Can that be love
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German title | Can that be love |
Original title | Je crois que je l'aime |
Country of production | France |
original language | French |
Publishing year | 2007 |
length | 90 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 12 |
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Director | Pierre Jolivet |
script | Pierre Jolivet Simon Michaël |
production |
Frédéric Bourboulon Pierre Kubel Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar |
camera | Pascal Ridao |
cut | Yves Deschamps |
occupation | |
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Can that be love is a 2007 French romance comedy directed by Pierre Jolivet .
action
Lucas is a wealthy businessman who, however, has had no luck with women in the past. After a broken love, he fell into depression four years ago and brought his company to the brink of ruin; his wife, in turn, has left him with their son and is now leading a custody battle against Lucas in the USA. One day Lucas meets the artist Elsa in the foyer of his company, who is to create a ceramic fresco for the floor of the hall on his behalf . Lucas immediately falls in love with Elsa, but at the same time annoys her because the fresco was originally supposed to be significantly larger and he now doesn't seem to like the relatively small floor picture. Elsa packs her things and leaves. However, since Lucas wants to see her again, he makes it clear to her that he has never withdrawn the assignment. Over dinner, Elsa agrees to continue working because she needs the money.
To prevent a depression like a few years ago, Lucas private detective Roland Christin sets on Elsa. The former secret agent not only bugs Elsa, but also installs cameras in her apartment and scans her business and private life. Lucas soon knows everything about Elsa, who lives with her cousin and has a little nephew. To be able to talk to her about ceramics, Lucas has the famous ceramist Professor Della Ponte fly in from Italy, who gives him a brief introduction to ceramics. With this knowledge, Lucas finally comes up trumps at dinner with Elsa, who, however, reacts irritated that Lucas can so easily dispose of important people. Both end up in their apartment, but Lucas reacts inhibited because he knows that the apartment has numerous cameras. He finally leaves in a rush and Elsa keeps her distance from now on.
Because his colleague Jeanne Larozière is doing business hostile to the company behind his back, Lucas fires her. After spending the night with Lucas, Elsa also fell in love with him. However, Larozière reveals to her in revenge that she is monitored by Lucas around the clock. Lucas has meanwhile ordered that Roland Christin break off the surveillance. Elsa surprises him in her apartment when he is removing the cameras and breaks up with Lucas a little later. He falls into deep depression. Videos secretly recorded in his apartment, which show Lucas devastated, Roland finally passes to Elsa, who now realizes that Lucas really loves her. Before he leaves for the United States to fight for his son, the two make up in a hotel - with Roland again keeping a watchful eye on them.
production
Can that be love was shot in Paris . Vincent Lindon and Sandrine Bonnaire stood together in front of the camera for the second time; they had already filmed with me in A few days in 1988 . Elisabeth Tavernier created the costumes, Philippe Cord'homme designed the film . The film opened in French cinemas on February 21, 2007, where it was seen by around 775,000 visitors. In Germany the film was released on July 19, 2007 and was released on DVD on January 18, 2008.
synchronization
role | actor | Voice actor |
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Elsa | Sandrine Bonnaire | Marion Martienzen |
Lucas | Vincent Lindon | Michael Lott |
Roland Christin | François Berléand | Bernd Stephan |
criticism
For the film service was Can this be love? a "turbulent comedy in screwball style, which owes its rousing effect to brilliant actors and the love of staged detail." Cinema described the film as a "refreshing French city comedy about a hot-blooded neurotic in a frenzy of love".
Web links
- Can that be love in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ See Box Office on allocine.fr
- ↑ Can that be love? In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing file , accessed on March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Can that be love? In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ See cinema.de