À la folie... pas du tout (2002)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Laetitia Colombani

Writers:

Laetitia Colombani (writer)
Caroline Thivel (writer)

Release Date:

27 March 2002 (France)

Genre:

Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Every love story has two sides.

Plot:

Angelique, a young student, is in love with a married doctor. We see her attempts to make him leave his pregnant wife...

Plot Keywords:

Male Female Relationship | Best Friend | Unfaithfulness | Molestation | Abortion

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Audrey Tautou	...	Angélique
Samuel Le Bihan	...	Loïc
Isabelle Carré	...	Rachel
Clément Sibony	...	David
Sophie Guillemin	...	Héloïse
Eric Savin	...	Julien
Michèle Garay	...	Claire Belmont
Élodie Navarre	...	Anita
Catherine Cyler	...	Jeanne
Mathilde Blache	...	Léa
Charles Chevalier	...	Arthur
Michael Mourot	...	Jean-Louis, le kiné
Yannick Alnet	...	Jean Timbault
Nathalie Krebs	...	Sonia Jasmin
Sophie Vaslot	...	Mme Dubois-Rollin

Also Known As:

He Loves Me... He Loves Me Not (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements and some obsessive behavior.

Runtime:

92 min | UK:95 min | Argentina:95 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Malaysia:U | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Denmark:A | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Bordeaux, Gironde, France

Company:

Cofimage 12

Movie Connections:

References 2 ou 3 choses que je sais d'elle (1967)

Soundtrack:

Tango de la pasion

A marvelous French twist!

"He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (À la folie... pas du tout)" is a marvelous French twist.

The re-wind technique of different perspectives, descended from the Japanese "Rashomon," has combined entertainment with philosophical insight by the German Tom Tykwer, in such as "Run Lola Run," and with socio-political commentary in the Mexican "Amores Perros." Add in the American know-how of creepiness from "Fatal Attraction" and "One Hour Photo," and the French writer/director Laetitia Colombani, mais oui, applies it all to matters of the heart.

She uses both a rational and visual approach to an enormously entertaining take on "she says, he says"/"he loves she who is in love with he who is in love with she" etc. that is an unpredictable roller coaster.

One lead character is a cardiologist (the particularly hunky Samuel Le Bihan) and the other plays on our expectations of that gamin par excellence Audrey Tautou of "Amelie." We see her at first surrounded by flowers and heart decorations so of course our sympathies go out to her. Ah, how our interpretation of those wide black eyes can change! And if only Hollywood actresses would be willing to allow their images to be so cleverly manipulated.

Our other stereotypical assumptions also lead to other surprises. Unlike Hollywood, this movie respects our intelligence, and leaves us to figure out what's going on and anticipate what will happen after the end.

Just like it took awhile to feel good about "Singing in the Rain" after seeing "Clockwork Orange" and a certain classic rock song after "Reservoir Dogs," you may get a frisson of the creepies from Nat King Cole after this.

While you not may feel good at the end about particular characters and what they have done or will do, you will feel good about moviemaking and going to the movies.