François has everything he could ever want, until he is kicked out of the house by his wife after his umpteenth slip up; after moving back in with his parents, he vows to win her back.
Acting
Elmosnino's exasperated desperation is uncomfortably relatable.
Writing
Dialogue that actually sounds like people failing at marriage.
Director
Yann Coridian
Éric Elmosnino
François
Sophie Quinton
Anna
Valeria Golino
Giovanna
Luis Rego
Le père de François
Evelyne Buyle
La mère de François
Anémone
Dr. Vorov
Brigitte Sy
Mme Herschel, la psy
Michaël Abiteboul
Le frère de François
Gustave Kervern
Bertrand, alias Buse Invincible
Suliane Brahim
Soraya
Marie Denarnaud
La copine d'Anna
Jean-Louis Coulloc'h
Abdel
Partha Majumder
Cadress
Lucie Brunet
Solveig
Paul Minthe
Hugues
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is peak 'comédie française'—the genre where middle-aged men are tragicomic figures deserving sympathy despite doing absolutely nothing to earn it. Americans would make this a redemption arc; the French just let him suffer stylishly.
Valeria Golino (Giovanna) was already an international star from Rain Man and Hot Shots!—her presence here as the 'other woman' who barely registers is either brilliant commentary or just a waste of talent.
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