Movie Information
Overall Rank: 6127
Average Rating: 2.7/4
# of Ratings: 16
Theatrical Release Date: 03/21/2008
Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: 11/11/2008
Language: French
Genre: Musical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Christophe Honoré
Actors: Louis Garrel, Chiara Mastroianni, Clotilde Hesme, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Brigitte Roüan
Plot: A very modern musical, in which the lives of several Parisians intertwine after a young couple's relationship comes to a sudden and very bleak end -- and that's just the beginning.
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1.5/4
Allison - wrote on 10/18/2008
I was very disappointed by this film. I really like Ludivine Sagnier, but the films focus was on the other characters. The songs were disengaging and a little too crass for my taste. Christophe Honoré hasn't really made a masterpiece yet in my opinion, but I keep hoping.
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3/4
True to Life
Franz Patrick - wrote on 12/29/2008
Although the ending is abrupt, it impressed me because of its implications. Deceptively simple on the outside, this French film has something to say about young love/lust and it is executed in just the right way without being too heavy-handed with its messages. Even though the template of the picture is the three-way romantic relationship between Louis Garrel, Ludivine Sagnier, and Clotilde Hesme, I thought the relationship between Garrel and Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet–how Leprince-Ringuet brought Garrel back to life, more aware than ever, after a certain tragedy was the best part of the film. I love how this movie uses musical numbers when a certain character cannot put his or her thoughts into the right words. It’s true to life because relationships (romantic or otherwise) get …
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