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He Loves Me… He Loves Me Not
A talented art student named Angélique is passionately in love with Dr. Loïc Le Garrec, a handsome married man whom she believes will leave his wife. When he eventually decides to stay in his marriage, it causes Angélique to spiral. However, as the story shifts from Angélique's perspective to Loïc's, the surprising truth about their relationship is revealed.
Release : | 2003 |
Rating : | 7.1 |
Studio : | TF1 Films Production, TPS Cinéma, Cofimage 12, |
Crew : | Art Direction, Production Design, |
Cast : | Audrey Tautou Isabelle Carré Samuel Le Bihan Clément Sibony Sophie Guillemin |
Genre : | Drama Thriller Romance |
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Perfect cast and a good story
everything you have heard about this movie is true.
Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.
There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.
If you haven't seen this film yet, please do so. Don't look up a plot summary or anything - it's much better when you have no idea what is going to happen. He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not has an interesting story told in a clever way. Audrey Tautou's performance is memorizing. This is a great film to show people who "don't like movies with subtitles."
Brilliant feature! Absolutely loved the twist portrayed in the plot of this movie. It was indeed gripping from the start! As the viewer, being ignorant of the twist that is to follow, it is easy to sympathize with the young, care-free character who is head over heels in love, in the treatment or lack of acknowledgment from her "lover". Also, at the same time, it is easy to feel hatred toward her "lover" for the uncaring treatment she receives. Her love is merely a perception of what she wants and allows herself to see and feel. A strong message and reminder to us all as viewers, that our interpretation of anything can easily be influenced or rather clouded by just what we feel. Totally loved it!
when did you know that he lived across the street? I just noticed in "the second part/view " of the movie ... In the first part, when the police interrogates Audrey and asked her: was the doctor home last night? And then I wondered: how does she know? Then she answers and I was confused. What did I miss? Also, when Loic received the flower with the card (and thought it was his wife) doesn't he recognize his wife's handwriting?By the way... what a creepy movie this is. Not only she is obsessed but the guy doesn't have the clue.Anybody else noticed any other goofs with the edition of the movie?
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (2002) - which is a not entirely accurate interpretation of the original French title "À la folie... pas du tout", but regardless, is one that does an adequate job of developing the film's narrative preoccupations and central game within the structure - is an enjoyable film that works, despite the limitations of its obvious gimmick. Clearly, this isn't the first time that a filmmaker has played with the idea of a shifting narrative perspective - with one of the earliest examples being Akira Kurosawa's historical masterpiece Rashomon (1950) - but regardless of a sense of "been there, done that", the film remains fresh enough to succeed and reward the audience, even with the benefit of repeated viewings. Much of the success of the film is down to the mood that is established in the first half of the film, the subtlety of the performances and the ironic appearance of Audrey Tautou, then fresh from the success of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's frothy modern-day fantasy Amélie (2001).Unsurprisingly, director Laetitia Colombani seems desperate to tap into the style and iconography of Jeunet's film, with the full-colour wonder of Bordeaux seeming like a candy-striped fantasia here; with the lush pastels, giddy camera movements and a larger than life approach to the character and the psychological world that they seemingly inhabit. This is directing at its absolute richest, with the lack of any kind of obvious delicacy and the particular use of design and mise-en-scene creating just the right mood of fantastical abstraction for the eventual shift in tone to take effect.Tautou's performance as the seemingly bright and breezy Angélique - her name, yet another delicious pun on her very angle-like appearance in the context of Amélie - is much more intelligent and demanding than the earlier scenes of the film might suggest; with Tautou having to walk a delicate line between beguiling innocence and adorable charm, with the much more dangerous and obsessive qualities that ultimately make her character detestable and entirely unsympathetic. The switch in tone is seen inverted somewhat by the performance of Samuel Le Bihan as the object of her affections; beginning the film as a cold and immediately dislikeable character and ending it as a sympathetic hero. His performance is perhaps even more subtle than Tautou's, with the success of the film relying heavily on his ability to occupy two completely different stands of narrative simultaneously, while at the same time, still leaving us guessing as to the intentions of his character.As a result, the film manages to succeed on a number of levels; as a light-hearted rom-com, a dark psychological study, and a twisted thriller all jostling for our attention simultaneously. As the perspective switches back and forth the real games within the narrative become clear and the allusions to the title begin to make sense. I wouldn't go so far as to call it a masterpiece, as there are some obvious minor flaws... chiefly, the later portrayal of Angélique as she eventually becomes the most hateful of characters. The final scene also leaves something of a bitter aftertaste, though it is clever and definitely works within the context of the rest of the film's dark, ironic humour.Regardless of these slight issues, He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not is a rich and imaginative film that presents a story that could have quite easily become a hopeless cliché as something that is instead much more fun and delightfully eccentric. The central performances from Tautou and Le Bihan anchor both sides of the story, while there is fine support from Isabelle Carré, Clément Sibony and Sophie Guillemin, who each have to act and react in different ways to the ever shifting narrative. You can see it as a novelty if you like. Certainly, as I stated above, the central experiment with the narrative is something of a gimmick, but I feel that the film as a complete piece of work more than overcomes any such minor shortcomings. Take it for what it is and the film will reward... i.e. an enjoyable and sometimes shocking work, designed to entertain and engage on some vaguely thought-provoking level.