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Coup de foudre

  • 1983
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  • 1h 50m
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Coup de foudre (1983)
BiographyDramaRomanceWar

A Jewish refugee marries a soldier to escape deportation to Germany. Meanwhile a wealthy art student loses her first husband to a stray Resistance bullet; at the Liberation she meets an acto... Read allA Jewish refugee marries a soldier to escape deportation to Germany. Meanwhile a wealthy art student loses her first husband to a stray Resistance bullet; at the Liberation she meets an actor, gets pregnant, and marries him.A Jewish refugee marries a soldier to escape deportation to Germany. Meanwhile a wealthy art student loses her first husband to a stray Resistance bullet; at the Liberation she meets an actor, gets pregnant, and marries him.

  • Director
    • Diane Kurys
  • Writers
    • Diane Kurys
    • Alain Le Henry
  • Stars
    • Miou-Miou
    • Isabelle Huppert
    • Guy Marchand
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  • IMDb RATING
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    2.4K
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    • Director
      • Diane Kurys
    • Writers
      • Diane Kurys
      • Alain Le Henry
    • Stars
      • Miou-Miou
      • Isabelle Huppert
      • Guy Marchand
    • 22User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Miou-Miou
    Miou-Miou
    • Madeleine
    Isabelle Huppert
    Isabelle Huppert
    • Lena Weber
    Guy Marchand
    Guy Marchand
    • Michel Korski
    Jean-Pierre Bacri
    Jean-Pierre Bacri
    • Costa Segara
    Robin Renucci
    Robin Renucci
    • Raymond
    Patrick Bauchau
    Patrick Bauchau
    • Carlier
    Jacques Alric
    • Mr. Vernier
    Jacqueline Doyen
    • Mme Vernier
    Patricia Champane
    • Florence
    Saga Blanchard
    • Sophie
    Guillaume Le Guellec
    • René
    Christine Pascal
    Christine Pascal
    • Sarah
    Dominique Lavanant
    Dominique Lavanant
    • L'aboyeuse
    François Cluzet
    François Cluzet
    • Un militaire
    Gérard Chambre
    • Flirt
    Jacques Blal
    • Lionel Feldman
    Bernard Cazassus
    • Le chef de gare
    Anne Fabien
    • La femme élégante
    • Director
      • Diane Kurys
    • Writers
      • Diane Kurys
      • Alain Le Henry
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    7eightylicious

    Coup de foudre - The 50's in France with an 80's twist

    Diane Kurys knew a lot about women's relationships. Growing up as a daughter of a couple who met on a camp during the Second World War, she examined female psychology in different stages of life through her films. One of the most successful ones was "Coup de foudre", made in 1983. The phrase means "love at first sight" and by seeing the film, I understand why it was chosen as its title.

    It's 1942. A woman, Léna (Isabelle Huppert), marries a Jew (Guy Marchand) in order to escape deportation from France. Another, Madeleine, (Miou-Miou) loses her lover to an ambush of the Resistance. Their paths will cross ten years late. Now, Madeleine has a new husband, while Léna still lives with Michelle. They are both free-spirited, spontaneous and smart; in short, kindred spirits. So starts a friendship, a bit different from the others. So different, in fact, that it threatens to destroy the marriages of both.

    At the time in which the film is set, women in France had few rights and lots of obligations imposed to them by the conservative society. They were responsible for the household, the children (because, of course they had children, how would France get brave sons and nice daughters?), and generally everything except work, which was the man's job. They couldn't even get a car without their husband's permission! It is evident that the two heroine's were oppressed in this society, which expected them to fulfill their role as prudent, responsible wives, without personal desires.

    In the 80's, a lot had changed. Women were more independent, they could work without being discriminated against, except for some jobs, were they still faced criticism because of these professions being considered "masculine", like the police (see for this, "La femme flic" by Yves Boisset, also starring Miou-Miou). Women had it better, and so started to examine their position during these decades of oppression that had preceded their own. "Coup de foudre" was a product of this process.

    It is interesting to see how Kurys showed these women's position in the society. The heroines are just expected to give up on their dream of opening a boutique so as to devote their life to their families. And, what about the thought of them being friends, or even something more? How would the civilized French society accept this? Diane Kurys based the character of Isabelle Huppert on her mother, something which makes the story even more interesting. If the character is almost real, this means that her mother was actually treated like how the film showed in the 50's. To think of that now is truly depressing.

    As for the performances, they were excellent. Both Miou-Miou and Isabelle Huppert were very convincing and likeable. The way they portrayed their friendship and how it grows was very sweet and kept the film going, since I couldn't wait to see how they would end up. The male actors were also commendable, especially Guy Marchand, who, with his performance as Michel, Léna's husband, represented an archetype of the classic 50's husband, one who is the breadwinner of the family, but doesn't hesitate to punish this family if the other members (especially the wife) don't behave the way he wants. I wonder if Guy Marchand had something with playing strict fathers, since his role in "P'tit con" (1984) was similar to his one in "Coup de foudre", if a little kinder.

