The Art of Breaking Up 2005

The Art of Breaking Up

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Before signing a marriage license binding him to his well-to-do fiancée, Viviane Duverger (Sara Forestier), Parisian playboy Fernand de Bois d'Enghien (Charles Berling) must break the news to his mistress, Lucette Gautier (Emmanuelle Béart). But when d'Enghien calls on Gautier to meet for one last romp, he becomes increasingly concerned that one of the wedding guests -- possibly Viviane's skeptical mother, the Baroness Duverger (Dominique Blanc) -- will find him out.

Genre:

comedy
Original Language:

French (Canada)
Director:

Michel Deville
Producer:

Rosalinde Deville
Runtime:

1h 18m
Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Cast & Crew

Emmanuelle Béart
Lucette

Charles Berling
Bois d'Enghien

Dominique Blanc
The Baroness

Jacques Bonnaffé
Fontane

Mathieu Demy
Firmin

Julie Depardieu
Amélie

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Oct 08, 2011

Energetic farce that refuses to sit still, like a dimwitted puppy chasing a darting flashlight beam. Ever-radiant Emmanuelle Béart delights once again in a comic role as successful singer Lucette who can't control her sexual urges when around her favorite fornicator Edouard, who has neglected to tell her that he is getting married imminently. Sparks and tempers fly across a script littered with clever wordplay, and admittedly I only caught a fraction of them since I saw it all in French <i>sans sous-titres.</i> Even with that handicap, there's no missing translation for the outrageous laugh-out-loud sex scenes, or Edouard (Charles Berling) running around his apartment and corridor stark naked for a good five minutes trying to salvage his situation as well as his dignity. Very adult, very French, and very funny.

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