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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: French ( Dolby Digital Stereo ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: A scorned wife. An outrageous affair. The perfect marriage. Sassy, sexy and utterly outrageous, this French comedy treat received outstanding critical acclaim and a Golden Globe Award nomination. Saucy suburban housewife Loli is furious when she discovers her playboy husband is a wild womanizer who has been cheating on her left and right for years! But things take an unusually funny turn when the van of a tough-talking, tenderhearted woman named Marijo breaks down in front of Loli's house! From then on, expect the hilariously unexpected as Marijo and Loli's relationship develops into much more than just a friendship...and between the two of them-they devise the perfect revenge! SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Golden Globes, ...French Twist ( Gazon maudit ) ( Bushwhacked )
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Easy going and light hearted comedy. My partner & I laughed out loud on occasions, there are some excellent sight-gags! Don't be put off by the fact that it's sub-titled, the plot is easy to follow and the casting, cinematography and music are all top notch. It's quite discreet and they went to some trouble to avoid full frontal nudity (which was funny in itself) in a very self-aware manner.
31 of 33 people found the following review helpful
The kind of thing only the French can get away with - a lighhearted, genuinely funny, comedy about a menage a trois, bisexuality, shifting gender and sexual roles and cultural/sexual stereotypes. At heart, though, this is also a serious, and at times genuinely moving, film about the nature of marriage and commitment, and the search for personal fulfilment through intimate relationships. Great that it comes in such a fun package.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Why do DVD distributors insist in labeling foreign films like this as "a hilarious comedy"? Do they think it will make them sell more?
This is quite a good film, which I totally recommend, but calling it "a comedy" is misleading.
The film is a dramatic farce, with a few parts here and there which might be called "comic relief", but it is actually quite deep in the way it approaches sex, relationships, bisexuality. Not a "family film" for a matinee with the kids.
Yes, you will laugh here and there in certain situations, but most of the time you will be moved by the way the characters manipulate each other and deal with jealousy. The story is set in southern France next to the Spanish border. The main female character, played by Victoria Abril, is Spanish and there are many references to the "half-Spanish, half-French" setting. The "twist" here might be more Spanish than French.
The pace is quick, never boring, and the nudity is not gratuitous. Some people described the film as "sexy", but I would say that it is not "titillating", rather it might elicit some deep conversations about sex, more than anything.
This is quite a good film, which I totally recommend, but calling it "a comedy" is misleading.
The film is a dramatic farce, with a few parts here and there which might be called "comic relief", but it is actually quite deep in the way it approaches sex, relationships, bisexuality. Not a "family film" for a matinee with the kids.
Yes, you will laugh here and there in certain situations, but most of the time you will be moved by the way the characters manipulate each other and deal with jealousy. The story is set in southern France next to the Spanish border. The main female character, played by Victoria Abril, is Spanish and there are many references to the "half-Spanish, half-French" setting. The "twist" here might be more Spanish than French.
The pace is quick, never boring, and the nudity is not gratuitous. Some people described the film as "sexy", but I would say that it is not "titillating", rather it might elicit some deep conversations about sex, more than anything.
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