Après vous...
2003 Comedy Romance
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Summary
Antoine, headwaiter of an exclusive Parisian restaurant, is taking a shortcut home one
evening when he sees a man, of about his own age, preparing to hang himself from a tree.
Without a moment’s thought, Antoine saves the luckless man,
Louis, and takes him home, much to the chagrin of his girlfriend, Christine.
Louis confides that he made up his mind to end his life when he broke up with his
girlfriend, Blanche, who works as a florist. To help Louis
get his life back on the rails, Antoine contrives to get him a job as a wine waiter in
his restaurant and then makes a brave attempt to intervene in his love life.
Unfortunately, he only ends up making his own life very, very complicated…
Review
For his fifth film, Pierre Salvadori follows a familiar pattern of outlandish comedy etched
with bittersweet drama, revolving around the romantic entanglements of two improbably
paired male characters. The formula is less successful than
in Salvadori’s previous works, despite a strong cast and some brilliant comic situations.
Daniel Auteuil is, as ever, both engaging and funny
as the film’s hero and all-round nice guy (so no danger of him ever being typecast), but
it is José Garcia who gives most to the film, demonstrating once again his potential
as a serious actor. Whilst this quintessentially French film
is largely enjoyable, there’s a noticeable lack of inspiration in the writing and direction,
particularly towards its end, and the characters are generally less well-drawn and credible
than in previous, more full bodied, Salvadori offerings.
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