Castella is a successful industrialist out of boredom he allows his wife to drag him to an amateur stage show. Much to his surprise he is overwhelmed by the power of the lead actress Clara. He becomes so infatuated with her that he goes back to the play night after night. His world is turned upside down and his obession impacts on the lives of everyone around. Winner of 4 Cesars including Best Film.
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French screenwriter and actress Agnes Jaoui&39;s assured directorial debut is a funny clever and moving examination of the intertwining love lives and differing cultural standpoints of an unlikely group of men and women When Castella (Jean-Pierre Bacri) a successful factory owner bored with his workaday life unwillingly accompanies his shrill high-strung wife Angelique (Christiane Millet) to a performance of Racine&39;s BERENICE he falls hard for the lead actress Clara (Anne Alvaro) Meanwhile during the performance Castella&39;s chauffeur Deschamps (Alain Chabat) has a surprise run-in with Manie (Agnes Jaoui) a bartender with whom he once had a one-night stand This touches off a discussion about women and sex with Castella&39;s hard-edged bodyguard Moreno (Gerard Lanvin) who warns Deschamps about his romantic naivete Castella&39;s new goal to pursue the intelligent sophisticated Clara is aided by fate when she becomes his English instructor Clara along with her artistic friends however is less than enthralled by Castella&39;s tactlessness and lack of culture At the same time the soulful Deschamps cynical Moreno and cool carefree Manie enter into an unexpected relationship Jaoui&39;s accomplished funny tale features excellent performances and is a wise look at the complexities of love and the errors people make in falsely judging each other
Oscar-nominated comedy from the popular writing-acting team of Jean-Pierre Bacri and Agnès Jaoui. Businessman Jacques Castella (Bacri) has fallen in love with his English tutor, actress Clara Devaux (Anne Alvaro), and finds himself genuinely moved when he sees her perform Racine at the local theatre. Eager to impress her, Jacques starts meeting with Clara's aesthete friends, but finds his lack of artistic knowledge puts him at a constant disadvantage. Meanwhile, Jacques' bodyguard Franck Moreno (Gérard Lanvin) begins a relationship with bartender Manie (Jaoui), but is uncomfortable about her selling drugs.
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