"Smoking" and "No Smoking" are two segments of the film which are based on closely connected plays. The original plays covered eight separate stories, which have been pared down to three each for these movies. At a certain point in the story of each segment, the five female characters (all played by Sabine Azema) and the four male characters (all played by Pierre Arditi) have their lives skillfully recapped in terms of "what might have happened" if they had made or failed to make certain choices. For example, "No Smoking" focuses chiefly on the relationship between the mild-mannered Miles Coombes and his infinitely more aggressive and ambitious wife, Rowena.
Credits
Smoking / No Smoking Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Pierre Arditi
He was 49, now 79 years old
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as Toby Teasdale / Miles Coombes / Lionel Hepplewick / Joe Hepplewick |
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Sabine Azéma
She was 44, now 74 years old
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as Celia Teasdale / Sylvie Bell / Irene Pridworthy / Rowena Coombes / Josephine Hamilton |
Smoking / No Smoking Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Albert Jurgenson as Editor. He was 64 (73) years old when He died
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Editing |
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Alan Ayckbourn as Theatre Play. He was 54 (now 85) years old
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Writing |
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Jacques Saulnier as Production Design. He was 65 (86) years old when He died
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Art |
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Jackie Budin as Costume Design. She was 40 (now 71) years old
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Costume & Make-Up |
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Bruno Pésery as Executive Producer. |
Production |
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Alain Resnais as Director. He was 71 (91) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Renato Berta as Director of Photography. He was 48 (now 79) years old
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Camera |
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Michel Seydoux as Associate Choreographer. He was 46 (now 76) years old
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Crew |
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Michel Seydoux as Associate Producer. He was 46 (now 76) years old
|
Production |
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Agnès Jaoui as Writer. She was 29 (now 59) years old
|
Writing |
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Jean-Pierre Bacri as Writer. He was 42 (now 72) years old
|
Writing |
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John Pattison as Music. He was 76 (92) years old when He died
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Sound |
