Le désamour (TV Movie 2010) Poster

(2010 TV Movie)

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Falling out of love
jotix10018 July 2011
Warning: Spoilers
As the starting credits begin, we are given a glimpse of couples arguing on the streets. The scene changes to just the opposite because when we meet Laure and Bertrand, we realize true love really exist, at least for them. The ideal couple, Bertrand is a successful architect. Laure is an editor for a publishing house in Lyon. Laure, we get to know, was abandoned by her first husband, leaving her with Sophie, an eighteen years old young woman experiencing her first love with Samir.

Laure, whose firm is facing hard times because the new trend in electronic books, is fired, the reason is because the man in charge has figured she is secure in her marriage. After all, Bertrand is a rich man, so he can save other editors that are struggling. Things between Laure and Bertrand begin to deteriorate because of his interest in his assistant, Charlotte, a woman that sees in him the man she always wanted, but never was able to have. Laure, involved in her editing job does not see she is neglecting her husband.

The couple decide to separate. Laure and Bertrand can no longer feel the same as when they first got together. Sophie, much in love with Samir, sees her world closing in and decides to go looking for the father that abandoned her without telling her mother about it. As she sees a happy man getting his wife and sons, she realizes, her father has found bliss in the new situation and new family. Sophie's disappearance has brought back Laure and Bertrand, who finally realize how they neglected their relationship; they were meant for each other.

A romantic comedy made for Frenh television was co-written and directed by Daniel Janneau. The idea of the perfect marriage is put to a test because both partners felt secure in their life together, only to realize, much too late, they had taken each other for granted. The film is a study in how to keep fresh a romance that should have never ceased to exist when one of the partners loses sight of where the relationship is going.

Nicely acted by Florence Pernel and Bruno Wolkowitch, this is a pleasant time for those turning to the movie. Ms. Pernell is a stunning beauty who exudes charm in her take of Laure. Mr. Workowitch makes a good Bertrand. Both actors have been seen extensively on television, a shame for the movie going public. Lovely Marie Bereaud is seen as Sophie. Others in supporting roles include Cecile Bois and Didier Long. The film was shot in the beautiful city of Lyon.
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