Le brio

Good acting by Auteil and Jordana. It does with many contemporary matters! Very good film!

A fun dramedy about two opposed characters forced to work together - a grumpy old professor and a young student of law, an immigrant girl to boot. Well, the "drama" evolves along well-trodden lines, but it's really the actors (and well-written characters) that breathe life into this movie. Daniel Auteuil needs no introduction but Camelia Jordana more than stands her ground, the scenes with only those two on screen are what makes this story tick. All other scenes and actors are ok - there's not a single really bad one - but pale in comparison. Recommended!

This was a very enjoyable story, with great acting from Camelia Jordana and Daniel Auteuil.

However, thinking more deeply about the morale of the story, it sounds like the script wants you to think that assimilation is a good thing -which is highly debatable.

Either way, great entertainment.

A cute little movie with solid performances from the two leads and a slick-ish script. Not too saccharin and some amusing, if somewhat pretentious and forced moments. Great Marvin Gaye soundtrack.

An entertaining watch.

...but not necessarily to tell the truth! I was pleased to discover director Yvan Attal in such a specific story, Camelia Jordana very comfortable in her role (I think she has special skills to do so) and have the confirmation that Daniel Auteuil has a great talent. A very interesting demonstration of using words, quite a French sort of story.