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Confusion of Genders

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Confusion of Genders (2003)

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Reviews Counted:11

Fresh:2

Rotten:9

Average Rating:4/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Theatrical Release:Jul 9, 2003 Limited

Synopsis: Alain (Pascal Greggory, THOSE WHO LOVE ME CAN TAKE THE TRAIN) is a bisexual lawyer juggling a complex tangle of human relationships in the frisky French romantic comedy CONFUSION OF GENDERS.... Alain (Pascal Greggory, THOSE WHO LOVE ME CAN TAKE THE TRAIN) is a bisexual lawyer juggling a complex tangle of human relationships in the frisky French romantic comedy CONFUSION OF GENDERS. Embroiled in an office romance with his female colleague Laurence (Nathalie Richard), Alain is also being pursued by Christophe (Cyrille Thouvenin), the cute teenaged brother of an ex-girlfriend. And as if one love triangle weren't enough, Alain finds himself attracted to his imprisoned client Marc (Vincent Martinez), a bad-boy murder suspect offering sexual services in exchange for reconciliation with his lover Babette (Julie Gayet), a hairdresser whose overt sexuality Alain also finds appealing...But by this point, Christophe has moved in, Laurence is pregnant, and Alain is further torn between conflicting desires for commitment and sexual freedom. With the help of a dynamic cast, snappy dialogue, risque humor, and a uniquely French flair, CONFUSION OF GENDERS deftly explores the farcical nature of sex and romance in the postmodern age. [More]

Starring: Pascal Greggory, Nathalie Richard, Cyrille Thouvenin, Vincent Martinez

Starring: Pascal Greggory, Nathalie Richard, Cyrille Thouvenin, Vincent Martinez, Julie Gayet, Alain Bashung, Valerie Stroh, Bulle Ogier, Nelly Borgeaud

Director: Ila Duran Cohen

Director: Ila Duran Cohen
Screenwriter: Ila Duran Cohen
Producer: Didier Boujard
Composer: Jay Jay Johanson
Studio: Picture This! Entertainment

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Although there's quite a bit of nudity and sex, the potentially sensationalistic story is acted with sincerity and directed with a creative eye.

Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | comment Comment
07/09/03
David Sterritt
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor

Certainly sexy, entertaining and provocative -- in several senses of the word -- but it's also tiresome as only a French film can be when everyone in it has only sex and amour on his or her mind and is deadly serious about both.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
08/15/03
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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This movie is confused about what it's trying to be (it's works best as a sex farce), but it's kind of like the relationships in the movie - you sort of get what you want but still aren't satisfied.

Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
10/24/03
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com

Eet ees all so vairy French, you see, and more zan a leetle tiresome.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
07/16/03
David Noh
David Noh
Film Journal International

In an effort to keep the plates spinning, the movie quickly devolves from risque to risible.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
07/09/03
Dennis Lim
Dennis Lim
Village Voice
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Despite a plethora of 'naughty bits,' it's a yawn.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
07/09/03
Jami Bernard
Jami Bernard
New York Daily News
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Though the film's frontal nudity and frequent sex scenes give it a superficial air of provocation, its characters are fundamentally conventional.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
07/09/03
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

The central character in the cynical French sex farce Confusion of Genders is such an odious piece of work -- weak, indecisive and shallow -- that it's hard to follow his carnal misadventures with anything approaching interest.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
07/09/03
Megan Lehmann
Megan Lehmann
New York Post

In aiming for zingy, topical farce, it goes strangely limp, coasting on the fumes of its own self-satisfied shock value.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
08/15/03
Scott Foundas
Scott Foundas
L.A. Weekly

A sleek-looking film with intense performances by its cast, Confusion of Genders has nothing to say that wasn't put much more succinctly in a minor 50's pop hit for Sarah Vaughan ...

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
07/09/03
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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We wander through Alain's life just as he does, never satisfied, and perhaps marveling at how dull bisexual promiscuity actually seems to be.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
10/16/03
Tom Sime
Tom Sime
Dallas Morning News
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07/09/03
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