Ma vie en l'air (2005)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Rémi Bezançon

Writer:

Rémi Bezançon (writer)

Release Date:

7 September 2005 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot Keywords:

Father Son Relationship | Medicine | Marriage | Comic Book | Neighbor

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Vincent Elbaz	...	Yann Kerbec
Marion Cotillard	...	Alice
Gilles Lellouche	...	Ludo
Elsa Kikoïne	...	Charlotte
Didier Bezace	...	Castelot
Tom Novembre	...	Le père de Yann
Cécile Cassel	...	Clémence
Philippe Nahon	...	Le père de Ludo
Vincent Winterhalter	...	Eddy
François Levantal	...	Le passager pour Sydney
Sasha Alliel	...	Yann enfant
Julien Israël	...	Zippo
Sandrine Rigaux	...	Elsa
Katia Lewkowicz	...	Sandrine
Susan Lay	...	Cécile

Also Known As:

Love Is in the Air (Australia) (TV title)

Runtime:

France:103 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | France:U | Germany:6

Filming Locations:

Cinéma Saint-Lambert, Paris 15, Paris, France

Company:

Mandarin Films

Goofs:

Factual errors: At the beginning of the movie, the narrator compares the alignment of Gruyère cheese holes and airplane accidents, but Gruyère has no holes (not large ones, anyway). Emmental is the well-known holey cheese.

Quotes:

Ludo: Yes, I've found a job. I'm working right now.
Yann Kerbec: You're working right now ? Come on, what're you doing ?
Ludo: I'm testing medications. Actually, I test an anti-alcohol patch.
Yann Kerbec: While drinking wine ?
Ludo: Yes... See, it doesn't work.

Movie Connections:

References Shichinin no samurai (1954)

Middle age crises in an original way

This was a funny movie, compared to most of french comedies. It had an original script, a good rhythm, a narrator, a relatively good actor's direction,and despite its lightness, it was quite moving in the end. As usual with most of French films, the ending is not that elaborated. But in general I think it is worth seeing it for laughing a little bit and think about your own ghosts. The flight simulator was a good add-in, and gave the film a very original feature. Marion Cotillard's was good as well, although she was not very present in the film. It'd preferable to develop a bit more their relationship... Ludo's role is fantastic as well.