
A car dealer, well-to-do and with a beautiful wife, finds himself attracted to his rather plain new temporary secretary. Despite her own commitments she feels the same and the two soon embark on an affair.... (Full plot summary below)
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A car dealer, well-to-do and with a beautiful wife, finds himself attracted to his rather plain new temporary secretary. Despite her own commitments she feels the same and the two soon embark on an affair.
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| User ReviewYoav SNot easy to watch, however , people seem to forget that you do not need to be perfect to be happy or in love... |
| User ReviewPrivate UGet the kleenex out! Is there a reason why people cheat ? this tale takes the classic theory that men will never cheat on their partner is she is gorgeous and flips it around. Depardieu is married to the exquisitely beautiful Bouquet, he randomly meets the older Balasko an d rapidly descends into a torrid love affair with her. It's ca classic tale of love & ego's and perceptions ... beautfiul |
| User ReviewTolga Bno accounting for passion and its flip-flops. |
| User ReviewJohn WSome have accused this film of being shallow. I don't see it. The cinema is a visual medium so audiences judge characters by their appearances alone. As Depardieu's wife Bouquet's character is somewhat brittle but not sufficiently so for an audience to overlook her obvious beauty and elegance whilst Depardieu's attraction to the decidedly frumpy Balasko is not sufficiently explained to be shared by the audience. But surely that is the point? It is not always clear to others what lovers see in each other. |
| User ReviewAlex FThe only think I can say about this movie is that if Bunuel had seen it he would have liked it. If you like Luis Bunuel movies, this is one to watch. It has the bonus of marvellous music by Shubert. |
| User ReviewMarc LJ'ai du mal avec des scenes entrecoupées comme ca, mais quel film, quelle histoire et quels acteurs! |
| User ReviewCoco MI liked it, although the editing is poorly done and sometimes very confusing! Not quite sure what the message is, either... |
| User ReviewWill DSujet classique traité de manière singulière. Reflexion d'une grande finesse sur le couple, l'adultère, la passion, la beauté, le regard des autres. Le trio Bouquet-Depardieu-Balasko est excellent. |
| User ReviewTit Mun putain de role pour une balasko impeccable le film est une paradoxe sur l amour la beaute c est subtil c est ambigu c est du blier quoi |
| User ReviewFrank JMais il m'emmerde à la fin votre Schubert! Un conte contemporain sur la moralité de l'adultère, sur l'amour comme vraie source d'expression. Le film abat des conventions, ça va de soi, et remet en question certaines moralités établies depuis plusieurs siècles. Effectivement, imaginez-vous Bernard Barthélémy, un bourgeois français, comblé par la vie qui l'accable de richesse et qui l'a doté d'une belle femme fidèle qui l'aime éperdument et qui fait l'envie de tous. Au bout du compte, je m'aperçois que ça sonne comme bon nombre de scénarios populaires, mais le traitement de Blier est si particulier que le film se démarque par bon nombre d'aspects. Franchement, je peux bien vous avouer qu'il est si particulier que j'affirmerai que je n'ai jamais vu d'autres films avec un traitement semblable. Donc, ce fameux Bernard Barthélémy, curieusement, un beau matin, tombe amoureux de sa secrétaire, une femme qui possède très peu de charme, un peu bouffie et le sourire inexistant. La course à la moralité s'enclenche donc, et Blier tente, par l'entremise de ses personnages, d'éveiller en le spectateur une ouverture d'esprit différente qui témoigne de la franchise du 21e siècle. |