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Director Gilles Mimouni's first feature film is a stylish suspense thriller that confounds the audience while presenting them with an extraordinary and elusive mystery. Vincent Cassel stars as Max, a former playboy who has decided to settle down by marrying his current love, Muriel. However, during a business trip, Max catches .. Read more

Starring	Vincent Cassel, Romane Bohringer, Jean-Philippe Ecoffey, Monica Bellucci
Director	Gilles Mimouni
Genres	Thriller, World Cinema

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- A chance encounter in a Paris cafÃ puts young exec Max (Cassel) on the trail of the girl he loved and lost. He bids... read more on Time Out
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- - 36
  - 9
  Another example of French cinema at it's best...
  
  This is without doubt, one of the finest European films of the 1990's. Vincent Cassel is on top form here as he plays Max, who becomes entranced by a ... read more »
  
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  - Damian McMahon
  - Ireland
  - 17 Feb 2004 at 20:13
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  - 0
  Cherchez la dame!
  
  This is an absorbing and clever film, but I found it confusing at times. The problem with subtitles is that one is concentrating on reading the text without ... read more »
  
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- - insomniac
  - 59 reviews
  - Malvern
  - 03 Jan 2012 at 17:42
- - 2
  - 1
  Starts well, gets predictable, then gets downright boring
  
  This movie starts well and sets up a potentially interesting, if ludicrously far-fetched, situation, even if the characters are two-dimensional and ... read more »
  
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  - 27 Aug 2011 at 00:35
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  - 3
  Its worth watching this french movie
  
  Its worth watching this french movie. It keeps you held in suspense till the end, in plays on emotional twists well. It could be a bit faster, and that is the ... read more »
  
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- - Geetareach
  - 2 reviews
  - 05 Jun 2011 at 17:46
- - 1
  - 3
  Not noir enough
  
  This is a bit of a yawn in that inimitable French kind of yawnishness. It certainly doesn't work as a thriller (in fact that bit of the plot evaporates ... read more »
  
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  - 28 May 2011 at 22:08
- - 2
  - 0
  An Over The Top French Film
  
  One more OTT French film. Although undoubtfully well cast, the story is absurd and only gets more and more absurd. Starting like a thriller with a really ... read more »
  
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- - Chaplin
  - 16 reviews
  - 26 May 2011 at 10:47
- - 1
  - 3
  Best of French Film Making
  
  No matter how many times we watch this film we love it all over again. French film at its best. One of our all time favourite films to watch!
  
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- - ruckspin
  - 8 reviews
  - Swindon
  - 26 Apr 2011 at 23:15
- - 0
  - 3
  marriage made in heaven on earth
  
  Max is getting married going on business trip in Tokyo and all of of a sudden past seems to be catching up with him in terms of former friends and lovers. Then ... read more »
  
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- - juradino
  - 625 reviews
  - London
  - 13 Feb 2011 at 19:14
- - 4
  - 0
  The plot thickens - a bit too much.
  
  I suppose I have to give it at least 3, because it's so well made, and Vincent Cassel is one of my favourite French actors. However, either I am more stupid... read more »
  
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- - Nitaray
  - 206 reviews
  - Farnham
  - 17 Jan 2011 at 23:41
- - 2
  - 0
  A bit of a let down
  
  I am an absolute sucker for European cinema especially films coming out of France. I read a number of the reviews here and looked forward to my Saturday night ... read more »
  
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- - soxer
  - 33 reviews
  - Walsall
  - 10 Jan 2011 at 17:24
- - 5
  - 2
  Incredibly dissappointing
  
  As a lover of foreign language films, french films in particular, it was with some anticipation I awaited this film. Unfortunately it turned out to be a '... read more »
  
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- - Redking83
  - 14 reviews
  - Liverpool
  - 04 Oct 2010 at 10:54
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- - 36
  - 9
  Another example of French cinema at it's best...
  
  This is without doubt, one of the finest European films of the 1990's. Vincent Cassel is on top form here as he plays Max, who becomes entranced by a ... read more »
  
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- 2026
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Damian McMahon
  - Ireland
  - 17 Feb 2004 at 20:13
- - 17
  - 3
  Not a masterpiece but a superior thriller nevertheless
  
  Vincent Cassel storming his way through another film deespite that somewhat gormless look that comes naturally to him. Very much a French-do-Hitchcock and it ... read more »
  
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  - McClennan
  - 424 reviews
  - St Helens
  - 31 Dec 2004 at 13:43
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  - 1
  A slice of French perfection
  
  This is one of those rare movies where everything works. The script is intelligent, the acting faultless, it looks absolutely marvellous and this being a ... read more »
  
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- - Steamcarrot
  - 18 reviews
  - East Yorkshire
  - 14 Mar 2006 at 22:19
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  - 8
  No subtitles
  
  I was very excited to see this DVD, but was sorely disappointed to find that there were no English subtitles! All the menu titles and even the cast biographies ... read more »
  
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- - yaoer
  - Middlesex
  - 11 Nov 2004 at 10:57
- - 14
  - 3
  No Subtitles
  
  There are no English subtitles on this film, although it says subtitles in English on the listing. What a shame!!
  
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  - Basildon, England
  - 27 May 2007 at 10:31
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  A really excellent thriller
  
  A fantastic film. The events unfold at a pace which guarantees to keep you hooked until the very last scene. The storyline is refreshingly unpredictable and ... read more »
  
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  - Sheffield
  - 02 Oct 2004 at 20:45
- - 11
  - 0
  A french classic
  
  This is the type of film you can watch again and again. There's so much to enjoy. The plot comes together like a perfect jigsaw. The performances are all ... read more »
  
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- - Minimart
  - Merseyside
  - 04 Oct 2004 at 14:42
- - 9
  - 0
  Very Good
  
  This is a good film. Thats all you need to know. Great acting, absorbing atmosphere and excellent twists. There are some wallys on this website arent there? The... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 29 May 2007 at 11:32
- - 9
  - 1
  Bonjour L'Appartement
  
  French love movies are great. You can stalk people, stare at strangers, fall in love three time in as many hours, burn ex's clothes in bath tubs, behave ... read more »
  
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- - Owen
  - 56 reviews
  - Clapham
  - 02 Jun 2004 at 22:34
- - 7
  - 1
  This film was intended...
  
  This film was intended to be a though provoking film. The areas it covered were handled with care. However I found the plot unbelievable and could gain no ... read more »
  
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  - LINCOLN
  - 04 Jul 2004 at 13:07

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  Director Gilles Mimouni's first feature film is a stylish suspense thriller that confounds the audience while presenting them with an extraordinary and elusive mystery. Vincent Cassel stars as Max, a former playboy who has decided to settle down by marrying his current love, Muriel. However, during ...