Saturday, June 07, 2008

Je pense à vous (2006)

English title: Made in Paris.
English translation of the French title: I'm thinking of you.

Synopsis [spoilers]: Hermann is a publisher; he is married to Diane, who was earlier in a relationship with Worms, a writer published by Hermann. While leaving a funeral of another writer, Hermann meets Anne, with whom he had a relationship; she still has feelings for him. Worms is nearby and sees them; he photographs them with his cellphone-camera while Hermann is writing his phone number on Anne's arm; he sends the picture to Diane's cellphone. Diane is unsettled by the photo; it happens that Diane is suing Worms over some passages of his new book which reveal details of their married life. Later, in a meeting between them which will try to settle the matter, Worms proposes a bet: if Hermann tells Diane about his encounter with Anne, he will eliminate all the passages she requires. Herman doesn't say a word, and Diane withdraws the lawsuit. She is very upset and says she will spend the night with a friend. She sends the photo to Antoine, the psychiatrist who treated Anne; she comes to his clinic to see him, and he tells her he is married to Anne now. He feels attracted to Diane, and kisses her. Meanwhile, Anne goes to Hermann's apartment and he offers her a drink; she feels ill and throws up. Diane returns and finds her sleeping naked in her bed. Anne wakes up and, after some explanations, leaves; she takes Diane's overcoat (and cellphone) by mistake. Hermann goes after her. He calls Anne on Diane's phone and, when Anne picks it up she notices a message from Antoine to Diane asking to see her. After a few other incidents which ensue from the previous set-up, Anne enters Hermann's apartment while Diane is alone in it taking a bath, and attempts to drown her in the tub. Hermann arrives and stops her. Diane and Anne stand a moment by themselves in the bathroom and end up kissing each other; Hermann enters and joins them; the three go to bed together. The next morning Diane is still asleep and Hermann tells Anne that she should leave. Anne heads straight to the subway and throws herself on the tracks, being killed by a train (her act is not shown in the film, it is only implied).

Appraisal: It is a little hard to accept it as a comedy of errors with a suicidal character in it; also, the tone shifts in the second half. Maybe I am wrong about these things, I don't know.

Rating: 52

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