Love Me If You Dare (2003)
"Jeux d'enfants" (original title)

As adults, best friends Julien and Sophie continue the odd game they started as children -- a fearless competition to outdo one another with daring and outrageous stunts. While they often ... See full summary »

Director:

Yann Samuell

Writer:

Yann Samuell

Stars:

Guillaume Canet, Marion Cotillard, Thibault Verhaeghe

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Guillaume Canet	...	Julien Janvier
Marion Cotillard	...	Sophie Kowalsky
Thibault Verhaeghe	...	Julien à 8 ans
Joséphine Lebas-Joly	...	Sophie à 8 ans
Emmanuelle Grönvold	...	Julien's Mother
Gérard Watkins	...	Julien's Father
Gilles Lellouche	...	Sergei Nimov Nimovitch
Julia Faure	...	Sophie's Sister
Laëtizia Venezia Tarnowska	...	Christelle Louise Bouchard (as Laetizia Venezia)
Élodie Navarre	...	Aurélie Miller
Nathalie Nattier	...	Sophie à 80 ans
Robert Willar	...	Julien (80 ans)
Frédéric Geerts	...	Igor
Manuela Sanchez	...	Teacher
Philippe Drecq	...	School Principal

Storyline

As adults, best friends Julien and Sophie continue the odd game they started as children -- a fearless competition to outdo one another with daring and outrageous stunts. While they often act out to relieve one another's pain, their game might be a way to avoid the fact that they are truly meant for one another.

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Plot Keywords:

game | daring | polish | love hate | candy | 

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Taglines:

From the visionary mind of director Yann Samuell comes France's hit comedy!

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some sexuality

Details

Country:

France Belgium

Language:

French

Release Date:

14 May 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Love Me If You Dare

Filming Locations:

Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$21,546 (USA) (21 May 2004)

Gross:

$548,707 (USA) (1 October 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nord-Ouest Productions, StudioCanal, Artémis Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The scene in which Julien and Sophie are immersed in cement was filmed by immersing Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet in apple sauce.

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Goofs

The first time we see the bus driver chasing the bus his hat falls off towards the left side of the road. The second time it drops directly behind him to the right of the middle.

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Quotes

Teacher: Nouns beginning with "B"? Yes, Sophie?
Sophie à 8 ans: "B" for... "Big-dick", "bonk"... "B" for "Beat the beaver", "bordello", "balls", "blow-job", "bug-eyed baboon", "bitchbag"... "Beat it, bitchbag!"
Teacher: Think you're funny, miss? What language! I'm giving you zero, "Z" for "zero"! We'll see if the principal thinks it's funny.
[Julien passes Sophie the box]
Teacher: Julien! What's going on? To the principal's with Sophie!
Julien à 8 ans: [while being escorted to the principal's office] "Boner".
Sophie à 8 ans: What?
Julien à 8 ans: "B" for "boner".
Sophie à 8 ans: I didn't have time!

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Soundtracks

"La Vie en Rose"
Édith Piaf / Louiguy
Performed by Donna Summer

User Reviews

Love me - cap ou pas cap?

This bittersweet comedy about love is in line with great recent French movies such as Amelie or L'Auberge Espagnole, But Jeux d'Enfants is not trying to copy any of the previous. In fact, it is one of the most original movies I've seen lately.

Directed in a superb way by the inventive Yann Samuell, this film can make you laugh out loud in a minute and shed some tears on the next due to the extreme complexity of the feelings the director and the actors share with you. Nothing in this film seems exaggerated; it's a fairy tale of our time with a great dose of realism.

The chemistry between Guillaume Canet and Marion Cotillard is simply perfect.

Whether you like it or not, it's difficult to be indifferent to this movie and this is one of the best compliments a director can receive.