Prête-moi ta main (2006)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Eric Lartigau

Writers:

Alain Chabat (idea)
Philippe Mechelen (writer)

Release Date:

1 November 2006 (Belgium)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

How to Get Married and Stay Single.

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Paris | Dominatrix | Local Blockbuster

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Alain Chabat	...	Luis Costa
Charlotte Gainsbourg	...	Emma
Bernadette Lafont	...	Geneviève Costa
Wladimir Yordanoff	...	Francis Bertoff
Grégoire Oestermann	...	Pierre-Yves
Véronique Barrault	...	Catherine
Marie-Armelle Deguy	...	Axelle
Katia Lewkowicz	...	Carole
Louise Monot	...	Maxine
Luce Mouchel	...	Marie
Christiane Millet	...	Françoise Messier-Lalande
Aïssa Maïga	...	Kirsten Hansen
Tatiana Gousseff	...	Francine Lebrun
Alix De Konopka	...	Sandrine Philippi ex-Bourrague
Eric Debrosse	...	Beau-frère 1

Also Known As:

I Do (International: English title) (UK) (DVD title)
I Do: How to Get Married and Stay Single (International: English title)
L'amour est un bouquet de violettes (France) (working title)
Rent a Wife (France) (working title)

Runtime:

France:90 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | France:U | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Peru:14

Filming Locations:

Mézy-sur-Seine, Yvelines, France

Company:

Chez Wam

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Emmanuelle is in the kitchen with Luis' sisters cutting the coriander, one of them corrects the way she is wearing her dress. They adjust it so it becomes off the shoulder on one side. The scene cuts to Luis and as soon as it cuts back her dress is back to being on both shoulders.

Movie Connections:

References Muthu (1995)

Soundtrack:

Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight)

Hilarious

There wasn't a dry eye amongst the audience yesterday afternoon after I left the cinema, having seen this gem of a film in a sold-out house as part of this year's Hamburg Film Festival. And the tears shed were all of laughter. This film was hilarious, there's no other way of saying this. There wasn't one boring bit in it, I laughed right through it and with me everyone else of us three hundred lovers of French cinéma.

Alain Chabat was absolutely terrific. A great clown if needs be and serious if the situation calls for it. The performance was of course completely over the top, but this was exactly what the story needed and what made it work so well. Equally great was Charlotte Gainsbourg who I love to see a lot, and the mother was also a very strong performance. The sisters could have been a bit more detailed in character script-wise, but apart from that there is nothing to moan about. I had a great afternoon seeing this film while Hamburg was drowning in rain outside, and I wish films like this from France would get a regular release in Germany. But the distributors is this country don't seem to understand that the French make good films. I at least can't wait to find a DVD which offers subtitles (Hello Australia? Please?) because that film I need at home to watch several more times!