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He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not [2002]
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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review
In He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not the adorable Audrey Tautou from Amelie plays the central role in a deceptive story of a rather unusual romance. It would spoil the film's clever design to reveal what happens halfway through, so let's just say that Tautou is cast as a winsome girl in the sunny town of Bordeaux whose relationship with a married doctor has more layers than first it seems. Samuel LeBihan, from Brotherhood of the Wolf, plays the doctor, but it's the casting of cutie-pie Tautou that sets up the movie's gradually sinister undertow. Director Laetitia Colombani's inventive structure plays a satisfyingly tricky game with the audience, and may have some viewers going back to the beginning to make sure they saw what they thought they saw. Just don't go in expecting Amelie, Deuxième Partie and you should find this an ingenious little number. --Robert Horton
The lighter side of sinister
Review date: 2008-10-30 Rating: 8 out of 10
Very entertaining film that tricks you into believing Miss Tautou is playing that sweet, quirky victim trapped in an imperfect world again. But that would be so predictable, albeit nice. Instead, as it happens, she's barking and quite sinister to boot....however, this is Audrey Tautou and she does barking and sinister in a way that makes you smile.....mmmmm ahhhh....as for the rest of said cast, plot, la-di-da....yeah.... pretty damn good too.
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Reviews
A game of two halves
Review date: 2008-09-06 Rating: 6 out of 10
If football is a game of two halves, then so is this film. Story? Woman obsessed with man. The first half shows her angle on the relationship and the second gives his entirely different take. There are some twists and turns but I couldn't get as excited as other reviewers. OK, I know Tautou's character was supposed to come over all sickly sweet but I found her irritating. And Le Bihan, whilst decent enough, is no Depardieu. I have just watched the DVD a second time to ensure I picked up all the nuances before writing this review. For me it's still only fair to middling, though.
An Intriguing Story of Love and Obsession
Review date: 2008-07-16 Rating: 10 out of 10
À la folie... pas du tout (He Loves Me...He Loves Me Not) is one of the most thought provoking films of recent years. Tremendously romantic from the beginning before spiralling into a thrilling and complex mystery, it shows the viewer two very different sides of one "relationship".
It focuses on the life of Angélique (Audrey Tautou), a young art student who has just been awarded the opportunity for her work to be displayed in public galleries. Her tutor reminds her that she will need to work all year in order to produce the twelve paintings required, but Angélique seems to be forever in a dream world and always has other things on her mind. Nevertheless, she makes the woman a false promise anyway.
The reason for Angélique's distant and dreamlike mood is made clear from the beginning: she is in love with a man. However, it is not as simple as that. The man she is in love with is married to another woman, who is also pregnant. Angélique's friend, Héloïse (Sophie Guillemin) warns her that the relationship will only lead to trouble, as does David (Clément Sibony), another friend of Angélique's, who is secretly in love with her himself; but Angélique pays not attention to the warning and continues in her pursuit of her love, Loïc (Samuel Le Bihan). She begins sending him gifts with small love notes attached and obsessively sits by the phone, waiting for him to call her.
As mentioned previously, the entire first half of the film centres solely on Angélique and her fascination with Loïc, without showing his reaction to her gifts or his side of the story at all. The rest of the film goes on to show the real relationship that the pair have and the reasons behind Angélique's disturbing behaviour. Rest assured, this is no romantic comedy and will have you gripped from start to finish with the many twists and turns that the script takes.
The whole cast is magnificent, particularly Audrey Tautou, who plays Angélique perfectly. In a complete departure from the character she played in the equally wonderful Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, she evokes happiness, sadness and eventually insanity as the film trundles along to its shocking conclusion. Samuel Le Bihan is also impressive as the man who finds himself caught up in an unbelievable scenario that could ruin his marriage to devoted wife, Rachel (Isabelle Carré).
The script, which was written by the director of the film, Laetitia Colombani as well as Caroline Thivel is razor sharp throughout. It presents itself as a simple love story but soon develops into so much more. Key moments are revisited in order to fully understand their meaning and show how they relate to the "couple"'s perception of each other. The film is simply flawless.
A film which is often overlooked or unknown to many, À la folie... pas du tout is an excellent example of great French cinema. It will have you gripped throughout due to the outstanding cast, the wonderfully written script and the fast and exciting direction. This film is not to be missed.
Great story and very well acted
Review date: 2007-12-28 Rating: 8 out of 10
This is a very enjoyable film with a few neat twists and some very good acting, particularly from the two leads.
I knew very little about the story when I watched it so wouldn't want to give anything away other than to say nothing is quite what it seems.
It was great to see Audrey Tatou demonstrate that her range goes well beyond the frothy fun that was Amelie and I would recommend it even to those who wouldn't usually watch a subtitled film, as it holds your attention from the first scene.
I just have this worry lurking at the back of my mind that this is just the sort of film Hollywood might want to remake ...
Fantastic film!
Review date: 2007-06-10 Rating: 10 out of 10
Wow! Just finished watching this and wanted to find similar films straight away! Keeps your attention throughout. Don't think you can get rid of the subtitles which is a bit of a shame if you don't want them but definetly worth watching.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Sophie Guillemin
Clément Sibony
Audrey Tautou
Samuel Le Bihan
Isabelle Carré
Creators:
Audrey Tautou (Primary Contributor)
Samuel Le Bihan (Primary Contributor)
Pierre Aïm (Cinematographer)
Laetitia Colombani (Writer)
Véronique Parnet (Editor)
Charles Gassot (Producer)
Dominique Brunner (Producer)
Caroline Thivel (Writer)
Director(s):
Recording label: Optimum Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Optimum Home Entertainment
EAN: 5060034570479
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2003-04-28
Number of discs: 1
Audience rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Running time: 96 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2002
Language: English (Subtitled)
Language: French (Original Language)