Heartbreaker (2010)
"L'arnacoeur" (original title)

Alex and his sister run a business designed to break up relationships. They are hired by a rich man to break up the wedding of his daughter. The only problem is that they only have one week to do so.

Director:

Pascal Chaumeil

Writers:

Laurent Zeitoun (scenario), Jeremy Doner (scenario),

Stars:

Romain Duris, Vanessa Paradis, Julie Ferrier

6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Romain Duris	...	Alex
Vanessa Paradis	...	Juliette
Julie Ferrier	...	Mélanie
François Damiens	...	Marc
Héléna Noguerra	...	Sophie (as Helena Noguerra)
Andrew Lincoln	...	Jonathan
Jacques Frantz	...	Van der Beck
Amandine Dewasmes	...	Florence
Jean-Yves Lafesse	...	Dutour
Jean-Marie Paris	...	Goran
Elodie Frenck	...	Karine
Tarek Boudali	...	Le manager Montecarlo Bay
Philippe Lachaux	...	Le compagnon (as Philippe Lacheau dit « Fifi »)
Julien Arruti	...	Frère de Florence
Geoffrey Bateman	...	Le beau-père de Juliette

Storyline

You could say Alex Lippi is a ladies' man but it is not true. Of course he has already wooed and charmed armies of women, young and less young, French and foreign. But Alex does it only on active service. Indeed he is appointed to break up undesired couplings. This time he must prevent a rich young lady from marrying an English millionaire. The girl is beautiful and the future husband a perfect match. Will he manage to accomplish this difficult mission?

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Plot Keywords:

french | wedding | jeep | wedding engagement | video surveillance | 

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Taglines:

He's broken every heart except his own... until now.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Lucky Red [it] Official Facebook

Country:

France Monaco

Language:

French English Spanish Japanese Arabic Mandarin

Release Date:

17 March 2010 (France)

Also Known As:

Heartbreaker

Filming Locations:

Aéroport Nice-Côte d'Azur, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Box Office

Budget:

€8,700,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$52,628 (USA) (10 September 2010)

Gross:

$504,030 (USA) (10 December 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Quad Productions, Script Associés, Focus Features

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Pascal Chaumeil's feature film directorial debut after a lot of TV work and over a hundred commercials on his belt.

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Quotes

Marc: [subtitled version] Mozart didn't do an opera on an accordion.

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Crazy Credits

A few seconds after the start of the end credits, there are three scenes that involve some of the characters: in the first one, the nymphomaniac friend of the female protagonist seduces the former fiancée of the latter; in the second scene, the father of the female protagonist chats with his friends; in the last scene, one of the characters tries to seduce a woman by imitating the main character's manners, but fails.

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Connections

Features Dirty Dancing (1987)

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Soundtracks

"America"
Written by Mark Richardson, Mos Def (as Dante Smith), Charles Stewart, K'Naan (as Keinan Warsame)
Performed by K/Naan feat Mos Def and Charles Stewart (as Chali 2Na)
© Medina Sounds Music / Manphibian Music
© 2009 OctoScope Music

User Reviews

really great movie!

PLOT: there is this agency (3 people working together: the main character, a guy who seduces the women, and his sister and her husband who help out in the background) that you can hire if you want to break up a woman's relationship. A father hires them to prevent his daughter from getting married, and they only have 10 days. They have to accept the job even if it seems impossible because they absolutely need the money.

It was great movie that makes you laugh and leaves you with a smile. The characters were lovable, the story was really funny, the dialogs were entertaining, and you never get bored. I sometimes find the introduction of movies a bit tedious and it takes some time to really dive into the story, but this movie starts off just right, so that's a plus! It's a great french romantic comedy that flirts with some clichés but actually plays really well with them. The only thing that we were left wondering about were the bride's father motivation for hiring someone to ruin his daughter's wedding plans, but it doesn't actually matter in the grand scheme of things.