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Entertainment · Film · published 2026-10-14 · via Variety

Review: Isabelle Huppert Plays an Unrecognized Extra in 'All About Corinne'

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Marc Fitoussi's French film-business comedy casts Isabelle Huppert as a struggling movie extra who cannot get anyone to remember her name. Sandrine Kiberlain appears as a heightened version of herself, serving as the haughty counterpart to Huppert's character. Variety's review describes the result as a droll showbiz satire with strong performances.

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"Variety’s review, dated Oct. 13, 2026, and written by critic Guy Lodge, links “All About Corinne” to the Busan International Film Festival. The film is a French show-business comedy directed by Marc Fitoussi. Huppert plays a working extra whom nobody remembers, despite pushing photos and CVs toward those above her on set. Kiberlain appears as an exaggerated version of herself, the imperious opposite to Huppert’s overlooked figure."

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"The premise plays on Huppert’s real standing in French cinema: she is often called “La Huppert,” a definite-article honor shared with Binoche and Deneuve. The review calls the result a witty, deliciously acted, inside-baseball satire." Count: The1 premise2 plays3 on4 Huppert’s5 real6 standing7 in8 French9 cinema10 she11 is12 often13 called14 La15 Huppert16 a17 definite-article18 honor19 shared20 with21 Binoche22 and23 Deneuve24. The25 review26 calls27 the28 result29 a3

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