The Names of Love (2010)

Le nom des gens (original title)

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1h 40min
Comedy, Drama
24 Nov 2010 (Belgium)
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A young, extroverted left-wing activist who sleeps with her political opponents to convert them to her cause is successful until she meets her match.

Director:

Michel Leclerc

Writers:

Baya Kasmi, Michel Leclerc

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Awards:

3 wins & 4 nominations.
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A young, extroverted left-wing activist who sleeps with her political opponents to convert them to her cause is successful until she meets her match.

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	Jacques Gamblin	...	Arthur Martin
	Sara Forestier	...	Bahia Benmahmoud
	Zinedine Soualem	...	Mohamed Benmahmoud
	Carole Franck	...	Cécile Delivet Benmahmoud
	Jacques Boudet	...	Lucien Martin
	Michèle Moretti	...	Annette Martin
	Zakariya Gouram	...	Hassan Hassini
	Julia Vaidis-Bogard	...	Annette à 30 ans
	Adrien Stoclet	...	Arthur Martin adolescent
	Camille Gigot	...	Arthur Martin enfant
	Laura Genovino	...	Bahia Benmahmoud enfant
	Rose Marit	...	Annette enfant
	Youari Kime	...	Mohamed Benmahmoud enfant
	Yann Goven	...	Le pianiste
	Nabil Massad	...	Nassim
	Cyrille Andrieu-Lacu	...	David Cohen, le grand-père d'Arthur
	Cristina Palma De Figueiredo	...	La grand-mère d'Arthur (as Cristina Palma Di Figueiredo)
	Camille Chalons	...	Une ado, la première copine d'Arthur
	Joséphine Ropion	...	Une ado, la deuxième copine d'Arthur (as Joséphine Roplon)
	Lydie Muller	...	La directrice de l' école
	Nanou Garcia	...	L'employée de l'état-civil
	Alain Bédouet	...	Lui-même présentant 'Le Téléphone Sonne' sur France Inter
	Thierry Guerrier	...	Le journaliste TV
	Sandrine Houlet	...	La pédopsychiatre
	Cyril Passadori	...	Le jeune du Medef
	Stéphanie Daniel	...	La collègue de Bahia au standard
	Agathe Dronne	...	La femme qui ne couche pas le premier soir
	Delphine Baril	...	La femme qui n'a jamais voté
	Jacqueline Galas	...	La femme qui plonge les tourteaux dans l'eau bouillante
	Sylvie Neyraut	...	La femme de l'orphelinat
	Catherine Giron	...	L'employée de l'état-civil des années 60
	Lionel Girard	...	Le collègue d'Arthur dans le poulailler
	Andrée Barre	...	La femme du vieux couple dans le métro
	Mohamed Sallaye	...	L'homme du vieux couple dans le métro
	Tewfik Allal	...	Un ami lors du débat télé
	Senhadja Akhroul	...	Un ami lors du débat télé
	Amil Korichi	...	Ami débat télé
	Michèle Sinapi	...	Une amie lors du débat télé
	Arafat Sadallah	...	Un ami lors du débat télé
	Mourad Zamouri	...	Un ami lors du débat télé (as Mour Zamouri)
	Karim Leklou	...	Un ami lors du débat télé
	Brigitte Allal	...	Une amie lors du débat télé
	Salim Torki	...	Un ami lors du débat télé
	Khedidja Bourcart	...	Une amie lors du débat télé
	Mohy Idine Loukili	...	Le joueur de luth
	Layla Metssitane	...	La femme voilée dans le métro
	Husky Kihal	...	Le mari de la femme voilée dans le métro
	Antoine Michel	...	Le photographe
	Christine Kay	...	L'infirmière de Tchang
	Christian Dabady	...	Aboubacar - le marié
	Régis Romele	...	Le poissonnier
	Sihame Sani	...	Kadidja
	Roger Maxime	...	Le premier assesseur
	Laurent Salsac	...	Le deuxième assesseur
	Gigi Ledron	...	L'nfirmière d'Annette
	Estelle Sayada	...	La caissière
	Marc Freslon	...	Le maire
	Lana Crabol	...	Tchang Martin Benmahmoud - l'enfant d'Arthur et de Bahia
	Jou Moon	...	Le lycéen amant de Bahia
	Samir Korchi	...	Saïd (de la Cité de la Dalle)
	Nassim Sadi-Oufella	...	Un jeune de la cité de la Dalle
	Daniel Bilong	...	Un jeune de la cité de la Dalle
	Amedi Doucouré	...	Un jeune de la cité de la Dalle
	Sofiane Bounfour	...	Un jeune de la cité de la Dalle
	El Hadj Andiang	...	Un jeune de la cité de la Dalle
	Georges Benoît	...	Le professeur de piano
	Jean-Pierre Durand	...	L'homme de l'orphelinat
	Thierry Dauplais	...	L'ami blond de Mohamed
	Alain Buron	...	Le professeur de fac des années 60
	Nassim Kadi	...	le jeune frère de Bahia
	Fouzia Lyamini	...	La mère de Mohamed enfant
	Pascal Hintablian	...	Le technicien de Radio France
	Mathéo Capelli	...	Le vigile de Radio France (as Matheo Capelli)
	Guillaume Toucas	...	Un ami gaucho
	Gilles-Vincent Kapps	...	Un ami gaucho
	Jean-Gabriel Bernhard	...	Le coach de piano
	Lionel Jospin	...	Lionel Jospin
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Nicolas Sarkozy	...	Lui-même (uncredited) (archiveFootage)

