One topic the French seem to do very well is relationships. And here we see the relationship between Depardieu and Huppert and all the good and bad parts of it, like reality. I think films that show perfect relationships are completely pointless, what do they prove and why are we being shown something that doesn't exist?!
Huppert meets Depardieu when she is out with her current boyfriend and finds herself infatuated by him, to the extent that she leaves her boyfriend almost immediately for this man. Her ex goes from being violent and angry over the situation to completely mellow and wanting to hang out with the pair as friends etc.
It's awkward to watch, but sometimes this sort of thing happens in the real world. People who are rejected sometimes can't accept what has happened.
Huppert's character is very raw, and not particularly likeable, after all, throughout the film she seems to flit from one man to the other without feeling or regret. But then again Depardieu's character is not exactly squeaky clean either, and Huppert's ex-boyfriend was fairly abusive in the relationship anyway. So who knows who is right and who is wrong. It's just gritty real life. Excellent film. (Huppert looked so young that I barely recognised her!)
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