Heartbreaker (2010) L'arnacoeur (original title)

Director:

Pascal Chaumeil

Writers:

Laurent Zeitoun (scenario) (adaptation) (dialogue) &
Jeremy Doner (scenario) (adaptation) (dialogue) ...
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Release Date:

17 March 2010 (Belgium)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

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

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

French | Wedding | Jeep | Wedding Engagement | Video Surveillance

Awards:

6 nominations

Cast

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
Natasha Cashman	...	La belle-mère de Juliette
Patrick Massiah	...	Franck
Gianfranco Poddighe	...	Carlo
Victoria Silvstedt	...	La fille du cabriolet
Alexis Attia	...	L'homme du cabriolet
Didier Isnard	...	Le responsable magasin
Mustapha Adidou	...	Voiturier Marrakech
Hiromi Asai	...	La femme d'affaires
Eve Chems de Brouwer	...	La vendeuse (as Eve-Chems De Brouwer)
Dominique Giafferi	...	Le commissaire priseur
Armand Eloi	...	Le grand chef
Camille Figuereo	...	La joueuse de curling (as Camille Figuereos)
Nina Melo	...	La jeune femme gospel
Audrey Lamy	...	La policière
Adina Cartianu	...	La bibliothécaire
Léticia Belliccini	...	La jeune fille piscine
Karima Gouit	...	La serveuse marocaine
Caroline Duris	...	La pianiste
Jessica Lavenir	...	La jeune fille bateau
Sophie Lebreton	...	La réceptionniste (as Sophie Le Breton)
Hervé Algarra	...	Le portier
David Bancel	...	Le voiturier
Jean Vincentelli	...	Le chauffeur de taxi
Rose Lê	...	La vieille dame asiatique (as Rose Le)
Cathy Darietto	...	La wedding planner (as Cathy Darrieto)
Clémentine Niewdanski	...	La copine 1 (as Clémentine Niewdaviski)
Hélène Liber	...	La copine 2
Marie-Iris Cadier	...	La copine 3 (as Marie Iris Cadier)
David Vatinet	...	L'homme 'gardienne'
Olivier Schneider	...	Le serveur grand restaurant
Mohamed El Hana	...	Bashir
Yahia Jaafari	...	Moktar
Med Enachache	...	Ganoosh
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Caroline Derrien	...	Wedding Planner Assistant (uncredited)
Sophie Jézéquel	...	L'employée de bureau (uncredited)
Morgane Slemp	...	Marion (uncredited)

Directed by
Pascal Chaumeil

Writing credits
Laurent Zeitoun		(scenario) (adaptation) (dialogue) &
Jeremy Doner		(scenario) (adaptation) (dialogue) &
Yoann Gromb		(scenario) (adaptation) (dialogue)
Laurent Zeitoun		(original idea)

Produced by
Dominique Boutonnat	....	co-producer
Nicolas Duval-Adassovsky	....	producer
Laurent Zeitoun	....	producer
Yann Zenou	....	producer

Original Music by
Klaus Badelt

Cinematography by
Thierry Arbogast

Film Editing by
Dorian Rigal-Ansous

Casting by
Tatiana Vialle

Production Design by
Hervé Gallet

Art Direction by
Aziz Hamichi

Set Decoration by
Bénédicte Charpiat		(interior decoration)

Costume Design by
Charlotte Betaillole

Makeup Department
Suzel Bertrand	....	makeup department head
Véronique Boitout	....	key hair stylist
Céline Colinet	....	makeup artist: additional unit

Production Management
Jerome Albertini	....	unit manager
Penelope Bischoff	....	production secretary
Miambanzila Charles	....	assistant unit manager trainee
Florence Fischel	....	assistant unit manager
Varujan Gumusel	....	post-production manager
Camille Lipmann	....	production manager
Sylvain Maignan	....	assistant unit manager
Sephora Mayer	....	assistant unit manager trainee
Grégoire Mouveau	....	assistant unit manager: Morocco
Olivier Rohde	....	production manager: Marocco

