The Names of Love (2010)
"Le nom des gens" (original title)

A young, extroverted left-wing activist who sleeps with her political opponents to convert them to her cause is successful until she meets her match.

Director:

Michel Leclerc

Writers:

Baya Kasmi, Michel Leclerc

Stars:

Jacques Gamblin, Sara Forestier, Zinedine Soualem

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jacques Gamblin	...	Arthur Martin
Sara Forestier	...	Baya Benmahmoud
Zinedine Soualem	...	Mohamed Benhmamoud
Carole Franck	...	Cécile Delivet Benmahmoud
Jacques Boudet	...	Lucien Martin
Michèle Moretti	...	Annette Martin
Zakariya Gouram	...	Hassan Hassini
Julia Vaidis-Bogard	...	Annette à 30 ans
Adrien Stoclet	...	Arthur Martin adolescent
Camille Gigot	...	Arthur Martin enfant
Laura Genovino	...	Bahia Benmahmoud enfant
Rose Marit	...	Annette enfant
Youari Kime	...	Mohamed Benmahmoud enfant
Yann Goven	...	Le pianiste
Nabil Massad	...	Nassim

Storyline

Bahia Benmahmoud, a free-spirited young woman, has a particular way of seeing political engagement, as she doesn't hesitate to sleep with those who don't agree with her to convert them to her cause - which is a lot of people, as all right-leaning people are concerned. Generally, it works pretty well. Until the day she meets Arthur Martin, a discreet forty-something who doesn't like taking risks. She imagines that with a name like that, he's got to be slightly fascist. But names are deceitful and appearances deceiving...

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Plot Keywords:

activist | veterinarian | france | jewish | algerian | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content including graphic nudity, and some language

Details

Official Sites:

Music Box Films [us] Official site [us]

Country:

France

Language:

French English Greek Arabic

Release Date:

24 November 2010 (France)

Also Known As:

People's Names

Filming Locations:

Bagnolet, Seine-Saint-Denis, France

Box Office

Budget:

$4,600,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$30,372 (USA) (24 June 2011)

Gross:

$513,836 (USA) (18 November 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Delante Films, Karé Productions, TF1 Droits Audiovisuels

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

An actress initially cast in Bahia's part had demanded that the nude scene be removed. When Sara Forestier took over the part, she asked for the scene to be put back in, feeling it was a key scene for the character.

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Goofs

Baya tells that her parents met during a demonstration against the Military Coup in Chile by Agusto Pinochet, and later she says that her parents got married in 1972. The Chilean Military Coup occurred during September 1973.

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Connections

Featured in Maltin on Movies: Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

User Reviews

The best French movie in years and one of the best ever

I watched the film (dubbed into German) yesterday in Berlin and this is by far the most beautiful movie, I've seen in decades! An excellent cast, an outstanding script, breathtaking photography and direction and great music makes watching 'Le nom des gens' a lifetime experience!! You can cry, you can laugh, you can think about your own family's past and you can remember a lot of the things that happened in the film from your own life!! Once again did the French prove, that they are the only filmmakers out there, who have the sense for that 'certain something'! When the credits appear, you feel like you have to watch the film over and over again.