Look at Me (2004)
"Comme une image" (original title)

A french girl gifted with a great voice, has a complex about her weight and her appearance.

Director:

Agnès Jaoui

Writers:

Agnès Jaoui (scenario), Jean-Pierre Bacri (scenario)

Stars:

Marilou Berry, Agnès Jaoui, Jean-Pierre Bacri

9 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marilou Berry	...	Lolita Cassard
Agnès Jaoui	...	Sylvia Millet
Jean-Pierre Bacri	...	Étienne Cassard
Laurent Grévill	...	Pierre Millet
Virginie Desarnauts	...	Karine Cassard
Keine Bouhiza	...	Sébastien
Grégoire Oestermann	...	Vincent
Serge Riaboukine	...	Félix
Michèle Moretti	...	Édith
Jean-Pierre Lazzerini	...	Le chauffeur de taxi
Jacques Boko	...	Le videur
Yves Verhoeven	...	Le badaud 1
Samir Guesmi	...	Le badaud 2
Bob Zaremba	...	Le type qu'on voit partout
Roberte Kiehl	...	La pianiste du conservatoire

Storyline

Lolita, plump, in her 20s, desperately wants her father's attention. He's egotistical, a famous writer and publisher with an attractive wife little older than Lolita. She's in a choir, rehearsing for a concert; she's given her father a tape, which he's yet to listen to. Sylvia, a voice coach, is willing to help the group, knowing she'll have a chance to get her husband's new novel in front of Lolita's father. For Lolita, this is a pattern: people pay attention to her to gain access to him, something she fears is the intent of Sébastien, a struggling journalist who may become her boyfriend. The night of the concert, the music may bring out everyone's feelings.

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Plot Keywords:

writer | friend | concert | publisher | journalist | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for brief language and a sexual reference

Details

Official Sites:

Official site (German) Sony Classics [us]

Country:

France Italy

Language:

French Italian

Release Date:

22 September 2004 (France)

Also Known As:

Look at Me

Filming Locations:

Menades, Yonne, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$69,587 (USA) (1 April 2005)

Gross:

$1,736,499 (USA) (12 August 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films A4, StudioCanal, France 2 Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Visa d'exploitation en France : #107893

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Quotes

Étienne Cassard: There's cyanide in the bathroom.
Sébastien: Why do you say that?
Étienne Cassard: Just to cut the tension.

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Connections

Features Blood on the Moon (1948)

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Soundtracks

"Tantum Ergo, KV 142 (186D)"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (as Mozart)
interprété par: Laurent Bury, Camille Dereux, Caroline Duliège, Alice Fagard, Sophie Fejoz, Roméo Fidanza, Mahé Goufan, Loïk Le Guillou, Arnaud Péan
Pianiste: Christophe Manien
(P) 2004 Les Films A4

User Reviews

Wonderful

A superb comedy/drama. Agnés Jaoui, who co-wrote and directed, also has a major acting role in this story of several people who buzz around a self-centered, rich and famous writer and publisher. His teenage daughter, Lolita, who is desperate for his attention, is pretty and a talented singer, but overweight, with low self-esteem. She is resigned to guys asking her out in order to get the opportunity to pitch projects to her father. Jaoui is the Lolita's voice teacher. She also uses the young women to advance her husband's unsuccessful writing career, but later comes to regret her actions. Marilou Berry is fine as Lolita. Jean-Pierre Bacri gives a human face to the egotistical father. Bacri makes him a man who simply cannot understand how his actions – no matter how cruel – could possibly be taken badly. All of the other performers, including Jaoui, do outstanding jobs. This is the kind of character-driven comedy that we hope to get every time we see a new Woody Allen movie. But Woody has disappointed us for so long and so many times that maybe we can now recognize a new talented triple-threat. I am already looking forward to the next Agnés Jaoui film.