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Frédéric Drouillard	....	first assistant director
Thomas Lipmann	....	additional first assistant director
Thomas Lipmann	....	second unit director
Damien Noguer	....	third assistant director
Antonia Olivares	....	second assistant director
Matthieu Röhrer	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Hamichi Aziz	....	set dresser
Jérôme Billa	....	set dresser
Mathieu Chatagnon	....	ripper
Pascal Chevé	....	plasterer
Roberto DiCamillo	....	carpenter
Baptiste Magis	....	second assistant art director
Michel Rollant	....	buyer
Virginie Tissot	....	set designer

Sound Department
Pascal Armant	....	sound recordist
Pascal Armant	....	sound
Stéphane Gessat	....	second sound assistant
Fabrice Grizard	....	boom operator
Fred Mays	....	post-synchronisation
Marc Mnémosyne	....	sound mix technician
Adrien Nouvel	....	trainee sound assistant
Pierre Picq	....	boom operator
Cyrille Richard	....	dialogue editor
Williams Schmit	....	sound re-recording mixer
Eric Tisserand	....	sound mixer
Jean-Alexandre Villemer	....	sound recordist

Special Effects by
Matthieu Lauxerois	....	special effects coordinator
Olivier Marais	....	special effects
Julien Poncet de la Grave	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Aurélien Grand	....	retouch and restoration
Bellarosa Johannes	....	digital compositor
Dean Koonjul	....	digital compositor: Wizz
Matthieu Lauxerois	....	visual effects coordinator
Bruno Maillard	....	visual effects supervisor
Gaston Marcotti	....	digital artist
Sandrine Moniez	....	digital compositor
Alexis Peraste	....	digital compositor
Thibault Petillon	....	digital compositor
Pènèlope Vandecave	....	digital compositor
François Vautier	....	visual effects artist
Guttmann Vincent	....	digital compositing supervisor

Stunts
Mark Bizet	....	stunt rigger
Sybille Blouin	....	stunts
Syja Deberdt	....	stunts
Mohamed Elachi	....	stunts
Philippe Guégan	....	stunt coordinator
Olivier Schneider	....	fight choreographer
Ludo Silemetzoglou	....	stunts
Frédéric Vallet	....	stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department
Matthieu Agius	....	additional second assistant camera
Jean-Paul Agostini	....	camera operator
Franck-Norman Bihi	....	electrician
Stéphane Birzin	....	grip
Magali Bragard	....	still photographer
Nicolas Dollander	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Nicolas Dollander	....	steadicam operator
Thomas Gally	....	electrician
William Gally	....	gaffer
Philippe Guermouh	....	electrician: groupman
Johann Jolivet	....	electrician
Sophie Lemaire	....	first assistant camera:second unit
Maud Lemaistre	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Agnès Letessier	....	additional first assistant camera (as Agnès Letessier-Selvon)
Laurent Martin	....	grip
Rémi Mestre	....	additional second assistant camera
Marion Poulain	....	video assistant
Vincent Richard	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
René-Pierre Rouaux	....	second assistant camera
Roger Simonsz	....	cinematographer: second unit
Christophe Trefigny	....	electrician
Nicolas Turchet	....	grip

Casting Department
Lan Hoang Xuan	....	casting assistant (as Lan Hoang Xuan dite « Soone »)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sophie Bay	....	wardrobe (as Sophie Bay-Baudens)
Laetitia Bouix	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Antoine Battistelli	....	assistant editor
Fabrice Blin	....	colorist
Arnaud Caréo	....	on-line editor
Reginald Gallienne	....	dailies color grader (uncredited)

Music Department
Jean-Pierre Arquie	....	composer's agent
Andy Brown	....	contractor
Simone de Leuw	....	score production manager
Mathieu Dugelay	....	music clearance
Jake Jackson	....	score engineer
Alexandre Jaffray	....	music supervisor
Robyn Klein	....	executive in charge of music
The London Metropolitan Orchestra	....	music performed by
Vivien Mergot	....	additional music editor
Andrew Raiher	....	composer: additional music
Andrew Raiher	....	guitars
Daniel Rojas	....	score production assistant
Marie Sabbah	....	composer agent
Marie-Jeanne Serero	....	credits orchestrator (as Marie-Jeanne Serrero)
Mark Anthony Yaeger	....	score technical advisor

Transportation Department
Jalal Aqdim	....	picture car assistant coordinator
Charles Heidet	....	picture car coordinator

