Thomas est amoureux (2000)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Pierre-Paul Renders

Writer:

Philippe Blasband (writer)

Release Date:

31 January 2001 (Belgium)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Thomas is a young agoraphobic man; he's afraid of coming to any kind of contact with other people, so he lives totaly isolated in his appartment...

Awards:

11 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Benoît Verhaert	...	Thomas Thomas
Aylin Yay	...	Eva
Magali Pinglaut	...	Melodie
Micheline Hardy	...	Nathalie (the Mother)
Frédéric Topart	...	Psychologist
Alexandre von Sivers	...	Insurance Agent
Serge Larivière	...	Receptionist
Jacqueline Bollen	...	Madame Zoe
Dominique Baeyens	...	Vanessa
Imbal Yalon	...	Eléonore
Véronique Dumont	...	Louise
Yse Gerbaux	...	La fille de Louise
Abdelmalek Kadi	...	Docteur Sorensen
Colette Sodoyez	...	Miss Accroche-Coeur
Valérie Lemaître	...	La secrétaire du psy

Also Known As:

Thomas in Love (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality and language.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

Belgium | France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA (cable rating) | Brazil:12 | Canada:18A | France:U | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | USA:NC-17 (original rating: 2001) | USA:Open (rating surrendered: 2001) | USA:R (cut video version: 2002)

Company:

Entre Chien et Loup

Quotes:

Melodie: Thomas, I want you to go outside.
Thomas Thomas: I can't.
Melodie: I want to see you here, with me.
Thomas Thomas: I can't.
Melodie: I want to touch you.
Thomas Thomas: No.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "ER: Carter est Amoureux (#11.21)" (2005)

entertaining indie

thomas in love is an engaging story and with aesthetically pleasing cinematography and colorful sets

i wish the relationships between the characters could have been developed a bit more fully. perhaps casting was the issue because one 'cyber-girlfriend' was much more engaging than the other, which leaves you missing her towards the end of the film.

it might have held together better if it had focused on one major relationship. almost seems as if there was enough raw material to develop into two separate films rather than trying to smush both relationships into one.

but overall, a really enjoyable film!

warning: fast forward past first few minutes if you don't know your date too well-- gratuitous cartoon sex could have been handled with more subtlety. didn't add much except titillation to the storyline.

if you liked this film, check out Lynn Hershman Leeson's TechnoLust. Leeson adds a bit more humor but similar mise en scene & aesthetic.