Après vous (After You)

Critics Consensus

This farcical French comedy of errors is well-acted, but the absurdities feel too forced to make such a light confection work.

58%

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Antoine (Daniel Auteuil of The Closet), the busy manager of a fancy restaurant, cuts through a park in his rush to meet his frustrated girlfriend, Christine (Marilyne Canto), when he stumbles across Louis (José Garcia) attempting to hang himself. Antoine foils his efforts and takes the intensely phobic, despondent klutz home, much to Christine's chagrin. Lovesick Louis recalls that he's sent his "suicide note" to his elderly grandparents, so Antoine goes with him to intercept the letter. Antoine finds himself taking responsibility for Louis' life, getting him a job as a sommelier at the restaurant (despite his total lack of knowledge about wine and his nervousness around strangers) and going to visit Louis' ex-girlfriend, Blanche (Sandrine Kiberlain of Alias Betty), a florist, and the cause of his heartbreak. Antoine finds that Blanche has a new boyfriend, and cunningly arranges for her to discover his infidelity. But when he offers Blanche comfort, she begins to feel drawn to him. With Antoine's encouragement, Louis gradually develops a newfound confidence, dressing better and excelling at work, all with an eye toward winning Blanche back. Antoine, meanwhile, is falling apart as he gets more involved in trying to fix Louis' life. Christine breaks up with him, and he struggles to hold it together at work. Worse yet, he finds himself increasingly attracted to Blanche, and conflicted in his allegiance to Louis. Pierre Salvadori's romantic farce Après vous... was shown at the Film Society of Lincoln Center's Rendezvous With French Cinema in 2004.

Cast

Daniel Auteuil
as Antoine Letoux
José Garcia
as Louis
Sandrine Kiberlain
as Blanche Grimaldi
Marilyne Canto
as Christine
Garence Clavel
Michèle Moretti
as Martine
Garance Clavel
as Karine
Fabio Zenoni
as Andre
Ange Ruzé
as Young Waiter
Andree Tainsy
as Louis' Grandmother
Jean-Luc Abel
as The Inspector
Caroline Brunner
as Andre's Girlfriend
Jocelyne Desverchere
as Sandrine the Florist
Didier Menin
as Man at Thai Restaurant
Jean-Charles Dumay
as Serge the Sommelier
Jean-Claude Lecas
as Cook
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Audience Reviews for Après vous (After You)

  • Mar 25, 2011
    Quirky. Cute. Well done..but as an admirer of French films, and particularly those starring Daniel Auteuil, I found Apres Vous to be a bit of a disappointment. The film has funny moments, but not hilarious moments. The premise of the story seemed ripe for both non-stop laughs and great character development--neither is really accomplished. Not a bad movie at all, just left me a little unsatisfied by the end.
    Cynthia S Super Reviewer
  • Mar 22, 2007
    (June 2005 director Pierre Salvadori) Saw this movie as a treat--read NO reviews on it! Apres Vous means "After You!" French movie w/ English subtitles! MUCH FUNNIER THAN PINK PANTHER FOR EXAMPLE!! (Garcon) Antoine stumbles upon a man as he is hanging himself (Louis) Attempts to free him from his demons....over a lost love! Great restaurant scenes! Surprising lots of laughs! Good acting!! IN SPOKEN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES To tell you much more would be to give away the plot...much time is spent in this film in a florist shop!! LOL
    Teresa S Super Reviewer
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