÉDIE FRANÇAISE in theaters on July 22.
A production from the Comédie-Française hits cinemas on July 22, 2026.
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