Shall We Kiss? (2007)
"Un baiser s'il vous plaît" (original title)

When Gabriel and Emilie meet by chance, he offers her a ride, and they spend the evening talking, laughing and getting along famously. At the end of the night, Emilie declines Gabriel's ... See full summary »

Director:

Emmanuel Mouret

Writer:

Emmanuel Mouret

Stars:

Virginie Ledoyen, Emmanuel Mouret, Julie Gayet

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Virginie Ledoyen	...	Judith
Emmanuel Mouret	...	Nicolas
Julie Gayet	...	Émilie
Michaël Cohen	...	Gabriel
Stefano Accorsi	...	Claudio
Frédérique Bel	...	Câline
Mélanie Maudran	...	Pénélope
Marie Madinier	...	Églantine
Lucciana de Vogüe	...	Louise
Jacques Lafoly	...	Le garçon au restaurant
François Aubineau	...	Professeur du lycée
Camille Rince	...	Elève de la salle des profs
Cédric Naimi	...	Pharmacien
Léopold Simalty	...	Collègue du pharmacien
Nathalie Bizot	...	Femme de l'ordonnance

Storyline

When Gabriel and Emilie meet by chance, he offers her a ride, and they spend the evening talking, laughing and getting along famously. At the end of the night, Emilie declines Gabriel's offer of "a kiss without consequences". Emilie admonishes him that the kiss could have unexpected consequences, and tells him a story, unfolding in flashbacks, about the impossibility of indulging your desires without affecting someone else's life.

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Plot Keywords:

kiss | restaurant | café | nantes | question in title | 

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Taglines:

True love is a complicated affair.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Netherlands] Official site [United States]

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

12 December 2007 (France)

Also Known As:

Shall We Kiss?

Filming Locations:

Aréoport d'Angers Loire, Marcé, Maine et Loire, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$28,680 (USA) (27 March 2009)

Gross:

$535,428 (USA) (12 February 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Angoa-Agicoa, Canal (II), Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The final scene is filmed into the terminal of Angers Loire Valley airport (France).

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Goofs

When Caline is in the club reading the book while waiting for Claudio, in the long shot she is hiding behind it. In the next shot, it is lower so her face can be seen.

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Soundtracks

"Slavonic Dances, Op. 72/No. 2 in E minor (Allegretto grazioso)"
Written by Antonín Dvorák

User Reviews

Pretty pointless

This movie is like half-popped corn. Remember that gooey feeling? The only reason to see it at all is a silent, dimly lit, near-still three-second shot of Virginie Ledoyen smoking a cigarette by the open window. Like her or not, you have to admit she looks great in half profile. A long-time advertising model (and bona-fide beach babe ever since she played eye candy to Danny Boyle's adaptation of Alex Garland's "The Beach"), she has become a very classy lady indeed. A little too classy for her own good perhaps. Which is true for the movie as a whole. The script lays claim to emotional upheaval and tragic turmoil, but the movie is all surface. If that's a dramatic strategy, it doesn't work for me. With outfits to match the set design, the characters are almost invisible against the backdrop of their tastefully decorated apartments. Think "Closer" meets "Match Point", minus any wit of note. There was only a single line I really liked. Judith (Ledoyen) is trying to convince Nicolas (writer-director-actor Emmanuel Mouret) that they must exorcise their obsession with one another by making its consummation as unpleasant as possible: "Let's do it on the floor. It'll be less comfortable that way." I'll try to remember that, and use it when the time is right.