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

Director:

Michel Leclerc

Writers:

Michel Leclerc
Baya Kasmi

Release Date:

24 November 2010 (Belgium)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Activist | Veterinarian | France | Jewish | Algerian

Awards:

3 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

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
Cyrille Andrieu-Lacu	...	David Cohen, le grand-père d'Arthur
Cristina Palma De Figueiredo	...	La grand-mère d'Arthur (as Cristina Palma Di Figueiredo)
Camille Chalons	...	Une ado, la première copine d'Arthur
Joséphine Roplon	...	Une ado, la deuxième copine d'Arthur
Lydie Muller	...	La directrice de l' école
Nanou Garcia	...	L'employée de l'état-civil
Alain Bédouet	...	Lui-même présentant 'Le Téléphone Sonne' sur France Inter
Thierry Guerrier	...	Le journaliste TV
Sandrine Houlet	...	La pédopsychiatre
Cyril Passadori	...	Le jeune du Medef
Stéphanie Daniel	...	La collègue de Bahia au standard
Agathe Dronne	...	La femme qui ne couche pas le premier soir
Delphine Baril	...	La femme qui n'a jamais voté
Jacqueline Galas	...	La femme qui plonge les tourteaux dans l'eau bouillante
Sylvie Neyraut	...	La femme de l'orphelinat
Catherine Giron	...	L'employée de l'état-civil des années 60
Lionel Girard	...	Le collègue d'Arthur dans le poulailler
Andrée Barre	...	La femme du vieux couple dans le métro
Mohamed Sallaye	...	L'homme du vieux couple dans le métro
Tewfik Allal	...	Un ami lors du débat télé
Senhadja Akhroul	...	Un ami lors du débat télé
Amil Korichi	...	Ami débat télé
Michèle Sinapi	...	Une amie lors du débat télé
Arafat Sadallah	...	Un ami lors du débat télé
Mourad Zamouri	...	Un ami lors du débat télé (as Mour Zamouri)
Karim Leklou	...	Un ami lors du débat télé
Brigitte Allal	...	Une amie lors du débat télé
Salim Torki	...	Un ami lors du débat télé
Khedidja Bourcart	...	Une amie lors du débat télé
Mohy Idine Loukili	...	Le joueur de luth
Layla Metssitane	...	La femme voilée dans le métro
Husky Kihal	...	Le mari de la femme voilée dans le métro
Antoine Michel	...	Le photographe
Christine Kay	...	L'infirmière de Tchang
Christian Dabady	...	Aboubacar - le marié
Régis Romele	...	Le poissonnier
Sihame Sani	...	Kadidja
Roger Maxime	...	Le premier assesseur
Laurent Salsac	...	Le deuxième assesseur
Gigi Ledron	...	L'nfirmière d'Annette
Estelle Sayada	...	La caissière
Marc Freslon	...	Le maire
Lana Crabol	...	Tchang Martin Benmahmoud - l'enfant d'Arthur et de Bahia
Jou Moon	...	Le lycéen amant de Bahia
Samir Korchi	...	Saïd (de la Cité de la Dalle)
Nassim Sadi-Oufella	...	Un jeune de la cité de la Dalle
Daniel Bilong	...	Un jeune de la cité de la Dalle
Amedi Doucouré	...	Un jeune de la cité de la Dalle
Sofiane Bounfour	...	Un jeune de la cité de la Dalle
El Hadj Andiang	...	Un jeune de la cité de la Dalle
Georges Benoît	...	Le professeur de piano
Jean-Pierre Durand	...	L'homme de l'orphelinat
Thierry Dauplais	...	L'ami blond de Mohamed
Alain Buron	...	Le professeur de fac des années 60
Nassim Kadi	...	le jeune frère de Bahia
Fouzia Lyamini	...	La mère de Mohamed enfant
Pascal Hintablian	...	Le technicien de Radio France
Matteo Capelli	...	Le vigile de Radio France (as Mathéo Capelli)
Guillaume Toucas	...	Un ami gaucho
Gilles-Vincent Kapps	...	Un ami gaucho
Jean-Gabriel Bernhard	...	Le coach de piano
Lionel Jospin	...	Lionel Jospin
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nicolas Sarkozy	...	Lui-même (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Michel Leclerc

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Baya Kasmi
Michel Leclerc

Produced by
Caroline Adrian	....	producer
Franck Celton	....	production executive
Fabrice Goldstein	....	producer
Véronique Hallot	....	production executive
Antoine Rein	....	producer

Original Music by
Jérôme Bensoussan
David Euverte

Cinematography by
Vincent Mathias

Film Editing by
Nathalie Hubert

Casting by
Aurélie Guichard

Production Design by
Jean-Marc Tran Tan Ba

Costume Design by
Mélanie Gautier

Makeup Department
Milou Sanner	....	key hair stylist
Nathalie Tabareau	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Nicolas Beaussieu	....	unit manager
Benjamin Behaeghel	....	unit manager
Maria Bergeaud	....	unit manager
Maxime Brun	....	unit manager
Marianne Germain	....	production manager
Christophe Grandière	....	unit production manager
Kevin Lecomte	....	assistant unit manager
Mathilde Mallet	....	unit manager
Régis Melet	....	unit manager
Aurélien Némorin	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mathilde Cukierman	....	first assistant director: location
Amandine Escoffier	....	second assistant director
Philippine Geley	....	assistant director
Mathieu Vaillant	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Patrick Blodeau	....	graphic designer
Anne Deschaintres	....	painter
Pauline Gracia	....	set dresser
Dib Kasmi	....	painter
Clotilde Lourd	....	assistant art director
Michel Masson	....	painter
Simon Tric	....	property master

