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Not on the Lips (2003)

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A high-society housewife finds her social standing threatened when her American ex-husband arrives in Paris in Hiroshima Mon Amour director Alain Resnais' adaptation of Andr� Barde's farcical 1920s-era operetta. With money to spare and a lavish home, Gilberte Valandray (Sabine Az�ma) spends most of her days relaxing and enjoying the company of close friend Huguette (Audrey Tautou). When Gilberte learns that her ex-husband Georges Valandray (Pierre Arditi) has arrived in Paris, her desperate bid

Unrated, 1 hr. 55 min.

Drama, Romance, Musical & Performing Arts, Art House & International, Comedy

Directed By: Alain Resnais

Written By: Andr� Barde

In Theaters: Apr 2, 2004 Limited

On DVD: Mar 22, 2005

Wellspring Media

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Critic Reviews for Not on the Lips

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I can't think of another French movie that's given me as much pleasure in years.

March 18, 2005 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

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The movie oozes kitsch but is not without class.

March 16, 2004 Comment

Judith Prescott

Hollywood Reporter

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If light opera is your thing, this one is lovable and soulful.

September 6, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Pleasurable on so many different levels.

June 1, 2004 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Greg Muskewitz

eFilmCritic.com

Artfully staged and enthusiastically performed but unavoidably pretentious.

May 14, 2004 Full Review Source: Empire Magazine

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Empire Magazine

This is a triumph of style over substance.

May 1, 2004 Full Review Source: BBC

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Jamie Russell

BBC

Performances are hilariously camp and broad, yet somehow manage to get beneath the surface

March 22, 2004 Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Collapses under the weight of its own theatricality.

March 16, 2004 Full Review Source: Mixed Reviews

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Gabriel Shanks

Mixed Reviews Source: Mixed Reviews

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Textbook definition of how NOT to film a musical. The blocking and cinematography are so static. Even a stage musical would have been directed better than this. The Midsummer Night's-esque story gets cuter in the third act, but on the whole, a shallow farce. Isabelle Nanty is quite good.

June 13, 2009