Épouse-moi
2000 Comedy / Romance
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Summary
With her marriage faltering, Oriane turns to a fortune teller, Bodel, to help her.
He offers her a vision of the future where her husband, Hadrien, leaves her to pursue
an affair with Marie-Ange, the woman of a man whose life he failed to save whilst climbing
the Eiffel Tower. Oriane insists on a happier outcome and Bodel obliges: this time
it is she that leaves her husband to marry the man whose life he saved. Rejecting
this vision as well, Oriane takes matters into her own hands in a desperate bid to save
her marriage.
Review
Épouse-moi marks a promising directorial debut for Harriet Marin – a light
romantic comedy with an unusual narrative structure, some quirky humour and a solid performance
from the delightful Michèle Laroque. This is the kind of film which will
appeal far more to non-French than to French audiences, since it offers the kind of sugary
romantic fantasy which tends to enchant foreign audiences whilst leaving most French spectators
singularly unimpressed. It is certainly easy to fault the film on its lack of originality,
artificial set pieces and awkward melange of farce and comedy-drama, but if viewed in
the right frame of mind, and not taken too seriously, it can be a pleasing romp.
It certainly makes a welcome diversion from the grim, angst-riddled dramas which have
formed the mainstay of "serious" French cinema in recent years.
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