Sound Department
Adrien Arnaud	....	assistant sound editor
Emmanuel Augeard	....	sound editor
Guillaume Chevalier	....	boom operator
Ludovic Delzenne	....	sound recordist
Julien Gigliotti	....	boom operator
François Groult	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sophie Laloy	....	sound mixer
François Lepeuple	....	foley artist
Avril Noviant	....	boom operator (segment)
Claire Thiebault	....	additional assistant sound

Visual Effects by
Adrien Charpentier	....	visual effects supervisor
Romain Sosso	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Carlos Bonelli	....	stunt performer
Dominique Fouassier	....	stunt coordinator
Sébastien Fouassier	....	stunt performer
Ludo Silemetzoglou	....	stunt performer (as Ludovic Silemetzoglou)

Camera and Electrical Department
Matthieu Agius	....	assistant camera
Luis Armando Arteaga	....	first assistant camera
Sarah Bensaïd	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Simon Blanchard	....	additional assistant camera
Nicolas Cadot	....	electrician
Michael Crotto	....	still photographer
Loic Evenou	....	first assistant camera (segments)
Dorothée Guermonprez	....	second assistant camera
Cafer Ilhan	....	gaffer
Mathieu Lamand	....	assistant camera
Mathieu Le Bothlan	....	assistant camera
Jérôme Lift	....	assistant camera
Avril Noviant	....	assistant camera
Suka Owono Nkaba	....	assistant photographer
Etienne Saldés	....	Steadicam operator
Etienne Saldés	....	camera operator (as Etienne Saldès)
Etienne Saldés	....	key grip
Loïc Savouré	....	first assistant camera

Casting Department
Marine Franssen	....	extras casting (as Marine Franssen Cena)
Nathalie Guillaume	....	extras casting
Elsa Morillon	....	extras casting
Julie Navarro	....	extras casting
Jennifer Peyrot	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Stéphanie Boissard	....	additional wardrobe
Corinne Bouquet	....	wardrobe
Tiphaine Reverend	....	wardrobe
Souad Sedira	....	dresser
Sophie Taille	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Denis Bedlow	....	assistant editor

Transportation Department
Jamel Cabone	....	driver: honeywagon

Other crew
Mathilde Cukierman	....	location scout
Baya Kasmi	....	making-of director
Loïc Mahé	....	making-of director
Florence Narozny	....	press attache
Isabelle Ribis	....	script supervisor
Lola Zajdermann	....	production secretary

Thanks
Lionel Jospin	....	thanks
Redja Lamothe	....	thanks
Thomas Lilti	....	thanks
Anne Parillaud	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Delante Films
• Karé Productions
• TF1 Droits Audiovisuels (co-production)
• Canal+ (participation)
• TPS Star (participation)
• Région Ile-de-France (support)
• Banque Populaire Images 10 (in association with)
• Uni Étoile 7 (in association with)
• Sofica Valor 7 (in association with)

Distributors

• Energía Entusiasta (2011) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Films de l'Elysée, Les (2010) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Karma Films (2011) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Mares Filmes (2011) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• Mongrel Media (2011) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Monopole-Pathé (2010) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Music Box Films (2011) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Odeon (201?) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Rialto Entertainment (2011) (Australia) (theatrical)
• TF1 International (2010) (worldwide) (theatrical)
• X Verleih AG (2011) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2012) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2012) (Argentina) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC) (2010) (France) (all media)
• Warner Home Video (2011) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Mairie de Bagnolet  thanks
• Mairie de Saint-Valéry-en-Caux  thanks
• Neuflize OBC  bank

Also Known As:

"Le nom des gens" - France (original title)
"People's Names" - USA (literal English title)

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

France

Language:

French | English | Greek | Arabic

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | France:U | Singapore:R21 | USA:R | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Bagnolet, Seine-Saint-Denis, France

Company:

Delante Films

Trivia:

Sara Forestier suggested the casting of Carole Franck to Michel Leclerc, having thoroughly enjoyed working with her on Games of Love and Chance (2003).

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When Bahia's mother is characterized by her likes and dislikes, she can be seen as a hippie in the 70s, and it is mentioned that she hates films of the 70s starring Alain Delon with the word "flic" (cop) in them. Then a poster of the film Pour la peau d'un flic (1981) is briefly shown. Yet, that film only opened in 1981.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Maltin on Movies: Transformers: Dark of the Moon (#1.40)" (2011)

It's only OK

I think this part of the official IMDb page sums everything up:

Trivia While writing the script, Michel Leclerc and Baya Kasmi didn't have a full story, but rather sixty pages of situations stemming from the idea of a girl who sleeps with her political opponents.

It shows.

The movie makes you laugh sometimes but we have seen the Manic Pixie Dream Girl so many times that it isn't charming anymore. It's a step away from being annoying.

The worst part of the movie is how everything solves rather quickly and there are so many loose ends. You will have a good time but it is not at all the masterpiece some commenters here argue it is.