L'Âge d'homme... maintenant ou jamais! (2007) Directed by Raphael Fejtö
Comedy / Romance
Film Review
How typically French - an existential rom-com, in which the lead
character converses with Leonardo da Vinci, imagines he is a caveman
raiding a cashpoint machine and agonises over whether or not to shave
his scrotum. An unedifying concoction of surreal flights of
fancy and the usual plethora of mid-life clichés, this second feature from
director Raphael Fejtö comes as a disappointment after his
enjoyable debut film Osmosis
(2003).
If the lacklustre plot with its frequent excursions into the vulgar and
frankly weird don't put you off, then Romain Duris's embarrassing displays of
narcissistic excess almost certainly will. The film takes a
reasonable premise - a man's mid-life dilemma over whether to settle down or move on (to
flee, or not to flee) - and blows it on a series of badly conceived
sketches which add up to very little. Yet another charismatic
performance from Duris isn't enough to hold together what looks
suspiciously like something Cédric Klapisch may have knocked up
with the Monty Python team after both had run out of ideas.
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Film Synopsis
Samuel is a 30-year-old filmmaker who, until a year ago, was a
diehard bachelor. It was a life that suited him, with no
commitments, no heartache and no broken china. But then he met
Tina, a gorgeous photographer, and now he has been in a relationship
with her for a full twelve months. Samuel realises he must make a
decision, either to get engaged or put an end to the
relationship. He gives himself one day to make up his mind...
Cast:Romain Duris (Samuel),
Aïssa Maïga (Tina),
Clément Sibony (Jorge),
Rachid Djaidani (Mounir),
Tarubi (Vittorio),
María Jurado (Fille fantasme),
Irina Solano (Fille boîte),
Nader Boussandel (Adimir),
Olivier Till (Le fruitier),
Philippe Gaudry (Le conducteur),
Farid Chenoune (Le chauffeur de taxi),
Kevyn Diana (Le Jeune Au Scooter),
Katharina Kowalewski (Fille bar),
Olivia Bonamy,
Isaac Sharry,
Clarisse Tennessy
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 88 min
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