Corações (2006)

In Paris, six people all look for love, despite typically having their romantic aspirations dashed at every turn.

Director:

Alain Resnais

Writers:

Alan Ayckbourn (play), Jean-Michel Ribes

Stars:

Sabine Azéma, Isabelle Carré, Laura Morante

6 wins & 16 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Sabine Azéma	...	Charlotte
Isabelle Carré	...	Gaëlle
Laura Morante	...	Nicole
Pierre Arditi	...	Lionel
André Dussollier	...	Thierry
Lambert Wilson	...	Dan
Claude Rich	...	Arthur (voice)
Françoise Gillard	...	Speakerine TV
Anne Kessler	...	Présentatrice émission TV
Roger Mollien	...	Soldat poète émission TV
Florence Muller	...	Critique d'art émission TV
Michel Vuillermoz	...	Architecte émission TV

Storyline

Seven lonely lives in Paris: a middle-aged estate agent who thinks a colleague is sending messages in video tapes she loans him; his co-worker whose Bible is close at hand in times of stress; her late-night charge, who's an angry, nasty bedridden old man; his son, a patient bartender; the bartender's best patron, an ex-soldier who's lost his moorings while his fiancée looks for a large flat for them; and, the estate agent's much younger sister, who answers ads in the personal and waits in cafés with a red flower pinned on her jacket. Will any connect? Can open hearts trump fears?

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Plot Keywords:

episodic structure | bartender | love | video tape | snowing | 

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Taglines:

For six strangers in search of love, the City of Lights can be a very lonely place.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

M/12

Did You Know?

Trivia

There is a Scarborough poster in Thierry's home. The English seaside resort of Scarborough is the home of the play's author, Sir Alan Ayckbourn.

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Goofs

When Charlotte has the tomato soup thrown at her by Arthur, the front of her blouse and sweater have large reddish stains on them. When Lionel returns home and is talking to her, the stains have disappeared.

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Connections

Featured in Belas Artes: A Esquina do Cinema (2012)

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Soundtracks

Marche de la Garde Consulaire à Marengo
By Jean Furgeot
Performed by La Garde Républicaine

User Reviews

silly, pretentious, contrived, gimmicky

OK, the acting is good, and the camera work is competent, when we're not having to watch the lighting suddenly change for no reason, or when we're not wondering why two people sitting in a kitchen talking are getting snowed on. But the plot is ridiculous. The characters do a lot of talking, but not much else. Two of them allegedly work together in a real estate office, but they never do any work, and aside from one of the other characters in the movie, no one ever comes into their office. I kept wondering how they stayed in business. Two of them are allegedly brother and sister, but the sister is 40 years younger than the brother, and this difference is never explained. And why are they living together? Two are engaged, but there is not the slightest warmth between them, and we are left wondering how the engagement ever happened. Several characters seem to get a personality transplant halfway through the movie. One is always off camera, for no particular reason. None of them seems to have any basic common sense. They are completely unappealing, and therefore we never care what happens to them. The only compensation is the French, which is very clear and simple.

Details

Country:

France Italy

Language:

French English

Release Date:

3 April 2008 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

Corações

Filming Locations:

Studios d'Arpajon, Arpajon, Essonne, France

Box Office

Budget:

EUR12,800,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$14,391, 15 April 2007

Gross USA:

$134,636

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$6,855,294

Company Credits

Production Co:

Soudaine Compagnie, StudioCanal, France 2 Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1