During lunch in the hotel Beaufort asks Frederic if he knew Viviane's father, "the hero"? Gérard Depardieu, who plays Beaufort, starred in both the original and the remake of the film My Father the Hero.
Director states in U.S. DVD commentary that movie being premiered in opening scene is meant as "pastiche" of 40s films by the likes of Marcel L'Herbier, such as L'Honorable Catherine -- specifically named
