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As young French couple Gilles (Stéphane Freiss) and Marion (Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi) officially separate, we see, in reverse order, the milestone moments in their relationship: Gilles revealing his unfaithfulness at a tense dinner party; Marion giving birth to their premature son while Gilles is elsewhere; Gilles and Marion's joyous wedding; and, finally, the fateful moment when they meet as acquaintances at an Italian beach resort, and their love affair begins.

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Five scenes from a marriage, deftly and poignantly presented.

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Empire Magazine Rated: 4/5 Apr 1, 2006 Full Review Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Even while we're flipping through the snapshots of two people's ultimate disenchantment with each other, it never feels tawdry or excessive or, for that matter, very interesting. Rated: 2.5/5 Sep 18, 2005 Full Review Steve Murray Atlanta Journal-Constitution A cool, sometimes chilly dissection of one couple's relationship. Rated: B- Aug 18, 2005 Full Review Brandon Judell HuffPost Once again Ozon proves he is a master. There are homosexual elements here, of course, as there are in almost all his features. Jun 14, 2018 Full Review David Noh Film Journal International The acting of both leads is good, at times more than that, but you feel that you've already seen every scene they're in, in countless other movies. Mar 1, 2007 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews It ends where the story begins at an Italian seaside resort as the couple happily swim off together into the sunset at their first encounter. Rated: B Feb 4, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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Alain E Well acted but the main problem I have is what was the point of this movie. In the opening scene a couple goes through a friendly political divorce. Next they take a hotel room and have sex at the insistence of the husband, but probably the wife should have expected this conclusion. As the movie progresses we move backwards in time. What we see is that the man became much more motivated once the divorce was finalized. The evening of their wedding he fell asleep without having sex. The wife went out on her own and possibly hooked up off screen with an American tourist. Generally however she is less adventurous than him. He is much more remote and barely shows up when his wife has an emergency c-section. The movie ends when by chance vacation at the same spot. The man is with his previous partner and the woman alone. We assume that around that time they start a relationship but it doesn’t happen on screen. So, the lesson is that if your spouse is indifferent, divorce him and he may get more enthusiastic. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/11/24 Full Review Steve G Absolutely loved this movie. Valeria Bruni Tedeschi is a marvelous actress in this movie and yes she is stunningly beautiful as well, her versatility as an actress really shows in this role. This movie will take you emotionally in many places, and many viewers will identify with the many stages of life this movie takes you. Beautiful scenes as well and the credit-theme/closing theme song is GREAT, wish I knew the name of it. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/18/23 Full Review isla s This is a somewhat bittersweet film. I imagine that quite a number of people, perhaps some middle aged people, may be able to relate to whats depicted on screen - the various highs and lows of the relationship between Marion and Gilles. The performances are good and its, in general, a good film but I'm not sure I can say too much about it, other than its nice to see the relationship working its way backward as it were, with the chronology (in terms of the relationship) working backwards, so by the end of the film, we're witness to the start of it. Its a somewhat thoughtful and perhaps, in a way, nostalgic watch. I thought it was a good film, so I suppose I would recommend it yes. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the worst movies I have ever watched. They were both miserable from start to finish. What is with the infidelity? I hear that is a very French thing? It was a complete turn-off in my opinion. Not true love. Not anything, just a sad sad story. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Not the real love, just a fear of not being with someone! ...... Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member La photo est superbe, mais on apprend bien peu de choses du couple que l'on suit pendant 80 minutes. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis As young French couple Gilles (Stéphane Freiss) and Marion (Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi) officially separate, we see, in reverse order, the milestone moments in their relationship: Gilles revealing his unfaithfulness at a tense dinner party; Marion giving birth to their premature son while Gilles is elsewhere; Gilles and Marion's joyous wedding; and, finally, the fateful moment when they meet as acquaintances at an Italian beach resort, and their love affair begins.
Director
François Ozon
Producer
Olivier Delbosc, Marc Missonnier
Screenwriter
François Ozon, Emmanuèle Bernheim
Distributor
ThinkFilm
Production Co
Fidélité Productions, France 2 Cinéma
Rating
R (Some Drug Content|Language|Strong Graphic Sexuality)
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 1, 2004, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Jun 10, 2005
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 29, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$127.7K
Runtime
1h 30m
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