Marie-Jo et ses 2 amours (2002)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Robert Guédiguian

Writers:

Robert Guédiguian (writer)
Jean-Louis Milesi (writer)

Release Date:

26 June 2002 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Having reached middle age, a woman must choose between the two men in her life.

Plot Keywords:

Marseille | Daughter | Triangle | Number In Title | Character Name In Title

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Ariane Ascaride	...	Marie-Jo
Jean-Pierre Darroussin	...	Daniel
Gérard Meylan	...	Marco
Julie-Marie Parmentier	...	Julie
Jacques Boudet	...	Jean-Christophe
Yann Trégouët	...	Sylvain
Frédérique Bonnal	...	Mrs. Fauvelet
Souhade Temimi	...	La collègue de Marie-Jo
Maya Seuleyvan	...	La dame à la minerve (as Maya Sevleyan)
Frédéric Garbe	...	Le toubib
Danielle Stefan	...	L'invitée à la fête
Jacques Germain	...	Le pilote
Axel Köhler	...	Le commandant allemand
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Richard Ano
Brigitte Beck
Sébastien Capel
Yohann Cosma
Marie-Laure Dib
Jean-Gabriel Farris
Rodolphe Gasnier
Arnaud Idelot
Alexandre Lucchino
Ludivine Manca
Mag Versini

Also Known As:

Marie-Jo and Her 2 Lovers (International: English title)

Runtime:

124 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Philippines:R-18 (MTRCB) | Australia:M | Finland:K-11 | Italy:VM14 | Philippines:R-18 | Singapore:R21 | Spain:13 | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud)

Filming Locations:

Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Company:

Agat Films & Cie

Trivia:

Chosen by "Telerama" (France) as one of the 10 best pictures of 2002 (#07)

The triangle

Robert Guédiguian has created a world out of some parts of Marseille that I feel very comfortable in. His stock company of Ariane Ascaride, Gérard Meylan and Jean-Pierre Darroussin have made many films with him, and are at ease with his practices. If Darroussin's character is perhaps a little too eager to go along with his wife's infidelity, the richness of the narrative makes us pardon this flaw.

The film does have a very slow action which will make some viewers impatient. It takes a long time for Marie-Jo to leave Daniel and go off to Marco's house, and she has trouble at work (she drives disabled people to their doctor and back) that isn't fully examined. Ariane Ascaride's performance is fully equal to the demands made on her, and made me think more than once of Jeanne Moreau in Truffaut's masterpiece, a similar situation of a woman having to choose between two men and failing to do it.