Amitiés sincères (2013)
Directed by Stéphan Archinard, François Prévôt-Leygonie

Film Review

In transposing their popular stage play to the big screen, first-time directors Stephan Archinard and François Prévôt-Leygonie lose some of its freshness but, helped by a very capable cast, still manage to deliver an engaging little comedy in the buddy line.  Gérard Lanvin, Jean-Hugues Anglade and Wladimir Yordanoff form an unbeatable trio, each turning in a true to life performance that makes up for the banal dialogue and the directors' cautious, generally unimaginative mise-en-scène.  Amitiés sincères is a likeable but pretty routine crowd-pleaser that offers a distinctly Gallic perspective on friendship and its limitations.

Film Synopsis

Walter enjoys fishing, but he likes fine food and wine more.  He is even more passionate about his old friends, Paul and Jacques, but the main love of his life is Clémence, his 20-year-old daughter.  What Walter hates most is lying.  He thinks that he knows everything there is to know about love and friendship.  How wrong he is...