Twice Upon a Time (2006)
"Désaccord parfait" (original title)

Thirty years ago they were lovers. Their affair fascinated a nation. Louis was a director and Alice was his muse. Then came the breakup It too, was public and painful. They have not met ... See full summary »

Director:

Antoine de Caunes

Writer:

Antoine de Caunes

Stars:

Charlotte Rampling, Jean Rochefort, Isabelle Nanty

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Charlotte Rampling	...	Alice d'Abanville
Jean Rochefort	...	Louis Ruinard
Isabelle Nanty	...	Rageaud
Ian Richardson	...	Lord Evelyn Gaylord
Simon Kunz	...	Randall
James Thiérrée	...	Paul Gaylord
Charles Dance	...	Le maître de cérémonie du Battar
Raymond Bouchard	...	Gilbert Carrington
Yves Jacques	...	Le docteur Trudeau
Julie du Page	...	Isabelle Carrington
Yvon Back	...	Le producteur
Boy George	...	Le crooner du BATTAR
Graham Valentine	...	Le maître d'hôtel du salon de thé
Christian Erickson	...	Richard
Ben Homewood	...	Kevin

Storyline

Thirty years ago they were lovers. Their affair fascinated a nation. Louis was a director and Alice was his muse. Then came the breakup It too, was public and painful. They have not met since. But Alice, who has established herself as a first lady of English theatre is asked to present Louis with a lifetime achievement award. She is married and has a son and a dog that snores....but the game is on again....delightfully.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

France UK Romania

Language:

French English

Release Date:

8 November 2006 (France)

Also Known As:

Twice Upon a Time

Box Office

Budget:

€7,990,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Loma Nasha, Poisson Rouge Pictures, Tigerfish

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min 92 min (European Film Market)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

A very funny film

I really liked this film - I found it laugh-out-loud funny in parts, as it has a very quick wit to it. The casting cannot be faulted, the sets are perfect and of course the storyline is an elegant piece of entertaining fluff. I don't want to go into immense detail about the plot, as others have done (that's the ten line minimum rule I suspect)but there were some surprises. I didn't recall that the couple had been married as suggested in previous reviews, I had thought that they were lovers, but obviously I could be wrong. It was a rented DVD and absolutely worth it. If I get the chance, I might add it to my collection.