On appelle ça... le printemps (2001) Directed by Hervé Le Roux
Comedy / Romance
aka: They Call This
Film Review
In contrast to most French comedies, On appelle ça... le printemps relies
more heavily on visual jokes than scripted dialogue, and the main pleasure in watching
this film is the the oddly surreal comic situations which arise in the course of what
appears to be a fairly run-of-the-mill comedy. Admittedly, some of the comedy falls
flat and the evident lack of sparkle in the dialogue prevents the film from being entirely
satisfying. Nevertheless, where the comedy works, it works quite well, and some
unusual flourishes (such as the bizarre opening sequence) make it an intriguing and diverting
piece of Gallic entertainment.
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Film Synopsis
Two friends, Fanfan and Joss, rediscover their freedom when their marriages simultaneously
come to an abrupt end. Fanfan walks out on her husband whilst Joss is thrown out
of her apartment by her spouse. They decide to move in with a third friend, Manu,
although her husband, Mytch, is less than pleased with the arrangement. After Mytch
has thrown them out of his home, the three women move in with Manu's secret lover and
plot their revenge against their three husbands...
Cast: Marilyne Canto (Manu),
Maryse Cupaiolo (Fanfan),
Marie Matheron (Joss),
Bernard Ballet (Claude),
Pierre Berriau (Paul),
Michel Bompoil (Mytch),
Antoine Chappey (Charles),
László Szabó (Jean),
Yves Afonso (Monsieur Maurice),
Lucas Belvaux (Luc),
Anne Benhaïem (Karaoke bank client),
Didier Costagliola (Police inspector),
Javier Cruz (The tenant),
Jacques Déniel (Rabbit-Man),
Philippe Fretun (Mexican singer),
Julien Gangnet (The cousin from Britanny),
Pierre Gérard (Pierrot),
Margaux Hocquard (Lise),
Julien Husson (Whale-Man),
Thierry Jousse (Bank director)
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 107 min
Aka:They Call This
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