Odile and Camille are two sisters living in Paris. Odile is frustrated in her dull marriage to Claude, who shows no enthusiasm in her desire to buy a new apartment. Camille, studying for a doctorate, suffers from a panic disorder. The lives of both women are up-ended when three men enter their lives.
Director: Alain Resnais. AKA Same Old Song.
Stars: André Dussollier, Agnés Jaoui, Lambert Wilson, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Pierre Arditi, Sabine Azéma, Jane Birkin.
1997 Prix Louis Delluc WInner.
1998 Berlin International Film Festival – Nominated for the Golden Bear.
Charming. The Dennis Potter musical numbers only just work, as I don’t find French ‘pop’ songs to be terribly engaging but great cast and some laugh out loud moments.
Wry and funny comedy of manners.