Trois couples en quête d'orages
2005 Comedy / Drama
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Summary
Olivier, Rémi and Pascale are three friends who have known each other since childhood.
As they approach middle age, they each experience something of a crisis in their lives.
Olivier, a doctor before becoming wheelchair bound, faces a bleak future after the break
up of two relationships. The fact that Rémi and his wife Estelle are unable
to have children puts an increasing strain on their marriage. And Pascale, a filmmaker,
is on the point of leaving her husband to pursue an affair with an opportunistic career
politician.
Review
Whilst it tries desperately hard to be otherwise, this film is a pretty ordinary sentimental
drama that depicts a group of fairly mundane characters facing up to middle age.
Director Jacques Otmezguine tries to make the film cleverer than it needs to be, for example
by using flashbacks excessively in an attempt to make the story more interesting, but
such self-conscious over-stylisation merely serve as a distraction. The same
can be said of the intrusive, and at times very inappropriate, background music.
On a more positive note, the cast are excellent (particularly Aurélien Recoing,
Samuel Labarthe and Claire Nebout), although not all are particularly well-served by the
script. There are some poignant moments along the way (for example, Olivier facing
up to his physical disability), but the narrative generally lacks the depth of characterisation
and emotional force it needs to keep the audience engaged.
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