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HE
LOVES ME, HE LOVES ME NOT
À la folie... pas du tout
One
of the lessons this film teaches is that we need not be too quick
to judge. In most every situation, there are many things we don't
know. We are usually told the situation from a single perspective.
We may know that we need to hear other versions, but we often use
that first hearing to form our opinion and will judge further information
from that point of view.
Review by Darrel Manson
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CREDITS
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Directed
by Laetitia Colombani
Screenplay by Laetitia Colombani and Caroline Thivel
Audrey Tautou .... Angélique
Samuel Le Bihan .... Loïc
Isabelle Carré .... Rachel
Clément Sibony .... David
Sophie Guillemin .... Héloïse
Eric Savin .... Julien
Michèle Garay .... Claire Belmont
Elodie Navarre .... Anita
Catherine Cyler .... Jeanne
Mathilde Blache .... Léa
Charles Chevalier .... Arthur
Michael Mourot .... Jean-Louis, le kiné
Yannick Alnet .... Jean Timbault
Nathalie Krebs .... Sonia Jasmin
Sophie Vaslot .... Mme Dubois-Rollin
Michel Bonnefon .... M. Dubois-Rollin
Hugo Laffont .... Le petit Dubois-Rollin
Patrice Saunier .... Le psy
Vania Vilers .... Le commissaire
Daniel Villattes .... Le fleuriste
Nicolas de Teule .... Marc, le livreur de fleurs
Danielle Claverie .... Mme André, la patiente
Jean-Claude Bonnifait .... Le professeur
Julien Garrabet .... Etudiant soirée
Frédéric Kneip .... L'avocat
Alain Raymond .... Gérard, le patron du bar
Vincent Brossard .... Rémi
Marek Kastelnik .... Stéphane
Sabrina Seyvecou .... L'infirmière
Jeff Bigot .... L'interne
Chrystelle Lépine .... L'aide soignante
Benoît Guilbot .... Inspecteur Joffrey
Produced
by
Dominique Brunner .... executive producer
Charles Gassot .... producer
Original Music by Jérôme Coullet
Non-Original Music by Bruno Bertoli (additional music)
Cinematography by Pierre Aïm
Film Editing by Véronique Parnet
Casting by Pierre-Jacques Bénichou
Production Design by Jean-Marc Kerdelhue
Set Decoration by Odile Hubert
Costume Design by Jacqueline Bouchard
Rated
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SYNOPSIS
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 Two
parts thriller, one part romantic comedy, HE LOVES ME, HE LOVES ME
NOT stars French ingénue Audrey Tautou -- whom audiences and
critics alike embraced as Amelie -- in a daring role that gives her
sweet persona a much deeper shading.
Rising
young artist Angelique (Tautou) lives in a candy-colored fantasy
world. From the moment she flashes her smile and persuades a flower
shop owner to deliver a surprise single rose to her lover Loic (Samuel
Le Bihan), the world has – again – fallen under her spell.
In the glorious throes of true love, Angelique is happily planning
her future: a career as a painter and a future with Loic… what
more could she desire?
But
things are rarely as they seem and Loic, a married cardiologist,
has a slightly more jaded take on their affair…
With
a cleverly fractured structure, HE LOVES ME, HE LOVES ME NOT is
a delightfully intriguing tale of deception that will make you wonder
exactly whom, in the maddening game of love, can you trust?
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Darrel
has an incredible love and interest in the cinematic arts.
His reviews usually include independent and significantly important
film.
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About
a year ago, American audiences were introduced to Audrey Tautou in
the role of Amélie, a sweet, innocent young
woman who is in love. In He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not, we see
her in a very similar role -- at least for the first half of the movie.
 Angélique
is a young artist who is in love with a cardiologist. Unfortunately
the doctor is married, but she is sure that he will soon be leaving
his wife and running off with her. As we watch, we see her hope fade
as the doctor treats her poorly. Finally she with nothing left to
hope for, she turns on the gas oven and lies down to die.
At that point, the film "rewinds" to the beginning and we see the
story from the doctor's perspective. And we are in for a surprise.
Not everything is as it appears to be.
 The
discoveries we make about the relationship as we go through the story
the second time make us question everything we thought the first go
round. It is obvious that there is always more than one side to a
story. As we watch the first half of the film, we see only one side,
but it seems very clear. But then we see a different story that gives
us a better idea of the truth.
 This
movie tells a wonderful story. The screenplay does just what it seeks
to do, by drawing us into Angélique's world and love. We celebrate
with her in her love and mourn the loss of that love and her downward
spiral. And then we are completely turned around by the surprising
truth behind the story.
Tautou does a wonderful job in this role. She once again shows the
endearing vulnerability that characterized Amélie, but here she also
shows a darker side with just as much authenticity.
One of the lessons this film teaches is that we need not be too quick
to judge. In most every situation, there are many things we don't
know. We are usually told the situation from a single perspective.
We may know that we need to hear other versions, but we often use
that first hearing to form our opinion and will judge further information
from that point of view.
He Loves Me . . . challenges us to look deeper before we judge
someone else. As we watch the film, we make our judgments about this
poor, lovelorn artist and the caddish doctor who has toyed with her,
only to have to rethink our perspectives and opinions. |
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