Thomas in Love (2000) Thomas est amoureux (original title)

Director:

Pierre-Paul Renders

Writer:

Philippe Blasband

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...

Plot Keywords:

Agoraphobia | Insurance | Cartoon Nudity | Prostitution | Sexuality

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
David Dufaux	...	Le réparateur
Pascal Lefebvre	...	Kevin
Muriel Bersy	...	L'infirmière
Cathy Boquet	...	Miss Clinique Domotique
Laurence Palgen	...	Marguerite
Kadija Leclere	...	Esmeralda
Freddie Schurmann	...	Gwendoline
Jacqueline Ngoya	...	Barbara
Hélène Antoine	...	Yvonne
Isabelle Meurens	...	Hilda
Marie-Madeleine Carranza	...	Claudia
Patricia Gersy	...	Amie de Nathalie
Laura Dupont	...	Amie de Nathalie
Eric Kasongo	...	Ken
Thomas Renders	...	Thomas enfant

Directed by
Pierre-Paul Renders

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Philippe Blasband

Produced by
Jacques Bidou	....	co-producer
Diana Elbaum	....	producer
Arlette Zylberberg	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Igor Sterpin

Cinematography by
Virginie Saint-Martin

Film Editing by
Ewin Ryckaert

Production Design by
Pierre Gerbaux

Set Decoration by
Pierre Gerbaux
Xenia Marcuse

Costume Design by
Anne Fournier		(as Annie Fournier)

Production Management
Marianne Dumoulin	....	production manager
Karin Schayes	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eric Lacroix	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Etienne Curchod	....	sound editor
Thomas Gauder	....	sound mixer
Marina Lerchs	....	foley and adr recordist
Ewin Ryckaert	....	sound
Daniel Tursch	....	sound
Richard Welsh	....	dolby sound consultant

Visual Effects by
Fred Beltran	....	art designer
Alice Guien	....	post production manager
Thierry Malherbe	....	animation supervisor
Thomas Nautin	....	infographic project manager
Aurore Rousset	....	animator
Sparx	....	animation and digital visual effects
Pascal Valdes	....	CGI artist

Animation Department
Christele Jolens	....	animator

Other crew
Tiffany Bauer	....	web site designer

Production Companies

• Entre Chien et Loup
• JBA Production
• Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF)

Distributors

• Sagittaire Films (2001) (France) (theatrical)
• A-Film Distribution (2001) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Filmcoopi Zürich (2001) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Seville Pictures (2001) (Canada) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (video)
• Central Partnership
• Europa Diffusion (video)
• Herald Film Company (Japan)
• IFC Films (2001) (USA) (subtitled)
• Keyfilms Roma
• New Video Group

Special Effects

• Sparx* (animation and digital visual effects)

Also Known As:

"Thomas est amoureux" - Belgium (original title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality and language (cut video version: 2002)

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) (rating surrendered) | USA:Unrated | 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)

Spoof on logical future outcome of Internet-based culture

One of the most stimulating, hilarious, thought provoking films I've seen in years. About an agoraphobe living maybe a decade into the future (in Belgium), when it is possible to have exclusively virtual relationships. Narrator/star has wry sense of humour, yet is quite compassionate and understanding as he goes about his daily business -- in all realms of life -- via interactive electronic media.

Film touches on experiences many of us have had in chat rooms, via email, on ICQ, on web pages, etc. It will probably seem very familiar to you. You're likely to find yourself nodding, "yes, yes, I've done that.... ah, yes, that's just the way it could be....."

Subtly and credibly casted, directed and acted. A film that is good enough to bear viewing two or three times. Something Ridley Scott might have made, if he'd thought of it first and if he'd sworn off violence.