Ils se marièrent et eurent beaucoup d'enfants (...And They Lived Happily Ever After) (2004)
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Writer, director, and actor Yvan Attal takes another look at the ups and downs of love and monogamy in this biting romantic comedy. Vincent (Yvan Attal), Fred (Alain Cohen), and Georges (Alain Chabat) are three Parisian men in their early forties who are coming to the unfortunate realization that… More Writer, director, and actor Yvan Attal takes another look at the ups and downs of love and monogamy in this biting romantic comedy. Vincent (Yvan Attal), Fred (Alain Cohen), and Georges (Alain Chabat) are three Parisian men in their early forties who are coming to the unfortunate realization that their love lives are not what they dreamed of in their youth. Vincent is married to Gabrielle (Charlotte Gainsbourg), and while there's still some spark left in their marriage, it usually appears only after an argument. Vincent is having a furtive affair with a beautiful woman (Angie David), while Gabrielle is tempted to do the same when a handsome man in a record shop (Johnny Depp) begins silently flirting with her. Fred is the bachelor of the group, and seems to have an endless parade of women passing through his bedroom, but no one misses the fact that he longs for the sort of long-term relationship that has so far evaded him. And Georges is reaching the end of his rope with his wife, Nathalie (Emmanuelle Seigner), an abrasive feminist who insists on making every aspect of their lives a political matter, but lacking the courage to break up with her, Georges deals with his feelings in the traditional manner -- he buys a new car. Happily Ever After was Attal's first project as writer and director after his international hit Ma Femme Est une Actrice.~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Directed By
- Yvan Attal, Maryo J. De los Reyes
- Written By
- Yvan Attal
- Genres
- Drama, Musical & Performing Arts, Art House & International, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Apr 8, 2005 Wide
- Studio
- Kino International
Critic Reviews
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Marta Barber, Miami Herald
This is an affair to forget.
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Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Gets bogged down in midlife-crisis cliches.
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Allison Benedikt, Chicago Tribune
Attal knows that no matter how adult we feel when we say, 'I do,' marriage is all child's play: jealousy, lies and pure, unconditional love. Perplexing, but not a bad option.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
There's nothing much wrong with the film; my complaint is that there's nothing much right about it.
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Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Happily Ever After is never as insightful or as funny as Woody at his best. But the film has a fine-tuned approach to human behavior.
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Cast
- Yvan Attal
- Angie David
- Claude Berri
- Aurore Clement
- Anouk Aimée
- Alain Cohen
- Charlotte Gainsbourg
- Emmanuelle Seigner
- Alain Chabat
- Dion Ignacio
- Jade Lopez
- John Prats
- Keempee de Leon
- Maxene Magalona
- Nadine Samonte
- Nash Aguas
- Rainier Castillo
- Tyron Perez
- Yasmien Kurdi
- Johnny Depp
- Sébastien Vidal
- Chloé Combret
- Marie-Sophie Wilson-Carr
- Stéphanie Murat
