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Loulou (1980)

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Average Rating: 7.4/10
Reviews Counted: 5
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Release Date: Oct 8, 1980 Limited

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Maurice Pialat's character study eschews traditional plot development in its examination of the power of sex and passion to overturn class restrictions and social conventions. Isabelle Huppert is Nelly, a middle-class Parisian housewife, married to possessive husband Andre (Guy Marchand). When she meets street thug Loulou (Gerard Depardieu), her middle-class respectability is thrown out the window and she leaves Andre for Loulou. Loulou, who has no job and resorts to robbery to survive, is more

R, 1 hr. 50 min.

Drama, Romance, Art House & International

Directed By: Maurice Pialat

Written By: Arlette Langmann & Maurice Pialat, Maurice Pialat, Arlette Langmann

In Theaters: Oct 8, 1980 Limited

On DVD: Apr 24, 2001

New Yorker Films

Cast

Isabelle Huppert
Nelly
G�rard Depardieu
Loulou
Guy Marchand
André, Andr�, Andr�
Humbert Balsan
Michel
Bernard Tronczyk
Rémy, R�my, R�my
Frederique Cerbonnet
Dominique
Patricia Coulet
Marité, Marit�, Marit�
Jacqueline Dufranne
Mémère, M�m�re, M�m�r...
Agnes Rosier
Cathy
Willy Safar
Jean-Louis
Xavier Saint-Macary
Bernard
Patrick Poivey
Philippe
Gerald Garnier
Lulu
Christian Boucher
Pierrot
Jean-Claude Meilland
le gars du casse
Patrick Playez
Thomas
Catherine de Guirchitch
Marie-Jo
Jean Van Herzeele
René, Ren�, Ren�
Bernard Tronczak

Critic Reviews for Loulou

All Critics (11) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (1) | DVD (5)

Huppert describes how Pialat would disappear from the set for days on end, leading the producers to go on frantic searches for him in all the nearby bars.

September 26, 2007 Full Review Source: Film4

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Anton Bitel

Film4

This examination of class, love and sexual politics is full of nuanced observations of character, even as its narrative staggers and reels like a drunk negotiating a dark road.

June 15, 2007 Full Review Source: Film4

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Anton Bitel

Film4

Attractive leads and an unusual story approach outweigh the flm's defects.

July 2, 2004 Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews

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Donald J. Levit

ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Loulou is a dance macabre of three individuals trying to decide whether or not they want to change their lives.

January 29, 2004 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

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The sensuality in this movie derives from the vagabond lifestyle of both main characters,that supernatural entity inside their souls spreading like a favorable narcotic during their sexual excavations/lustful adventures and certainly,the minimal financial situation they have to deal with.Pialat just loves torturing emotions..

August 29, 2008