Qui m'aime me suive
2006 Comedy / Drama
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Summary
At 35, Max has everything a man could want to be happy. Recently appointed head
of a private clinic, he can look forward to a successful career as a medical practitioner,
the pride of his parents and his devoted wife Anna. Then, one day, he is struck
by a sudden realisation that he is going in totally the wrong direction. Whilst
drowning his sorrows in a bar, he meets Chine, a woman of his own age who is happily persuing
an obscure career as a cabaret singer. In an instant, Max makes up his mind to throw
his well-paid job and start over again. The time has come for him to fulfil his
teenage ambition - to form a rock band with his friends. Changing track at this
time in his life proves to be harder than Max had imagined, and the sacrifice is much
greater than he bargained for...
Review
Mid-life crisis seems to be a recurring theme in Benoit Cohen's work. After
Nos enfants chéris (2003), he brings
together Romane Bohringer and Mathieu Demy for a similar bitter-sweet portrayal of a middle-aged
man who is forced to review his life and decide on his future direction.
Qui m'aime me suive may not be as convincing
or as polished as Cohen's earlier film, but it is a thoughtful and well-realised piece
of comedy-drama, funny in some places, poignant in others, and with a hugely engaging
performance from Mathieu Demy. The film's brutally pessimistic ending jars somewhat
with the generally upbeat tone of the film, although Cohen does succed in making his point
with great effect.
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