In Merci Docteur Rey, Thomas Beaumont is recruited into an illicit love triangle to watch a much older man’s sexual liaison, but ends up witnessing what turns out to be his murder. The next day Thomas’ opera diva mother informs him that his long lost father has been in Paris … until the previous night when he was murdered. Realizing it was the murder he witnessed, Thomas is now thrust into a maelstrom of off-the-wall encounters and mistaken identities, including an eccentric actress who has come totally unhinged by the death of her psychiatrist, the infamous Dr. Rey. With Paris as the backdrop, a wonderful soundtrack, a whimsical homage to film and celebrity, and a plot reminiscent of Agatha Christie at her best, you have the marvelous Merci Docteur Rey.
Two-time Oscar winner Dianne Wiest is also an Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award winner. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Dianne Wiest began her career as a member of the American Shakespeare Company. She went on to earn the Obie, Clarence Derwent and Theatre World Awards for Best Actress for her performance in “The Art of Dining” in 1983. She made her stage directorial debut with “Not About Heroes” at the Williamstown (Massachusetts) Playhouse in 1985. Wiest made her first television appearance in a PBS Great Performances presentation of Elie Wiesel’s “Zalmen, or the Madness of God.” Other notable television appearances include: a guest appearance on the series “Road to Avonlea,” for which she received an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama; the recent movie, “The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn,” starring opposite Sidney Poitier; and the miniseries “The 10th Kingdom.” Wiest recently portrayed district attorney Nora Lewin on NBC's "Law and Order." Wiest has performed in five of director Woody Allen’s films, winning Best Supporting Actress Oscars for “Hannah and Her Sisters” and “Bullets Over Broadway”; her other Allen films include “The Purple Rose of Cairo,” “September” and “Radio Days.” She has also appeared in many other memorable features, including “Footloose,” “Independence Day,” Joel Schumacher’s “The Lost Boys,” “Bright Lights, Big City,” Ron Howard’s “Parenthood,” Susan Seidelman’s “Cookie,” Tim Burton’s “Edward Scissorhands,” Jodie Foster’s “Little Man Tate,” Mike Nichols’ “The Birdcage,” and Robert Redford’s “The Horse Whisperer.” Wiest was featured in “I Am Sam,” opposite Sean Penn and Michelle Pfeiffer.