Décalage horaire (2002)

Director:

Danièle Thompson

Writers:

Christopher Thompson (writer)
Danièle Thompson (writer)

Release Date:

30 October 2002 (Belgium)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

The battle of the sexes just got sexier.

Plot:

A worn-out businessman and a beautician on the run collide in a Paris airport. Love arrives, all its hurdles be damned.

Plot Keywords:

Airport | Beautician | Cook | Businessman | Charles De Gaulle Airport

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Juliette Binoche	...	Rose
Jean Reno	...	Félix
Sergi López	...	Sergio
Scali Delpeyrat	...	The Doctor
Karine Belly	...	Air France Attendant
Raoul Billerey	...	Félix's Father
Nadège Beausson-Diagne	...	A Roissy Passenger
Alice Taglioni	...	Ground Hostess
Jérôme Keen	...	The Concierge
Sébastien Lalanne	...	The Barman
Michel Lepriol	...	The Waiter
M'bembo	...	Post Office Employee (as Mbembo)
Laurence Colussi	...	Hostess
Lucy Harrison	...	Hostess
Rebecca Steele	...	Hostess

Also Known As:

Jet Lag (Canada: English title) (International: English title)
JetLag (International: English title) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and brief sexuality.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

France | UK

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | Malaysia:U | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Denmark:A | Finland:K-7 | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:M | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R | Germany:o.Al. (w) | France:U | Canada:AA

Filming Locations:

239 - Hotel Costes, Rue Saint Honoré, Paris 1, Paris, France

Company:

Canal+

Trivia:

Rose was named from Rosa Luxembourg, a Polish socialist activist who was murdered in 1919.

Goofs:

Factual errors: American Airlines does not fly to Munich from Paris.

Quotes:

Rose: What gets it up at night brings it down in the morning!

Movie Connections:

References "The Sopranos" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Vas Adelante

Midnight Cowboy meets Pretty Woman

No one seems to have noticed that this is a French romantic comedy meditating on Hollywood. It's pretty explicit, it seems to me, when we start with a reference to Pretty Woman and end with the theme from Midnight Cowboy. I think that Jean Reno is doing a pretty witty Dustin Hoffman, while Juliette Binoche is Julia Roberts as Midnight Cowgirl.

What makes this movie stay with me is that the Jean Reno character is not only an inspired chef, he is all sensuality when he eats. And Juliette Binoche is not just a makeup artist, she is the determined maker of the scenes she finds herself appearing in.

We all want to fall in love. We are all frightened that the moment it happens is just another emotional trap. This movie says yes to both, and grab it while you can.