Romance (1999)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Catherine Breillat

Writer:

Catherine Breillat (scenario and dialogue)

Release Date:

14 April 1999 (Belgium)

Genre:

Drama | Adult

Tagline:

Love is desolate. Romance is temporary. Sex is forever.

Plot:

Although deeply in love with her boyfriend - and indeed sleeping in the same bed with him - a schoolteacher...

Plot Keywords:

Male Full Frontal Nudity | Vagina | Bound And Gagged | Cuckold | Gynecological Exam

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Caroline Ducey	...	Marie
Sagamore Stévenin	...	Paul
François Berléand	...	Robert
Rocco Siffredi	...	Paolo
Reza Habouhossein	...	Man on stairs
Ashley Wanninger	...	Ashley
Emma Colberti	...	Charlotte
Fabien de Jomaron	...	Claude
Carla	...	Model
Pierre Maufront	...	Photographer
Antoine Amador	...	Hairdresser
Roman Rouzier	...	Echography technician
Oliver Buchette	...	Head doctor
Emmanuelle N'Guyen	...	Midwife
Nadia Latoui	...	Nurse

Also Known As:

Romance X (poster title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and strong sexual content including dialogue.

Runtime:

84 min | USA:99 min (unrated version)

Country:

France

Language:

French | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:R (reclassification) | Australia:X (original rating) | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-15 (uncut) (DVD rating) | Finland:K-18 (original rating) | Japan:R-18 | Singapore:(Banned) | Argentina:18 | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (cut US version) | Canada:A (Alberta) | Canada:R (British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:XXX (Nova Scotia) | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 (re-rating) | France:-16 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:(Banned) | Italy:VM18 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 | South Korea:18 (original rating) (cut) | South Korea:Limited (re-release) (uncut) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:18 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:18 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R (cut) | USA:Unrated

Company:

Flach Film

Trivia:

Director Catherine Breillat admitted to choosing Rocco Siffredi because she wanted a well-endowed actor in the role.

Goofs:

Factual errors: At the end of the movie, Marie feels she'll give birth soon, so she tries to wake up Paul. During this scene she moves in a way which is impossible for a woman in her state of pregnancy.

Quotes:

[last lines]
Marie: I gave my son his father's name. If someone up there counts souls, then we're even.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "SexTV: Zak Smith/The Nature of Sex/A Moment with... Catherine Breillat (#9.5)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Spanish Storme

intense, but unromantic film

From Catherine Breillat, the director who has made a name for herself bringing highly daring tales with female protagonists to the screen, such as "36 fillette" and "The Fat Girl", comes "Romance", a melancholy story of dissatisfaction. Twenty-two year old Caroline Ducey delivers a wonderful performance as Marie, a school teacher lost within a sexless, unromantic relationship, who goes on a quest of sexual exploration. "Romance" is a film for mature audiences that tells a sad story of a woman searching for pieces of her fragmented identity. It's a graphically beautiful tale with explicit realism that sometimes treads within ambiguous waters.