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Americano

Americano

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Americano

2011

1h 45m

4.9(37 votes)

Drama

Overview

A real estate agent from Paris arrives in Los Angeles to settle his late mother's estate, but a found photograph sends him on an impromptu journey to Mexico to find a woman named Lola.

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Social & External

Production Companies

Les Films de L'Autre

Ciné-Tamaris

Ciné+

MEDIA Programme of the European Union

CNC

Canal+

ARTE France Cinéma

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

11 members

Acting

Salma Hayek Pinault

'Lola'

Salma Hayek Pinault

Acting

Mathieu Demy

Martin

Mathieu Demy

Acting

Geraldine Chaplin

Linda

Geraldine Chaplin

Acting

Chiara Mastroianni

Claire

Chiara Mastroianni

Acting

Carlos Bardem

Luis

Carlos Bardem

Directing

Jean-Pierre Mocky

Le père

Jean-Pierre Mocky

Acting

André Wilms

L'Allemand

André Wilms

Editing

Sabine Mamou

La mère (archive footage)

Sabine Mamou

Acting

Timothy Davis

Le douanier

Timothy Davis

Acting

Cokey Falkow

Le facteur

Cokey Falkow

Directing

Agnès Varda

Voice (Uncredited)

Agnès Varda

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