Directed by

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Michel Leclerc

Written by

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Baya Kasmi	...	()

Michel Leclerc	...	()

Produced by

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Caroline Adrian	...	producer
Franck Celton	...	production executive
Fabrice Goldstein	...	producer
Véronique Hallot	...	production executive
Antoine Rein	...	producer

Music by

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Jérôme Bensoussan
David Euverte

Cinematography by

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Vincent Mathias

Editing by

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Nathalie Hubert

Editorial Department

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Denis Bedlow	...	assistant editor
Aude Humblet	...	colorist

Casting By

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Aurélie Guichard

Production Design by

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Jean-Marc Tran Tan Ba

Costume Design by

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Mélanie Gautier

Makeup Department

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Milou Sanner	...	key hair stylist
Natali Tabareau-Vieuille	...	key makeup artist

Production Management

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Nicolas Beaussieu	...	unit manager
Benjamin Behaeghel	...	unit manager
Maria Bergeaud	...	unit manager
Maxime Brun	...	unit manager
Marianne Germain	...	production manager
Christophe Grandière	...	unit production manager
Kevin Lecomte	...	assistant unit manager
Mathilde Mallet	...	unit manager
Régis Melet	...	unit manager
Aurélien Némorin	...	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Mathilde Cukierman	...	first assistant director: location
Amandine Escoffier	...	second assistant director
Philippine Geley	...	assistant director
Mathieu Vaillant	...	first assistant director

Art Department

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Patrick Blodeau	...	graphic designer
Anne Deschaintres	...	painter
Pauline Gracia	...	set dresser
Dib Kasmi	...	painter
Clotilde Lourd	...	assistant art director
Michel Masson	...	painter
Simon Tric	...	property master

Sound Department

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Adrien Arnaud	...	assistant sound editor
Emmanuel Augeard	...	sound editor
Guillaume Chevalier	...	boom operator
Ludovic Delzenne	...	sound recordist
Julien Gigliotti	...	boom operator
François Groult	...	re-recording mixer
Sophie Laloy	...	sound mixer
François Lepeuple	...	foley artist
Avril Noviant	...	boom operator
Claire Thiebault	...	additional assistant sound

Visual Effects by

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Adrien Charpentier	...	visual effects supervisor
Romain Sosso	...	visual effects supervisor

Stunts

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Carlos Bonelli	...	stunt performer
Dominique Fouassier	...	stunt coordinator
Sébastien Fouassier	...	stunt performer
Ludo Silemetzoglou	...	stunt performer (as Ludovic Silemetzoglou)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Matthieu Agius	...	assistant camera
Luis Armando Arteaga	...	first assistant camera
Sarah Bensaïd	...	first assistant camera: second unit
Simon Blanchard	...	additional assistant camera
Nicolas Cadot	...	electrician
Michael Crotto	...	still photographer
Loic Evenou	...	first assistant camera
Dorothée Guermonprez	...	second assistant camera
Cafer Ilhan	...	gaffer
Mathieu Lamand	...	assistant camera
Alexis Lavergne	...	grip
Mathieu Le Bothlan	...	assistant camera
Jérôme Lift	...	assistant camera
Avril Noviant	...	assistant camera
Suka Owono Nkaba	...	assistant photographer
Etienne Saldés	...	camera operator (as Etienne Saldès) / key grip / steadicam operator
Loïc Savouré	...	first assistant camera

