Un couple épatant (2002)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Lucas Belvaux

Writer:

Lucas Belvaux (writer)

Release Date:

1 January 2003 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

In the first installment in director Belvaux's trilogy, Alain's eccentric behavior causes his wife, Cecile, to hire a detective to follow his every move -- which yields unexpected results.

Plot Keywords:

Teacher | Hypochondriac | Chronic Worrier | Jealousy | Terminal Illness

Awards:

8 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Ornella Muti	...	Cécile Costes
François Morel	...	Alain
Valérie Mairesse	...	Claire
Dominique Blanc	...	Agnès
Gilbert Melki	...	Pascal
Lucas Belvaux	...	Pierre
Catherine Frot	...	Jeanne
Bernard Mazzinghi	...	Georges
Raphaële Godin	...	Louise (as Raphaele Godin)
Patrick Depeyrrat	...	Vincent (as Patrick Depeyra)
Vincent Colombe	...	Rémy
Pierre Gérard	...	Olivier
Jean-Baptiste Montagut	...	Henri
Anne Delol	...	L'infirmière
Joss Philopémon	...	Le chauffeur de taxi
Claudia Fanni	...	L'élève réunion
Bourlem Guerdjou	...	L'animateur réunion
Simon Carrière	...	L'élève manifestation
Vincent Gardinier	...	Le flic chauffeur
Eric Vassard	...	Le sbire (as Éric Vassard)
Zirek	...	Le barbouze
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Thomas Badek	...	Secret Agent 2 (uncredited)

Directed by
Lucas Belvaux

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Lucas Belvaux		writer

Produced by
Diana Elbaum	....	co-producer
Patrick Sobelman	....	producer
Arlette Zylberberg	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Riccardo Del Fra

Cinematography by
Pierre Milon

Film Editing by
Valérie Loiseleux

Production Design by
Frédérique Belvaux

Costume Design by
Cécile Cotten

Makeup Department
Sylvia Carissoli	....	key makeup artist
Catherine Crassac	....	assistant hair stylist
Valeria Marchetti	....	makeup artist: Ornella Muti
Gérard Valmer	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Pascal Bonnet	....	production manager
Bertrand Girard	....	assistant production manager
Karine Petite	....	second assistant unit manager
Roxanne Pinheiro	....	unit manager
Eric Vassard	....	unit manager
Sophie Vermersch	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Olivier Fernandez	....	second assistant director
Julien Greco	....	trainee assistant director
Agathe Hassenforder	....	trainee assistant director
Dominique Heinry	....	second assistant director
Lise Leboeuf	....	second assistant director
Christophe Marillier	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Mathieu Bonnet	....	carpenter
Laurent Garenne	....	construction crew
Mireille Gauron	....	upholsterer
Olivier Guyader	....	head carpenter
Brigitte Lefranc	....	painter
Joss Philopémon	....	assistant decorator
Julien Poitou-Weber	....	property master
Christine Rey	....	upholsterer
Gedeon Rudrauf	....	painter
Christophe Simonotti	....	head carpenter
Valérie Valéro	....	set dresser
Alain Villette	....	construction crew

Sound Department
Quentin Collette	....	sound recordist
Marie Guesnier	....	additional sound
Dimitri Haulet	....	assistant sound
Valérie Loiseleux	....	sound editor
Christian Monheim	....	sound
Gérard Rousseau	....	sound mixer
Luc Thomas	....	assistant re-recording mixer
Marie-Jeanne Wijckmans	....	foley artist

Special Effects by
Christophe Messaoudi	....	special effects
Jacques-Olivier Molon	....	special effects
Erwan Simon	....	special effects

Stunts
Stéphane Boulay	....	stunt coordinator
Yves Forestier	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Olivier Abelé	....	electrician
Julien Bert	....	electrician
Senda Bonnet	....	trainee assistant camera
Michel Bubola	....	gaffer
Didier Frémont	....	Steadicam operator
Loïc Limosin	....	electrician
Patrick Llopis	....	key grip
Dunn Meas	....	still photographer
Patrice Milet	....	gaffer
Eric Pailley	....	electrician
Mathilde Perreau	....	second assistant camera
Morgan Policand	....	assistant grip
Nicolas Rideau	....	first assistant camera
Bruno Seffino	....	electrician
Caroline Swarowsky	....	second assistant camera

Casting Department
Gerda Diddens	....	casting: Belgium
Evy Figliolini	....	casting: Paris

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marine Chauveau	....	costumer
Jooyun Gonnet	....	costume trainee

Editorial Department
Pierre Huot	....	post-production coordinator
Gordana Othnin-Girard	....	assistant editor
Dirk Vandewalle	....	color timer

Other crew
Flore Bois	....	production assistant
Sandrine Bourgoin	....	trainee script supervisor
Marie-Christine Damiens	....	press attache
Abdelhadi El Fakir	....	production administrator
Renée Falson	....	script supervisor
Frédérique Larmagnac	....	production assistant: RTBF
Marie Lefort	....	assistant location manager
Laure Monbellet	....	assistant location manager
Valérie Novel	....	assistant location manager

Production Companies

• Agat Films & Cie
• Canal+
• Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC)
• Cofimage 12
• Entre Chien et Loup
• Eurimages
• Gimages 5
• Natexis Banques Populaires Images 2
• Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF)
• Rhône-Alpes Cinéma

Distributors

• Magnolia Pictures (2003) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Stadtkino Verleih (Austria) (theatrical)
• A-Film Distribution
• Diaphana Films
• Hart Sharp Video
• KOOL Filmdistribution (Germany)

Also Known As:

Trilogy: Two (International: English title) (UK)
An Amazing Couple (International: English title)
Two (UK)

MPAA:

Rated PG for language and thematic elements.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

France | Belgium

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Brazil:12 | France:U | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | USA:Unrated | USA:PG

Company:

Agat Films & Cie

Trivia:

Forms a trilogy along with Cavale (2002) and Après la vie (2002), the main characters of this one being the supporting actors in the other ones, and vice versa. The three movies have some scenes in common which are shown from a different point of view according to the storyline we're following.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Après la vie (2002)

An experience nearly successful

This film (which can be seen as a standalone film) is part of a trilogy. Three films, not consecutive, but parallel. Three stories, simultaneous, with same actors, same characters. Main actors in one film are secondary actors in the two others. There are common scenes between each movie, but always shown in a different way, a different point of vue.

"Un couple epatant" is a comedy, with (Ornella Muti/Francois Morel),"Cavale" is a thriller, with (Lucas Belvaux/Catherine Frot), and "Apres la vie" is a drama, with (Gilbert Melki/Dominique Blanc).

You can see only one or two of these movies, but it is really better to see all of them, as each one enlights some dark moments of the two others. The supposed order is the one i used, but you can see these films in any order.

Individually speaking, the films are average (except "Apres la vie", the best one), but globally the experience is very good and very exciting.