He Loves Me... He Loves Me Not (2002)

A young woman who is in love with a married doctor becomes dangerous when her attempts to persuade him to leave his wife are unsuccessful. However, when things are seen from his point of view, the real situation becomes clear.

Director:

Laetitia Colombani

Writers:

Laetitia Colombani, Caroline Thivel (collaborating writer)

Stars:

Audrey Tautou, Samuel Le Bihan, Isabelle Carré

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Audrey Tautou	...	Angélique
Samuel Le Bihan	...	Loïc Le Garrec
Isabelle Carré	...	Rachel
Sophie Guillemin	...	Héloïse
Clément Sibony	...	David
Élodie Navarre	...	Anita
Eric Savin	...	Julien
Vania Vilers	...	Le commissaire
Michèle Garay	...	Claire Belmont
Catherine Cyler	...	Jeanne
Mathilde Blache	...	Léa
Charles Chevalier	...	Arthur
Michael Mourot	...	Jean-Louis, le kiné
Yannick Alnet	...	Jean Timbault
Nathalie Krebs	...	Sonia Jasmin

Storyline

Angelique, a young student, is in love with a married doctor. We see her attempts to make him leave his pregnant wife, but he does not appear for meetings or finally the booked journey to Florence. Then the movie is turned back to the beginning, and the view changes: We are now following the view of the doctor instead of Angeliques. And things look quite different now...

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Plot Keywords:

triple f rated | woman wears a man's shirt | slasher | psychological | f rated | 

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Taglines:

Every love story has two sides.

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Genres:

Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements and some obsessive behavior

Did You Know?

Trivia

Angélique suffers from erotomania which is a type of delusional disorder where the affected person believes that another person is in love with him or her. This belief is usually applied to someone with higher status or a famous person, but can also be applied to a complete stranger.

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Goofs

(at around 1h 11 mins) When Loïc gives CPR Angélique she is lying motionless with her eyes open. When he leans in to plug his nose and breath into her mouth, you can see that she closes her eyes as he leans in.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Le fleuriste: One rose for the little lady.

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Connections

References A Beautiful Mind (2001)

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Soundtracks

I'll Be There for You
Written by Jamie Dunlap (as RJ Dunlap), Scott Nickoley (as S. Nickoley), M. Schumann
Additional music Koka Média

User Reviews

Interesting Film, Superb Actress

Audrey Tautou is in my opinion the greatest rising star of the French cinema. Coming from a tradition that does not lack great actors, beautiful divas, living legends, and huge comedians, Audrey seems to bring together talent and beauty, huge interior and exterior beauty. Some compared her with the other Audrey - Hepburn, but in my opinion the French star talent exceeds by light-years the one of the American.

'A la folie...' is an interesting film by itself. An apparent tragic love story is being told from one of the partners angle in the first half of the movie - just to be re-told from the other partner perspective in the second part. The second half and the end hide a twist. Both script and film are cleverly written though made by a script-writer and director (Laetitia Colombani) only at her second film. I am expecting good things from her in the future.

Worth seeing - 8/10 on my personal scale.

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

27 March 2002 (France)

Also Known As:

Bem Me Quer, Mal Me Quer

Filming Locations:

Bordeaux, Gironde, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$76,000, 16 February 2003

Gross USA:

$1,011,102

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,324,097

Company Credits

Production Co:

Téléma, TF1 Films Production, TPS Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1