Casting Department

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Marine Francen	...	extras casting (as Marine Franssen Cena)
Nathalie Guillaume	...	extras casting
Elsa Morillon	...	extras casting
Julie Navarro	...	extras casting
Jennifer Peyrot	...	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Stéphanie Boissard	...	additional wardrobe
Corinne Bouquet	...	wardrobe
Tiphaine Reverend	...	wardrobe
Souad Sedira	...	dresser
Sophie Taille	...	wardrobe

Location Management

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Mathilde Cukierman

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location scout

Music Department

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Valentin Marinelli

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composer: additional music

Script and Continuity Department

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Isabelle Ribis

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script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Jamel Cabone	...	driver: honeywagon
Olivier Suffert	...	production driver

Additional Crew

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Alwine Deleule	...	production assistant
Baya Kasmi	...	making-of director
Loïc Mahé	...	making-of director
Magalie Montet	...	press: international
Florence Narozny	...	press attache
Lola Zajdermann	...	production secretary

Thanks

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Lionel Jospin	...	thanks
Redja Lamothe	...	thanks
Thomas Lilti	...	thanks
Anne Parillaud	...	thanks

Production Companies

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Delante Films
Karé Productions
TF1 Droits Audiovisuels (co-production)
Canal+ (participation)
TPS Star (participation)
La Région Île-de-France (support)
Banque Populaire Images 10 (in association with)
Uni Étoile 7 (in association with)
Sofica Valor 7 (in association with)
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)

Distributors

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Energía Entusiasta (2011) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Karma Films (2011) (Spain) (theatrical)
Les Films de l'Elysée (2010) (Belgium) (theatrical)
Mares Filmes (2011) (Brazil) (theatrical)
Mongrel Media (2011) (Canada) (theatrical)
Monopole-Pathé (2010) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
Music Box Films (2011) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
Odeon (Greece) (theatrical)
Rialto Entertainment (2011) (Australia) (theatrical)
TF1 International (2010) (World-wide) (theatrical)
X Verleih AG (2011) (Germany) (theatrical)
Argentina Video Home (2012) (Argentina) (DVD)
Argentina Video Home (2012) (Argentina) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Great Movies Distribution (2018) (Brazil) (video) (VOD)
Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC) (2010) (France)
Warner Home Video (2011) (Germany) (DVD)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary	Bahia Benmahmoud, a free-spirited young woman, has a particular way of seeing political engagement, as she doesn't hesitate to sleep with those who don't agree with her to convert them to her cause - which is a lot of people, as all right-leaning people are concerned. Generally, it works pretty well. Until the day she meets Arthur Martin, a discreet forty-something who doesn't like taking risks. She imagines that with a name like that, he's got to be slightly fascist. But names are deceitful and appearances deceiving... Written by Happy_Evil_Dude Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	infidelity cheating-girlfriend jealousy nude-wears-eyeglasses younger-version-of-self See All (143) »
Genres	Comedy Drama Romance
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:13 France:Tous publics Germany:12 New Zealand:R16 Singapore:R21 Spain:7 (TV rating) Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) United States:R

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Also Known As	Le Nom Des Gens (India, English title) The Names of Love (World-wide, English title) The Names of Love (United States) People's Names (United States) Love by Any Name (Canada, English title) See more »
Runtime	100 min
Official Sites	Music Box Films Official site
Country	France
Language	French English Arabic Slovak
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Dolby Digital
Filming Locations	Franprix, Bagnolet, Seine-Saint-Denis, France See more »

Box Office

Budget

$4,600,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	An actress initially cast as Bahia Benmahmoud had demanded to remove the nude scene in which she leaves the house without clothes on and wanders down the street and into a train on the Paris Metro, to the surprise of fellow travelers. When Sara Forestier took over the role of Bahia Benmahmoud, she asked for the scene to be put back in, feeling it was a key scene for the character."It was easy because it is so rare to do a nude scene that's funny," she says with a big grin. "If I have the opportunity to do that in my life, I run! I was excited to do it because it was like a burlesque show." See more »
Goofs	When Bahia Benmahmoud's mother is characterized by her likes and dislikes, she can be seen as a hippie in the 70s, and it is mentioned that she hates films of the 70s starring Alain Delon with the word "flic" (cop) in them. Then a poster of the film To Kill a Cop (1981) is briefly shown. Yet, that film only opened in 1981. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011). See more »

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