Summary
Clement, a young philosophy teacher, is sent to Arras for a year. He meets Jennifer, a pretty hair stylist, and the two freely share their hearts and bodies as they try to overcome the cultural and social divide between them.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+29)
Critics 83Audiences 54GoodWatch 70
Tomatometer83%
IMDb6.5
Audience score43%
Running time
1 h 51 min
A typical length for comedies, +11 min on the typical 100
typical 100111Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 7 countries, rent or buy in 8 more
Released
2014
April 30, 2014
12 years ago
Genres
ComedyRomanceDramaLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
- Belgium
- France
César Awards2015
- Best Actress2015Nominated
- Best Adaptation2015Nominated
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 11 more32 people
- Émilie DequenneJennifer
- Loïc CorberyClément Le Guern
- Sandra NkakeCathy
- Charlotte TalpaertNolwenn
- Anne CoesensHélène
- DBDaniela BiscontiMadame Bortolin
- Didier SandreLe père de Clément
- Martine ChevallierLa mère de Clément
- FTFlorian ThirietJohan Bortolin
- Annelise HesmeIsabelle
Amira CasarMarie- TBTom BurgeatDylan
- KZKamel ZidouriAntoine
- CMChristophe MoyerLe proviseur
Philippe Le GuayLe modérateur conférence philosophie- OWOrjan WikströmDr. Steinmark
Michel MasieroL'homme qui soliloque- TCTiffany CoulombelLa babysitter
Floriane PotiezL'employée de l'hôtel- LSLuc SamailleLe récéptionniste de l'hôtel
- PVPhilippe VilainPhilippe
- MCManuel CarcassonneL'homme de la Cinémathèque
Charline Bourgeois-TacquetLa femme de la Cinémathèque- MBMathilde BraureLa cliente de Jennifer
Directing · 1
- Lucas Belvaux Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Philippe Vilain Novel
Production · 4
- Patrick Sobelman Producer
- Patrick Quinet Producer
- Okinawa Valérie Guerard Casting
- Arlette Zylberberg Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- Pierric Gantelmi d'Ille Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Ludo Troch Editor
Sound · 1
- Frédéric Vercheval Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Frédérique Belvaux Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Nathalie Raoul Costume Design
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