L'Idéal
- Comedy
Octave Parango, the former concept creator/editor of 99 francs has become a model scout in Moscow. This cynical hedonist leads a very pleasant life in the arms of young Russian models and in the private jets of his oligarch friends... until the day that he is contacted by The Ideal, the world's leading cosmetics firm, embroiled in a huge media scandal. Our antihero has seven days to find a new muse by traveling through the confines of post-Communist Russia, under the orders of Valentine Winfield, a hard and authoritarian visual director.
The Ideal is a 2016 French comedy film following Octave Parango, a cynical model scout in Moscow, as he embarks on a high-stakes mission to find a new face for a major cosmetics brand within seven days. Caught between glamorous oligarchs and the Russian hinterland, he must navigate a media scandal while discovering there's more to beauty than meets the eye.
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Gaspard ProustOctave Parango
Audrey FleurotValentine Winfeld
Anamaria VartolomeiLena
Jonathan LambertCarine Wang
Camille RoweMonica Pynchon
Alexandrina TurcanAnastasia
Nikolett BarabasOlgas
Olivier BrocheBernard Moulard
Anthony SonigoJérémie Billancourt
Tom AudenaertIgor
Jérôme NielIgor- Charlène PerillatOulyana
Nancy TateJournaliste CNN- Mark LakatosLe photographe
Xavier AlcanCoordinateur War Room
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When was The Ideal released?
The Ideal was released on June 15, 2016.
What is The Ideal about?
The film follows Octave Parango, a hedonistic model scout living lavishly in Moscow, who is hired by a cosmetics firm to find a new muse in seven days to resolve a media crisis. His search takes him through post-Communist Russia under the strict direction of a demanding visual director.
Is The Ideal based on anything?
The main character Octave Parango originates from the film 99 francs, where he worked as a concept creator and editor before becoming a model scout.
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