À la folie... pas du tout
- 2002
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- 1h 32m
A young woman who is in love with a married doctor becomes dangerous when her attempts to persuade him to leave his wife are unsuccessful. However, when things are seen from his point of vie... Read allA young woman who is in love with a married doctor becomes dangerous when her attempts to persuade him to leave his wife are unsuccessful. However, when things are seen from his point of view, the real situation becomes clear.A young woman who is in love with a married doctor becomes dangerous when her attempts to persuade him to leave his wife are unsuccessful. However, when things are seen from his point of view, the real situation becomes clear.
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- 2 nominations total
- Rachel
- (as Isabelle Carre)
- Anita
- (as Elodie Navarre)
- Jean-Louis
- (as Michaël Mourot)
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'A la folie...' is an interesting film by itself. An apparent tragic love story is being told from one of the partners angle in the first half of the movie - just to be re-told from the other partner perspective in the second part. The second half and the end hide a twist. Both script and film are cleverly written though made by a script-writer and director (Laetitia Colombani) only at her second film. I am expecting good things from her in the future.
Worth seeing - 8/10 on my personal scale.
The acting is superb, and the direction is right on par. The only gripe I have with this film is that due to its stealthy presentation it sometimes suffers from an identity crisis. I believe this could have been remedied with a more dynamic musical score (that is, it would have been more powerful if the music reflected the changes in the film's "personality"). There may have been other minor flaws which prevent me from giving this film a higher rating, but overall it was a worthwhile experience.
That said, it is not really a romance, although people who like romances will find enough roses and hand-drawn artwork here to please. If you are one of those who generally refuses to see movies with "love" in the title, consider that "love" isn't in the original French title, so rest assured you can watch this without reservation.
Since I don't want to give anything away I can't say much about the story. It starts as a movie about a cute, sweet girl in love, and the movie's use of an actress who exudes sweetness and innocence makes what happens as the movie progresses all the more startling. The movie is devoted to its one central trick, and what's notable is not the trick - lots of movies have tricks - but how much time is spent in showing off the filmmaker's cleverness. This could have been annoying or self indulgent but I enjoyed it. Some people won't be surprised - I'm really not as good as guessing twists as a lot of people (which is why I consider the movie Matchstick Men to be so poor in spite of good reviews; that one I guessed straight through to the end early on) - but I was surprised and quite delighted.
This starts as a family comedy about the innocent girl sending her loved one flowers and other presents. But it gets worse and in the end you're watching a thriller that doesn't make you feel at ease. It becomes a story of life and death and not just in the physical way.
The story is told from two view points. It remains exciting anyway.
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- TriviaAll entries contain spoilers
- Goofs(at around 1h 11 mins) When Loïc gives CPR Angélique she is lying motionless with her eyes open. When he leans in to plug his nose and breath into her mouth, you can see that she closes her eyes as he leans in.
- Quotes
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Title Card: "Though my love is insane, my reason calms the pain in my heart, it tells me to be patient and keep hoping..." An erotomaniac confined for over 50 years.
- Alternate versionsAccording to the Technical Specifications link for this film, there are at least 3 different versions: (what is presumably) the one shown in theaters and available online, with a Runtime of1 hr 32 min (92 min); a longer version available in Britain, coming in at 1 hr 35 min (95 min) (UK), and a third one (with unknown) differences), 1 hr 35 min (95 min) (Argentina).
- ConnectionsReferences 2 ou 3 choses que je sais d'elle (1967)
- SoundtracksJe Voulais te Dire que je t'Attends
Music by Michel Jonasz
Lyrics by Michel Jonasz and Pierre Grosz
Performed by Maurane
(P) 2001 Polydor France
©1976 Warner Chappell Music France S.A. (ex Les Editions Marouani)
With the kind authorization of Universal Music Projets Spéciaux and Warner Chappell Music France S.A.
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- He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,011,102
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $76,000
- Feb 16, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $5,324,097
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1