Thomas in Love (2000)

Thomas is a young agoraphobic man; he's afraid of coming to any kind of contact with other people, so he lives totally isolated in his apartment. The story takes place in the near future ... See full summary »

Director:

Pierre-Paul Renders

Writer:

Philippe Blasband

Stars:

Benoît Verhaert, Aylin Yay, Magali Pinglaut

11 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Benoît Verhaert	...	Thomas Thomas
Aylin Yay	...	Eva
Magali Pinglaut	...	Melodie
Micheline Hardy	...	Nathalie (the Mother)
Frédéric Topart	...	Psychologist
Alexandre von Sivers	...	Insurance Agent
Serge Larivière	...	Receptionist
Jacqueline Bollen	...	Madame Zoe
Dominique Baeyens	...	Vanessa
Inbal Yalon	...	Eléonore (as Imbal Yalon)
Véronique Dumont	...	Louise
Yse Gerbaux	...	La fille de Louise
Abdelmalek Kadi	...	Docteur Sorensen
Colette Sodoyez	...	Miss Accroche-Coeur
Valérie Lemaître	...	La secrétaire du psy

Storyline

Thomas is a young agoraphobic man; he's afraid of coming to any kind of contact with other people, so he lives totally isolated in his apartment. The story takes place in the near future where everything can be done through computers, so Thomas hasn't left his apartment for eight straight years. However, although his life seems complete, he misses human contact, so his psychoanalyst consults him to meet a woman through some on-line service. Is it possible for Thomas to fall in love with a woman? And if so, is he going to get out of his apartment for that woman?

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Plot Keywords:

insurance | agoraphobia | video telephone | subjective camera | dystopia | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexuality and language

Did You Know?

Quotes

Melodie: Thomas, I want you to go outside.
Thomas Thomas: I can't.
Melodie: I want to see you here, with me.
Thomas Thomas: I can't.
Melodie: I want to touch you.
Thomas Thomas: No.

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Connections

References Lady in the Lake (1946)

User Reviews

Outstanding flick..

Thomas In Love is a very interesting film from the first second to the last. It's not the least bit like any other movie I've seen, thus most likely, you'll either love it or hate it. It starts out on a computerized screen, and you begin waiting for the moment it'll jump onto "real life scenes". Now, that was one of the most enjoyable waits of my life, lasting longer than I thought. Thomas In Love is certainly watchable, and even more. Easily 3 stars out of 5, and maybe a 4th one.

But as I said, don't expect to see a Hollywood movie, or a European movie, or a Belgian movie. It's 100%, and not even 99.9%, different than any other movie ever made that I've seen. You might not like it, and as stated above, you could very well hate it. But you'll find it outstanding and interesting for sure, and you won't regret having spent an hour and a half with it EVEN IF you hate it. Watch it!

Details

Country:

Belgium France

Language:

French

Release Date:

31 January 2001 (Belgium)

Also Known As:

Thomas in Love

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$13,853, 5 August 2001

Gross USA:

$44,256

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$111,523

Company Credits

Production Co:

Entre Chien et Loup, JBA Production, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color