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Whatever You Say

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Bastien (Guillaume Canet) is in love with two things: his girlfriend, Fabienne (Clotilde Courau), and his job working for Philippe Letzger (Philippe Lefebvre), the smarmy host of a daytime TV talk show. Though Letzger takes advantage of Bastien and treats him badly, Bastien endures it because he idolizes the show's producer, Jean-Louis Broustal (François Berléand). When Jean-Louis invites Bastien and Fabienne on a weekend getaway with him and his wife, things quickly grow complicated.

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Edward Havens FilmJerk.com If there will ever be any interest generated for this movie in the future, it will be due to the newfound success of Diane Kruger. Rated: C- Jul 7, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Extremely quirky dark comedy with a fine use of American music interjected during key moments. I was very impressed with Guillaume Canet's (the French Patrick Dempsey) writing and directorial debut. Very cool ending. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Bon film, agrà (C)able, bien jouà (C), divertissant. J'ai dà (C)testà (C) les deux gà (C)nà (C)rique d'ouverture et de fin. Une occasion de voir et apprà (C)cier François BERLEAND qui ne surjoue pas et Diane KRUGER (avant que sa tête ne grossisse trop) ! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member disturbing ending, but the lead-up is quite interesting Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Excellent continue Guillaume!!! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member A very entertaining first directorial work from Guillaume Canet. Dynamic direction, a good rhythm and an ironic vision of the TV world. Recommended. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Le premier téléfilm de Guillaume Canet, il a au moins eut la chance de le voir sortir en salle. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Bastien (Guillaume Canet) is in love with two things: his girlfriend, Fabienne (Clotilde Courau), and his job working for Philippe Letzger (Philippe Lefebvre), the smarmy host of a daytime TV talk show. Though Letzger takes advantage of Bastien and treats him badly, Bastien endures it because he idolizes the show's producer, Jean-Louis Broustal (François Berléand). When Jean-Louis invites Bastien and Fabienne on a weekend getaway with him and his wife, things quickly grow complicated.
Director
Guillaume Canet
Producer
Alain Attal
Screenwriter
Guillaume Canet, Philippe Lefebvre, Eric Naggar
Production Co
Les Productions du Trésor, Mars Distribution, TPS Cinéma, Sparkling, Nord-Ouest Films, Pendrake Films, M6 Films, Caneo Films, Gimages 5, Canal+
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (DVD)
Oct 14, 2008
Runtime
1h 53m
Sound Mix
Surround