Other crew
Virginie Berrachi	....	production assistant
Corinne Dacomo	....	location manager: South of France (as Corinne Mournard Dacomo)
Christophe Danchaud	....	choreographer
Hicham El Ghorfi	....	first assistant director: Morocco
Sylvie Forester	....	press attache: France (redux version ) (as Sylvie Forestier)
Sophie Fortat	....	production accountant
Solange Hunsinger	....	unit production assistant
Sophie Lebreton	....	script supervisor (as Sophie Le Breton)
Clémence Lhuilier	....	production assistant
Laurie Lopez	....	trainee script supervisor (as Laurie Lopez-Villanueva)
Valérie Novel	....	location manager: Paris
Florence Thibaudat	....	runner: rushes

Thanks
Christian Riffard	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Quad Productions (co-production) (as Quad Films)
• Script Associés (co-production)
• Focus Features (co-production) (as Focus Features International)
• Chaocorp (co-production)
• Cinémage 4 (in association with)
• A Plus Image (in association with)
• Banque Populaire Images 10 (in association with)
• Orange Cinéma Séries (participation)

Distributors

• Kinology (2010) (worldwide) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (France) (theatrical)
• Victory (2010) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• A Contracorriente Films (2010) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Alliance Vivafilm (2010) (Canada) (theatrical) (Québec)
• Atlantic Film (2011) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2010) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Constantin-Filmverleih (2011) (Austria) (theatrical)
• Festive Films (2010) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Filmfreak Distributie (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Frenetic Films (2010) (Switzerland) (theatrical) (French speaking region)
• Frenetic Films (2011) (Switzerland) (theatrical) (German speaking region)
• Hollywood Classic Entertainment (2010) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• IFC Films (2010) (USA) (theatrical)
• Impacto Cine (2011) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Lucky Red (2011) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Monolith (2011) (Poland) (theatrical)
• Nettai Museum (2011) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Revolver Entertainment (2010) (Ireland) (theatrical)
• Revolver Entertainment (2010) (UK) (theatrical)
• Square One Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (theatrical)
• TMC Film (2011) (Turkey) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2011) (Turkey) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Village Films (2010) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2011) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Dreamwest Pictures (2010) (Korea) (all media)
• EDKO Film (2011) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• Film1 (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Filmfreak Distributie (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Frenetic Films (2010) (Switzerland) (all media)
• Imovision (2010) (Brazil) (all media)
• Impacto Cine (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)
• MPI Home Video (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• Odeon (2010) (Greece) (DVD)
• Revolver Entertainment (2010) (UK) (DVD)
• Revolver Entertainment (2010) (UK) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2010) (France) (DVD)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2010) (France) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2011) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Other Companies

• Cinésyl  grip and lighting equipment
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Film Music Services  composer's agency
• Intelligent Media  international monitoring agency

Also Known As:

"L'arnacoeur" - France (original title)

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

France | Monaco

Language:

French | English | Spanish | Japanese | Arabic | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | France:U (certificate #123625) | Ireland:15A | Malaysia:18 | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:G (Québec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Sweden:7 | Australia:M | Argentina:Atp | Japan:G | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/12 | India:A | Mexico:B | UK:15 | Germany:6 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Quad Productions

Trivia:

It Happened One Night (1934) was one of the films that inspired screenwriters Laurent Zeitoun, Jeremy Doner and Yoann Gromb.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Special Collector's Edition: La colina de las botas (#2.10)" (2011)

Soundtrack:

Back in Town

A smart & funny romantic comedy!

I saw the movie last night and I really loved it. It's funny and smart. Vanessa Paradis and Romain Duris form a very glamorous couple on screen and the supporting roles (Julie Ferrier and François Damiens) are great. The story is about Alex Lippi (Duris) a con man specialized in breaking romances. He is hired by Juliette's father to prevent her from marrying the wrong guy. The things is Alex has only one week to seduce Juliette (Paradis) who doesn't seem to fall for any of his tricks...

If you're looking for a nice chick flick, you should definitely see this one!

And if you liked this movie, I recommend you another French romantic comedy called "Priceless" ("Hors De Prix") with Audrey Tautou which is very good as well.