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:

When it comes to break-ups... he's the business

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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

Screenwriter Laurent Zeitoun got the idea of the film from something that happened in his family, when one of his cousins was in love with someone who didn't treat her well and he told his uncle that they should hire an actor skilled in improvisation to split up the couple.

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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

Referenced in Edición Especial Coleccionista: La colina de las botas (2011)

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Soundtracks

"The Story Of The Impossible"
Written by Peter Von Poehl
Performed by Peter Von Poehl
© Editions Peter Von Poehl - Lili Louise Musique
(p) 2006 Peter Von Poehl under exclusive license to Tôt ou Tard - VF Musiques

User Reviews

So funny!

I'm not into French cinema because I don't usually understand the jokes in them, but I went to see Heartbreaker last night for a special preview. I was completely surprised because it charmed me in the first five minutes and from then on it was an almost non-stop laughing, chuckling, cackling audience around me. I loved the storyline and the characters. Alex Lippi is a guy hired to seduce women and break up couples. When he is hired to sort out Juliette (Vanessa Paradis) 10 days before her wedding, he pulls out all the tricks from the hat but she doesn't fall for anything. Interestingly, the thing that it was in French made this movie work much better than a Hollywood version. I thoroughly enjoyed it because it was funny, witty, fresh, minus the clichés and cheap jokes.