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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Agnes Jaoui |
| Stars: |
Christiane Millet |
| Actors: |
Xavier De Guillebon |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Actresses · Marriage · French |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD |
| UPC: |
786936175738 |
| Release Date: |
2001 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 58min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 52min Release Company: Buena Vista Home Entertainment (January 04, 2005) UPC: 786936175738 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 58min Release Company: Buena Vista Home Entertainment (February 26, 2002) UPC: 786936175769 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Jean-Pierre Bacri |
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Professional Reviews
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(06/01/2001, p.102, Tom Dawson): "...Enjoyably nimble....Engrossing thanks both to the quality of the ensemble performances and the sympathy the film-makers extend to their credibly human characters..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
French screenwriter and actress Agnhs Jaoui's assured directorial debut is a funny, clever, and moving examination of the intertwining love lives and differing cultural standpoints of an unlikely group of men and women. When Castella (Jean-Pierre Bacri), a successful factory owner bored with his workaday life, unwillingly accompanies his shrill, high-strung wife, Angelique (Christiane Millet) to a performance of Racine's BIRINICE, he falls hard for the lead actress, Clara (Anne Alvaro). Meanwhile, during the performance, Castella's chauffeur, Deschamps (Alain Chabat) has a surprise run-in with Manie, (Agnhs Jaoui), a bartender with whom he once had a one-night stand. This touches off a discussion about women and sex with Castella's hard-edged bodyguard, Moreno (Gerard Lanvin), who warns Deschamps about his romantic naiveti. Castella's new goal to pursue the intelligent, sophisticated Clara is aided by fate when she becomes his English instructor. Clara, along with her artistic friends, however, is less t... |
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