Honestly, I'm not a huge fan of musicals but from time to time, I try to keep an open mind and watch one of those. This one was rather original, combining a standard French love story and some songs but no dancing, thank God for that. The love story is typical of the French culture as it is messy and convoluted involving at first 3 people and then later 4 people. My wife finds those stories rather... read more
Description:In the hope of sparking their stalled relationship, Ismael (Louis Garrel of DANS PARIS, THE DREAMERS) and Julie (Ludivine Sagnier of SWIMMING POOL) enter a playful yet emotionally laced threesome with Alice (Clotilde Hesme of REGULAR LOVERS). When tragedy strikes, these young Parisians are forced to deal with the fragility of life andIn the hope of sparking their stalled relationship, Ismael (Louis Garrel of DANS PARIS, THE DREAMERS) and Julie (Ludivine Sagnier of SWIMMING POOL) enter a playful yet emotionally laced threesome with Alice (Clotilde Hesme of REGULAR LOVERS). When tragedy strikes, these young Parisians are forced to deal with the fragility of life and love. For Ismael, this means negotiating through the advances of Julie’s sister (Chiara Mastroianni of PERSEPOLIS) and a young college student (Gregoire Leprince-Ringuet of STRAYED); one of which may offer him redemption.... (more)(less)
“Honestly, I'm not a huge fan of musicals but from time to time, I try to keep an open mind and watch one of those. This one was rather original, combining a standard French love story and some songs but no dancing, thank God for that. The love story is typical of the French culture as it is messy and convoluted involving at first 3 people and then later 4 people. My wife finds those stories rather annoying but I think they are much more interesting than the boring love stories coming from Hollywood. The directing was pretty good and I enjoyed the actors as well (Louis Garrel, Ludivine Sagnier, Chiara Mastroianni). The songs were pretty good and fit the story pretty well but, still, the whole thing didn't really blow me away. Maybe it would have been better without the whole musical thing, ” read more
"I'm literally obsessed with these songs lately and I can't even explain why! Maybe is the beauty of French language mixed up with the surprisingly good voices of all the cast!
(If you'd ever want to give this movie a try, make sure you look at Louis Garrel's gestures carefully. He is sooo good in this movie!)"