Heartbreaker
(2010)
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Heartbreaker
(2010)
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| Romain Duris | ... |
Alex
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| Vanessa Paradis | ... |
Juliette
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| Julie Ferrier | ... |
Mélanie
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| François Damiens | ... |
Marc
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Héléna Noguerra | ... |
Sophie
(as Helena Noguerra)
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| Andrew Lincoln | ... |
Jonathan
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Jacques Frantz | ... |
Van der Beck
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Amandine Dewasmes | ... |
Florence
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Jean-Yves Lafesse | ... |
Dutour
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Jean-Marie Paris | ... |
Goran
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| Elodie Frenck | ... |
Karine
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Tarek Boudali | ... |
Le manager Montecarlo Bay
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Philippe Lachaux | ... |
Le compagnon
(as Philippe Lacheau dit « Fifi »)
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Julien Arruti | ... |
Frère de Florence
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Geoffrey Bateman | ... |
Le beau-père de Juliette
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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? Written by Guy Bellinger
HEARTBREAKER ('L'ARNACOEUR') is a delightful bit of French fluff, created as only the French know how. There are 'quotes' from certain films and songs that mix the two main characters together and add to the meringue of the farce. Based on a light story by Laurent Zeitoun, Jeremy Doner, and Yhan Gromb and directed with a fine sense of comic timing by Pascal Chaumeil, this is one of those examples of the farces the French do so well.
Alex Lipp (Romain Duris), his sister Mélanie (Julie Ferrier) and her husband Marc (François Damiens) run a little business: they coordinate efforts to breakup undesired relationships for pay. After a few examples of how the trio works its magic, an assignment takes them to Monaco where they are hired to stop the marriage between Juliette Van Der Becq (Vanessa Paradis) and her wealthy humanitarian fiancé Jonathan Alcott (Andrew Lincoln) - in 10 days time! Alex is avoiding previous client debts represented by a bodyguard Goran (Jean-Marie Paris) but plunges into the formula courtship destruction mode with Juliette; the difference this time is that Juliette seems happily ensconced in the marriage plans and has little time for Alex's plans. But of course through the period of time allotted, Juliette finds qualities in Alex that are missing from her 'perfect' fiancé and Alex breaks his cardinal rule and falls in love with his marked client Juliette. The manner in which the story is resolved is clever and entertaining and heartwarming.
This may not be a great movie but it is a well-acted refreshing little romp to cleanse the palette! In French and English with subtitles. Grady Harp, November 10