
Brigitte and Xavier are a couple of cattle farmers living and working together in Normandy. They have always got on well but now that their two children have left the household, routine and weariness have set in. One night, Brigitte, who has been invited to a party by a group of Parisians in the house next to their farm, lets herself be wooed by Stan, a witty, cool attractive young man. Some time later, giving a visit to a dermatologist as an excuse, she goes to Paris to meet... (Full plot summary below)
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Brigitte and Xavier are a couple of cattle farmers living and working together in Normandy. They have always got on well but now that their two children have left the household, routine and weariness have set in. One night, Brigitte, who has been invited to a party by a group of Parisians in the house next to their farm, lets herself be wooed by Stan, a witty, cool attractive young man. Some time later, giving a visit to a dermatologist as an excuse, she goes to Paris to meet him. But things do not go according to plan.
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| New Zealand HeraldPeter CalderThe film is given life by its superb acting, in particular Huppert's beautifully subtle and textured performance (watch for the great, silent scene at a window near the end). |
| SensacinePaula Arantzazu RuizInnocent and light, one wishes every affair would end as easy and delicately as the one Fitoussi proposes. [Full Review in Spanish] |
| VarietyPeter DebrugeIf Alexander Payne had been born in Normandy rather than Nebraska, he might have made a film like "Paris Follies. |
| Herald Sun (Australia)Leigh PaatschIsabelle Huppert fronts an unmistakably French comedy of manners that also plays well as a universally accessible study of grace under pressure of unforeseen change. |
| FILMINK (Australia)Cara NashMiddle-age restlessness and marital infidelity are hardly untapped topics, especially when it comes to French cinema, but in Marc Fitoussi's gently comedic Folies Bergere, these subjects are explored with a deft, bittersweet touch. |
| User ReviewNicki MGood slice of life film about a long married couple. I enjoyed the parts set in Paris and the little journey taken by Brigitte. Not quite sure about the cheating aspect, but that aside, quite nice to see the end conclusion. |
| User ReviewAdam KA lighter, fluffier French movie about infidelity, reconciliation and love. |
| User ReviewHarry WTo me, sorry to say, Isabelle Huppert does look difficult in comedy genre by her icy, uptight, serious, alienating delivery. TIP TOP (2013) was a disaster, for example. As a matter of fact, comedy isn't her main career output either. It doesn't mean Huppert couldn't be in a comedy, not at all, but she just needs some good writing & directing, or even good side-kicks supporting her. Marc Fitoussi maybe one of those names on that list. COPACABANA, his previous work, has brought in a bran-new, nit-witted Huppert & which was indeed, quite convincing. And, here, once again, Fitoussi made us believe that, "loveliness" could be a word describing our Madame Huppert as well. |