On appelle ça... le printemps (2001)
Directed by Hervé Le Roux

Comedy / Romance
aka: They Call This

Film Review

In contrast to most French comedies, On appelle ça... le printemps relies more heavily on visual jokes than scripted dialogue, and the main pleasure in watching this film is the the oddly surreal comic situations which arise in the course of what appears to be a fairly run-of-the-mill comedy.  Admittedly, some of the comedy falls flat and the evident lack of sparkle in the dialogue prevents the film from being entirely satisfying.  Nevertheless, where the comedy works, it works quite well, and some unusual flourishes (such as the bizarre opening sequence) make it an intriguing and diverting piece of Gallic entertainment.
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Film Synopsis

Two friends, Fanfan and Joss, rediscover their freedom when their marriages simultaneously come to an abrupt end.  Fanfan walks out on her husband whilst Joss is thrown out of her apartment by her spouse.  They decide to move in with a third friend, Manu, although her husband, Mytch, is less than pleased with the arrangement.  After Mytch has thrown them out of his home, the three women move in with Manu's secret lover and plot their revenge against their three husbands...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Hervé Le Roux
  • Script: Hervé Le Roux
  • Cinematographer: Pierre Milon
  • Cast: Marilyne Canto (Manu), Maryse Cupaiolo (Fanfan), Marie Matheron (Joss), Bernard Ballet (Claude), Pierre Berriau (Paul), Michel Bompoil (Mytch), Antoine Chappey (Charles), László Szabó (Jean), Yves Afonso (Monsieur Maurice), Lucas Belvaux (Luc), Anne Benhaïem (Karaoke bank client), Didier Costagliola (Police inspector), Javier Cruz (The tenant), Jacques Déniel (Rabbit-Man), Philippe Fretun (Mexican singer), Julien Gangnet (The cousin from Britanny), Pierre Gérard (Pierrot), Margaux Hocquard (Lise), Julien Husson (Whale-Man), Thierry Jousse (Bank director)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 107 min
  • Aka: They Call This

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