Anaïs in Love

Released Apr 29, 2022

1h 38m

Romance

Comedy

LGBTQ+

Drama

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ANAIS IN LOVE is a buoyant French comedy from filmmaker Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet. Boasting a playfully magnetic performance by star Anaïs Demoustier, the film follows a spirited young woman who falls in love with the novelist wife of the man with whom she's having an affair.

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Critics Consensus

The main character may be hard to like, but Anaïs in Love offers a well-acted and breezily humorous take on its admittedly well-worn themes.

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Carmem C

To appreciate, and delight yourself in this gem of a film, you will need to suspend all you think you know about French cinema. This movie is an absolute joy to watch from beginning to end. The contrast of the quiet, pensive, Emilie with the absolutely firecracker that is Anais is what makes this film such a joy. This film tells a tale, and as a reward you also get to see it. This is now my second favorite film of all times.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/02/23

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Yury S

If you run all the time, you're going to have beautiful legs. Legs and dresses are nice, but other than that I see no reason anyone would be attracted to this annoying creature for longer than 5 minutes.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/13/23

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creative u

LOVED this movie didn't expect it to take the turn that it did, based on the pictures posted on here. Good thing I trust certain critics to know what to watch and what to avoid. The film was really well made Anaïs Demoustier and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi shine through, it's a great thing it was directed by a woman, which you can kind of tell. One thing I did noticed though was the amount of things Anaïs gets away with, I couldn't help but wonder if the fact that she's skinny, white and feminine helped her get out of tricky situations that she created. I wonder if the character would've been portrayed by a woman of color would she have gotten away with half the things Anaïs did? Would it have been realistic? Well one can only wonder and honestly that's part of the main's character charm, she is -like many have pointed out- the manic pixie dream girl only this time the audience is seeing everything from her POV . Regardless I really loved this movie I expect it to be included in some 'best of lists' in the following years.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/07/23

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matthew r

If you like French romance, this is prolly for you. Not my thing, but a well made film nonetheless. Enjoy!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

I have known and loved women like Anais. Exasperating, unpredictable, charming, annoying, exhilarating, passionate... I loved the build up to the seduction of Emilie, and its manifestation. Very passionate, erotic, sensual.... I liked that the two beautiful women were not super young, and the age-gap romance has always be something that appealed to me - both as a young woman, and now as an older one. Beautiful film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Audience Member

The best France-made movie ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet

Director

Anaïs Demoustier

Anaïs

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

Emilie

Denis Podalydès

Daniel

Jean-Charles Clichet

Yoann

Xavier Guelfi

Balthazar

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Tom Shone

Times (UK)

It may be hard to care about this egotist’s love life, but the film’s civilised, breezy manner and its sunny rural locations (recalling Eric Rohmer movies) are easy to like.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 22, 2022

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Demoustier so supercharges her performance with charisma, she almost seems to sparkle.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 21, 2022

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

... Achingly unoriginal.

Rated: 1/5

Aug 19, 2022

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Hector A. Gonzalez

InSession Film

Although humanly flawed and some decisions aren’t meant to be applauded (yet understandable), Demoustier makes the character charming, tangible, and alluring.

Rated: B+

Jul 21, 2023

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David Parkinson

Radio Times

Refusing to judge and dotting the action with highbrow allusions, Bourgeois-Tacquet frees the camera to keep up with Demoustier,whose tour de force display touches on screwball brilliance.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 1, 2022

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Ben Turner

The Pink Lens

Sums up everything we love about Le Cinéma Français: idealised but pragmatic, witty but razor-sharp, playful but realistic. In Bourgeois-Tacquet' feature debut, this is confident filmmaking that establishes her as a name to watch in French cinema.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 1, 2022

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Synopsis

ANAIS IN LOVE is a buoyant French comedy from filmmaker Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet. Boasting a playfully magnetic performance by star Anaïs Demoustier, the film follows a spirited young woman who falls in love with the novelist wife of the man with whom she's having an affair.

Director: Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet
Screenwriter: Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Année Zéro, arte France Cinéma, Les Films Pelléas
Genre: Romance, Comedy, LGBTQ+, Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 29, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 6, 2022
Box Office (Gross USA): $41.4K
Runtime: 1h 38m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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