De l'autre côté du lit (2008)

To save their marriage, a man and a woman decide to exchange their lives for a year.

Director:

Pascale Pouzadoux

Writers:

Alix Girod de l'Ain (novel), Pascale Pouzadoux (screenplay),

Stars:

Sophie Marceau, Dany Boon, Antoine Duléry

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sophie Marceau	...	Ariane Marciac
Dany Boon	...	Hugo Marciac
Antoine Duléry	...	Maurice
Roland Giraud	...	Adolphe Nicart
Anny Duperey	...	Lise
Juliette Arnaud	...	Charlotte
Ninon Mauger	...	Louise
Clémot Couture	...	Hector
François Vincentelli	...	Flanvart
Delphine Rivière	...	Samia
Arsène Mosca	...	Gonçalvo
Eric Fraticelli	...	Lieutenant Lorenzi
Patrick Palmero	...	Commercial 1
Philippe Bénard	...	Commercial 2
Raphaëlle Cambray	...	Cliente Jailoutil

Storyline

Ariane and Hugo decide to exchange the lives they lead to escape from their routine, which after ten years of marriage, gives them the feeling of being hamsters in a wheel. She suddenly finds herself at the head of a construction equipment rental company and he tries to take the role of a house calling jewelry salesman...But is life really better when you live it on the other side of the bed?

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Plot Keywords:

singing in a car | mother daughter relationship | father son relationship | role reversal | dysfunctional relationship | 

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Taglines:

Donne-moi ta place et prends la mienne. (Give me your place and take mine.)

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Mars Distribution [fr]

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

7 January 2009 (France)

Also Known As:

Auf der anderen Seite des Bettes

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fidélité Films, TF1 Films Production, Orange Cinéma Séries

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR (Digital) DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dany Boon accepted the part of Hugo three days after receiving the script. According to Pascale Pouzadoux, he loved the idea if being Sophie Marceau's husband.

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Crazy Credits

The end credits start with a dedication to director Pascale Pouzadoux's grandparents.

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Soundtracks

"Concerto in E-flat major for Horn K. 495, III. Rondo: Allegro Vivace"
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by David Guerrier, Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, John Nelson
Courtesy of Emi Music France

User Reviews

Take it for what it is

Before deciding if I want to see a movie or not, I usually do 2 things: I check out the IMDb vote and I see the trailer. To tell you the truth I did this quite a long time ago for this one, so I looked at the vote again before hitting the play button. You can imagine that my expectations were quite low: a 5.2 out of 10 isn't that much and the 3 reviews out there were so critical. I decided to see it anyway imagining that I will at least have a different experience given that the movies I normally watch are Hollywood productions. I must say I actually enjoyed it! I took it as a comedy, not as a documentary! I saw people were complaining about the fact that the situations were highly unlikely or that the movie was inspired from a book and it didn't do it justice. Well movies rarely succeed in doing that as far as I know... Books and movies are 2 distinct experiences! I liked the fact that there was little or no vulgarity and a complete lack of fart/bodily fluids/coarse sex jokes that I see too often! I don't find those funny! It's way more difficult to make people laugh because of funny circumstances or truly intelligent or sarcastic lines! To wrap it up without giving anything away, take it as a light-hearted comedy and don't have too high expectations - you might actually enjoy it ;)