    The music was admirable for the fact that it transported me to this time. Comprised of French- and English-language hits of the time, it wasn't appealing to me aesthetically, but it retained the realistic character of the film.

    All in all, I found the film interesting both from a sociological and an aesthetic perspective. It is admirable for the way it tried to do justice to women in a period when they were not exactly respected, and for its solid performances by capable actors. Watching this in a time when I will not be criticized for wearing trousers in public, or expected to have children by twenty, I felt glad not to have been born back then. Of course, this doesn't means that the 50's were only an oppressing time for women. There's always the other side, and I am eager to discover it.
    9bob998

    Glowing praise

    Diane Kurys made four films out of her childhood and adolescent experience; that's one of the richest mining for memories in cinematic history. Besides Coup de foudre/Entre nous, there are C'est la vie, Diabolo menthe/Peppermint soda, and Cocktail Molotov (which I have commented on). Kurys's experience is growing up Jewish in post-war France, where the social values are secular but the traditions of the community she belongs to are not.

    The story of Lena and Michel may seem bizarre to North Americans--they meet and marry on the same day to escape deportation to the death camps--but it must have seemed quite understandable to the people who had to live through that madness. That Michel loves Lena passionately while she finds him dull and vulgar is also normal. These people are making-do with what they've been given, as are Madeleine and Costa, the other unhappy couple.

    You either love or hate Isabelle Huppert--I must admit to the latter many times over the years, but Miou-Miou is worth whatever the rental or purchase price for this picture is: she's just wonderful; the smallest gesture of her hand carries so much meaning. One great scene has Costa, the world's worst businessman, bent over the sewing machine trying to add sleeves to shirts with only one sleeve that he's bought on the black market; Madeleine stands in the next room working at a sculpture, simultaneously trying to console Costa and quietly make him realize what a mess their lives have become.
    Gerald-21

    Friendship wins out and develops into more.

    This is a wonderful film, the story of two women whose lives gradually become entwined that each can fully bloom. The story of their meeting their husbands, becoming disillusioned with them and then discovering each other is a lovely story. There are problems with the sub-titles in the DVD, so if you were to rely wholly on what you read, the film would not work as well. Overall I enjoyed this film very much. A lovely story of discovery and awakening, with much left to the viewer's imagination, but all the details add to the whole.
    7boblipton

    Stroke Of Lightning

    The Germans have broken through the Maginot Line like rotten burlap, and France has made a humiliating peace. Miou-Miou, Isabelle Huppert -- odd to think of her so early in her career she's second-billed -- and their husbands leave Paris to try to take up lives in Vichy France. Times are hard, everything is shabby, including the men's business schemes, and they're hard on their wives, who draw closer in reaction.

    It's a very nice feminist movie that doesn't make the men monsters -- they're just as bewildered with a world turned upside down as anyone else. Nonetheless, it's a pleasure to watch these two fine actresses give their performances as they come to understandwhat friendship means.
    9bj_lucky

    A bittersweet portrayal from a daughter's point of view

    The sweetest thing about this film is the portrayal from a daughter's view of her parents' struggles with who they are and their relationships with each other. The ending dedication of the film is quite poignant. This film is a reminder of the ways our lives are thrown together and how that intertwines with the choices we make. This is a bittersweet love story on more than one dimension.

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    • Trivia
      The movie is based on Diane Kurys' parents and the woman that came between them.
    • Goofs
      At the celebration following Liberation, the U.S. flag has 50 stars. At that time there would have been a 48-star flag.
    • Quotes

      Lena Weber: [showing off a black cocktail dress] Do you like it? You don't? Madeleine lent it to me.

      Michel Korski: She didn't dare wear it? Take it off at once.

      Lena Weber: What's got into you?

      Michel Korski: Know what you look like? It's so tight, I can see your panty line.

      Lena Weber: [takes off her panties] There. No more panty line. Gone!

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Special Show: At the Cassette Store, Part 3 (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Si tu Vois ma Mère
      Music by Sidney Bechet

      Performed by Sidney Bechet

      Editions du Carrousel - disques Vogue

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    • Release date
      • April 6, 1983 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official site
      • StudioCanal International (France)
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Entre Nous
    • Filming locations
      • Camp de Rivesaltes, Rivesaltes, Pyrénées Orientales, France
    • Production companies
      • Gaumont
      • A.J.O.Z. Films
      • Partner's Productions
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,974,975
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,974,975
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 50m(110 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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