Je l'aimais (Someone I Loved) (2009)

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An unabashed paean to the pleasures of an illicit, adulterous love affair, this melodrama stars Gallic screen legend Daniel Auteuil (Sostiene Pereira) as Pierre, an elderly Frenchman. At the outset of the tale, Pierre's son, Adrien (Antonin Chalon) leaves wife Chloe (Florence Loiret-Caille) and… More An unabashed paean to the pleasures of an illicit, adulterous love affair, this melodrama stars Gallic screen legend Daniel Auteuil (Sostiene Pereira) as Pierre, an elderly Frenchman. At the outset of the tale, Pierre's son, Adrien (Antonin Chalon) leaves wife Chloe (Florence Loiret-Caille) and their two daughters following an ongoing affair with a mistress. In response, Pierre whisks Chloe and the girls away to a cabin for a few days of consolation, then sits down with his daughter-in-law and recounts a series of events from his past. The film flashes back in time to Pierre's middle-aged years, when as a businessman he attempted to close a deal with a cadre of Chinese executives but couldn't quite manage to do so, given his constant distraction by the gorgeous (and much younger) translator at the meeting, Mathilde (Marie-Josee Croze). Though married, Pierre fell instantly into love and lust, and consented to a series of encounters with Mathilde that witnessed the partners meeting up in hotels around the globe, over the years, whenever time and circumstance permitted a convenient liaison. Unsurprisingly, this only prompted rage and sorrow from Pierre's abandoned wife (Christiane Millet), but it instilled little if any regret in Pierre, who still perceives his relationship with Mathilde as the greatest love story he has ever personally known. The passion-imbued recollections ultimately force the indignant Chloe to step back from her familial situation and reconsider Adrien's actions from a different angle. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 52 min.
Directed By: Zabou Breitman
Genres: Drama, Romance, Art House & International

In Theaters: May 6, 2009 Wide
On DVD: May 4, 2010
Studio: SND

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Cast

            Daniel Auteuil as Pierre

            Marie-Josée Croze as Mathilde

            Florence Loiret-Caille as ChloÃ©

            Christiane Millet as Suzanne

            Geneviève Mnich as GeneviÃ¨ve

            Winston Ong as Monsieur Xing

            Olivia Ross as Christine

            Antonin Chalon as Adrien

            Ysée Dumay Duteil as Lucie

            Clémentine Houée as Marion

            Woon Ling Hau as Mademoiselle Li

            Ludovic Pinette as Jacques

            Alain Darlay as Collaborateur Pierre 1

            Stephane Le Coq de Querlan as Collaborateur Pierre 2

            Jonathan Cohen as Pizzeria Server

            Sun Yuncheng as Collaborateur M. Xing

            Catherine Etchebarne as Agent Immobilier 1

            William Gay as Agent Immobilier 2

            Olivier Saint Jours as Adrien as Adult

            Richard Boidin as Simon Wepler

            Christie Lee as Hong Kong Receptionist

            Delphine Theodore as IntÃ©rimaire

            Charles Quémere as Paul Houdard

            Mark Dugdale as Tom

            Louise Carrière as Lucie as an Infant

            Plume Estève as Lucie at 2 Years Old

            Jules Balandras as Christine's Young Son

            Florence Loiret
            
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