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A successful Paris lawyer is forced to re-invent his life after he makes a fatal mistake.A successful Paris lawyer is forced to re-invent his life after he makes a fatal mistake.A successful Paris lawyer is forced to re-invent his life after he makes a fatal mistake.
- Awards
- 3 nominations
Rachel Desmarest
- Fiona Exben
- (as Rachel Berger)
Esteban Carvajal-Alegria
- Valéry Grey
- (as Esteban Carvajal Alegria)
Storyline
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- TriviaProfessional photographer Antoine d'Agata took the photos used in this film. Marina Foïs, who plays Sarah Exben in the film, had a postcard of Antoine d'Agata's work. She showed the postcard to the director, Éric Lartigau, who is also her husband.
- GoofsAs Paul watches from the shore, the sound and light from the explosion of his sailboat (on the horizon), reach him nearly simultaneously. At the height Paul was sitting, the horizon was roughly 5 miles away and the sound would take over 20 seconds to reach him, while the light would reach him almost instantly.
- Quotes
Paul Exben: What are you doing here?
Bartholomé: I'm sorry, I was in the mood for a little beer.
Paul Exben: Anyone else, besides me, likes beer.
Bartholomé: Sure, anyone else likes it, but I wanted to have a drink with you.
Featured review
If you are a fan of the book there are obviously a great deal of glaring differences, but this film does not disappoint if you can give it a chance. Obviously it is a European tale and the countries and languages are completely different to the original film. It is also a different story in terms of the characters. This is a film about a man who has recoiled from the life he wanted, but who is then forced into free fall. His skills learned through his unwanted life see him through, and he finds himself a new purpose and a new role in the world. I won't say any more than that as I see no point in spoiling a film by writing a newspaper-style plot summary. The ending is what many people don't like, but this is not a film of the book, it is a film inspired by the book. Let it be what it is.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $158,411
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $13,760
- Oct 14, 2012
- Gross worldwide
- $10,013,768
- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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