Cuisine chinoise (1999)
Directed by Frédérique Feder

Film Synopsis

Patricia finds herself trapped in a relationship with a man, Pascal, whom she has long ceased to have any deep feelings for.  The sensible thing to do would be to end the affair at once, but Patricia is a weak-willed hypochondriac and cannot bring herself to do this.  One day, she comes across Sun Tzu's book The Art of War and draws from this several ideas that may help her to extricate herself from her unsatisfactory ties to Pascal.   Instead of seducing her lover, she must find ways to drive him away, subtle messages that will make it clear her love for him is dead and buried.  It seems like a sensible strategy, but unfortunately whilst all's fair in love and war, the desired outcome is rarely assured...