Claude Brasseur
François Beretton

Brigitte Fossey
Françoise Beretton

Sophie Marceau
Victoire Beretton, known as “Vic”

Denise Grey
Poupette, François' grandmother, Vic's great-grandmother

Pierre Cosso
Philippe Berthier

Lambert Wilson
Félix Maréchal

Alexandre Sterling
Mathieu

Sheila O'Connor
Pénélope Fontanet

Alexandra Gonin
Samantha Fontanet, Penelope's younger sister

Daniel Russo
Étienne, François' dentist friend

Jean-Philippe Léonard
Stéphane

Laurent N'Diaye
Arnaud

Alain Beigel
Raoul

Laetitia Gabrielli
Joëlle, who has to take her swimming test without knowing how to swim

Frédérique Pressmann
Géraldine, with dental braces

Zabou Breitman
Catherine, Philippe's ex

Marie Bunel
Owner of “Studio 27” lent for Mathieu’s Party

Robert Le Béal
Doctor Colbert, president of the jury, defense of François

Robert Dalban
Serge, waiter at “La Coupole”

Janine Souchon
Mrs. Monnet, Vic's parents' "secret agent"

Michel Bonnet
Taxi driver (“no smoking”)

Gaëlle Legrand
Cécile, at the restaurant, sitting next to Félix

Patricia Millardet
Cécile's friend at the restaurant, sitting opposite Félix

Annette Poivre
Adrienne

Lucienne Legrand
Lady who takes offense at the Mozart concert in Salzburg

Mathieu Rivolier
Researcher in the lab with François

Eva Harling
Zoé

Vladimir Cosma
Self, at the recording studio for Poupette

Michel Derain
French Teacher (uncredited)

Francis Lemaire
Samantha's little buddy

Jacques Ferrière

Olivier Gins
Marc

Michel Berreur
Cop controlling Vic as a "prostitute" (uncredited)

Danièle Thompson
Woman in restaurant, dining with François and Françoise (uncredited)

Jacques Chancel
Self, at “La Coupole” (uncredited)

Élie Chouraqui
Claude Barrac, at the restaurant talking to Françoise (uncredited)

Xavier Gélin
Gilles, Françoise's work colleague (uncredited)

Henri Labussière
Neighbor of Mathieu (uncredited)

Sandrine Bonnaire
High school student (silhouette) (uncredited)