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The Names of Love

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Original title

Le nom des gens

Year

2010

Running time

99 min.

Country

France

Director

Michel Leclerc

Screenwriter

Michel Leclerc, Baya Kasmi

Cast

Music

Jérôme Bensoussan, David Euverte

Cinematography

Vincent Mathias

Producer

Delante Films, Karé Productions

Genre

Comedy. Romance. Drama | Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

A young, extroverted left-wing activist meets her unexpected match. Bahia Benmahmoud (Sara Forestier), a scatter-brained, free-spirited, young left-wing activist, sleeps with her political opposites in order to manipulate them to her cause, until she finds her match in Arthur Martin (Jacques Gamblin).

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Awards: 2010: 2 Cesar Awards: Original Screenplay, Actress (Forestier). 4 nominations

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Critics' reviews

"Forestier's performance is a tour de force of comic acting, maintaining astonishing alertness and energy from shot to shot and scene to scene."

Mick LaSalle: San Francisco Chronicle
"For those who wish to decode 'The Names of Love', there's a sharp commentary on French prejudices, character types, history, and culture embedded in Michel Leclerc's droll autobiographical French comedy."

Lisa Schwarzbaum: Entertainment Weekly
"The American romantic comedy has grown distressingly moribund lately, but anyone looking to freshen up the genre a bit need look no further than Michel Leclerc's 'The Names Of Love'."

Keith Phipps: AV Club
"Leclerc and company manage to raise serious points and deliver intelligent laughs at the same time, which is no small feat."

Ty Burr: Boston Globe
"Strained and mildly amusing. The real reason to see the movie is the delightful performance by Sara Forestier, who rightly won the French version of the Oscar for her portrayal of the carefree Baya."

V.A. Musetto: New York Post
"Sharp-witted, sometimes surreal and largely autobiographical French-language comedy."

Joe Morgenstern: The Wall Street Journal
"Chockfull of ideas in a way that's both scattershot and more than a little exciting."

Andrew Schenker: Slant
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