Combien tu m'aimes? (2005)

Director:

Bertrand Blier

Writer:

Bertrand Blier (writer)

Release Date:

26 October 2005 (Belgium)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

French Director Bertrand Blier creates an intensely seductive story about beauty, sex and Love.

Plot:

In Paris, after winning the lottery, the clerk François goes to a bar in Pigalle and offers one hundred...

Plot Keywords:

Prostitute | Love Affair | Orgasm | Proposal | Sex

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Monica Bellucci	...	Daniela
Bernard Campan	...	François
Gérard Depardieu	...	Charly
Jean-Pierre Darroussin	...	André Migot
Edouard Baer	...	L'homme bouleversé
Farida Rahouadj	...	La voisine
Sara Forestier	...	Muguet
Michel Vuillermoz	...	Le toubib
François Rollin	...	Michael
Jean Barney	...	Garde du corps 1
Baptiste Roussillon	...	Garde du corps 2
Jean Dell	...	Homme du cimetière
Michaël Abiteboul	...	Collègue François
Fabienne Chaudat	...	Collègue François
Thomas Badek	...	Le voisin

Also Known As:

How Much Do You Love Me? (Australia) (International: English title)
Combien tu gagnes? (France) (working title)
Per sesso o per amore? (Italy)

Runtime:

France:95 min

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Australia:MA | Singapore:R21 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:III | Japan:R-18 | South Korea:18

Filming Locations:

France

Company:

Fidélité Productions

Trivia:

Director Cameo: [Bertrand Blier]first customer of the prostitute who wants to go to Seychelles (Muguet).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Francois' neighbour overhears Daniela, she is in an apartment to the left of Francois' apartment as seen from outside. However when she comes to complain, she comes from the left-hand apartment as seen from the corridor. whereas it should be the right hand apartment

even Monica Belucci cannot save this film

What a disappointment. I was expecting much more from a film coming from Bertrand Blier, who has made Tenue de Soir in the 80s, and a bunch of reasonable films since. Having Depardieu and the mind-blowing Monica Belucci in the film was not certainly enough.

All the film turns around Monica Belucci. Sure, such a beauty makes man die for and can make them pay millions or kill for, the issue is that the characters in this film seem to be willing to do exactly this, and this is the whole story, not much more. One of the reasons of failure is I believe the cast. Bernard Campan in the role of the gray clerk who wins the lottery and intents to buy a beautiful Italian whore for the rest of his life is lacking charisma, and there is no chemistry between him and Monica Belucci. In other words, I can certainly understand him, but I cannot understand her, and the whole intended love story is less than credible.

All around dance a bunch of characters who fail to be coherent enough, or funny, or to be able to collect any sympathy. Even Gerard Depardieu who is an actor who seemed not to be able to do wrong looks like mis-cast. Actually all characters seem under-developed, and if it were not for Monica Belucci's beauty and talent (almost completely wasted here) the film would have sunk into complete failure. It gets a few stars however, and all belong to Belucci.