Décalage horaire (2002)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Danièle Thompson

Writers:

Christopher Thompson (writer)
Danièle Thompson (writer)

Release Date:

30 October 2002 (Belgium)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

The battle of the sexes just got sexier.

Plot:

A worn-out businessman and a beautician on the run collide in a Paris airport. Love arrives, all its hurdles be damned.

Plot Keywords:

Airport | Beautician | Cook | Businessman | Charles De Gaulle Airport

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Juliette Binoche	...	Rose
Jean Reno	...	Félix
Sergi López	...	Sergio
Scali Delpeyrat	...	The Doctor
Karine Belly	...	Air France Attendant
Raoul Billerey	...	Félix's Father
Nadège Beausson-Diagne	...	A Roissy Passenger
Alice Taglioni	...	Ground Hostess
Jérôme Keen	...	The Concierge
Sébastien Lalanne	...	The Barman
Michel Lepriol	...	The Waiter
M'bembo	...	Post Office Employee (as Mbembo)
Laurence Colussi	...	Hostess
Lucy Harrison	...	Hostess
Rebecca Steele	...	Hostess

Also Known As:

Jet Lag (Canada: English title) (International: English title)
JetLag (International: English title) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and brief sexuality.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

France | UK

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | Malaysia:U | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Denmark:A | Finland:K-7 | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:M | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R | Germany:o.Al. (w) | France:U | Canada:AA

Filming Locations:

239 - Hotel Costes, Rue Saint Honoré, Paris 1, Paris, France

Company:

Canal+

Trivia:

Juliette Binoche replaced Isabelle Adjani in the leading role

Goofs:

Factual errors: American Airlines does not fly to Munich from Paris.

Quotes:

Rose: What gets it up at night brings it down in the morning!

Movie Connections:

References "The Sopranos" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Vas Adelante

Forget Meg Ryan, forget Julia Roberts

Forget Meg Ryan, forget Julia Roberts...This is romantic comedy at its best! Juliette Binoche and Jean Reno are outstanding. The plot is more than original and, better, convincing. I fell in love with the story but even more with the characters and their lives. Nothing in them seems "plastic". Although one knows that the end will be a happy one, the plot is so convincing that the end does not come as if was predicted. Each scene is so natural and revealing that it keeps you asking for more. I seriously do not understand the poor reviews it has gotten here. Could it be a little bit of jealousy because it is a foreign film from a country with no tradition in this genre but that nonetheless achieves what most American romantic comedies don't? I cannot explain it otherwise.