Not on the Lips

2003

1h 52m

Drama

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75%

8 Reviews

Tomatometer

52%

1,000+ Ratings

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In 1925 France, Gilberte (Sabine Azéma) tries to stop her secret ex-husband, Eric (Lambert Wilson), from telling her current husband, Georges (Pierre Arditi), about her past.

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pretty good rom-dram

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Spirited comedic operetta set in 1925 as a high society woman's husband meets her ex-husband for a major business deal while each unaware she had previously married the other. I don't like musicals as a rule but when a cast shows a level of commitment on par with Chicago or Moulin Rouge then I capitulate. This cast surely had to know their stuff on par with a true live show performance as the very long takes and pinpoint timing must've required many many hours of rehearsal. Audrey Tautou sparkles as a supporting character and comes in 5th or 6th in screen time, while it's Isabelle Nanty playing her older sister who gets the best lines, sometimes speaking directly to camera and the audience. Script includes some witty satirization of art movements and the people who only follow the hottest trend, for example the hot ticket is for a new ballet with a seal as the leading dancer, and Cubism has been supplanted by Spherism.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

funny and whimsical, as tautou does best...

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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alain resnaisnin 2003 yapimi muzikal filmi..1925 yilinda andrÃ (C) barde ve maurice yvain tarafindan paris de theatre des nouveautes de *sahnelenen bir operetden uyarlama..

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

Funny and entertaining musical which remains very shallow.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Pour Audrey seulement, il faut vraiment aimÃ© l'opÃ©rette et le style trÃ¨s posÃ© de Resnais...en plus certains acteurs ne chantent mÃªme pas bien! A eviter!

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Alain Resnais

Director

Sabine Azéma

Gilberte Valandray

Isabelle Nanty

Arlette Poumaillac

Lambert Wilson

Eric Thomso

Audrey Tautou

Huguette Verberie

Pierre Arditi

Georges Valandray

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

I can't think of another French movie that's given me as much pleasure in years.

Rated: 4/4

Mar 18, 2005

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Empire Magazine

Artfully staged and enthusiastically performed but unavoidably pretentious.

Rated: 2/5

May 14, 2004

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Jamie Russell

BBC.com

This is a triumph of style over substance.

Rated: 3/5

May 1, 2004

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

If light opera is your thing, this one is lovable and soulful.

Rated: A

Sep 6, 2007

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Greg Muskewitz

eFilmCritic.com

Pleasurable on so many different levels.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 1, 2004

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Performances are hilariously camp and broad, yet somehow manage to get beneath the surface

Rated: 4/5

Mar 22, 2004

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Synopsis

In 1925 France, Gilberte (Sabine Azéma) tries to stop her secret ex-husband, Eric (Lambert Wilson), from telling her current husband, Georges (Pierre Arditi), about her past.

Director: Alain Resnais
Screenwriter: André Barde
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French (Canada)
Release Date (DVD): Mar 22, 2005
Runtime: 1h 52m