Alex (Romain Duris) and his sister (Julie Ferrier) break up couples for a living. They have a 100 percent success rate and only two rules: Never split a healthy couple, and never fall in love. But with a week to break up beautiful Juliette (Vanessa Paradis) and her seemingly perfect boyfriend, the rules start to bend, and soon the heartbreakers risk having their own hearts broken. This charming and glamorous romantic comedy veers from laughs to tears to tears of laughter. —Tribeca Film Festival
This week, Manohla Dargis is back. So are the French, but it's the documentaries that look most interesting, so that's where we'll begin
Very very nice. This is a perfect blend between different comedy genres: a bit of slapstick, some funny action scenes and a great touch of melancholy. Basically, this is a romantic comedy with a classic… read review
English Title: Heartbreaker
Original Title: L’arnacoeur
Year: 2010
Country: France, Monaco
Language: French, English, Spanish
Genre: Comedy
Director: Pascal Chaumeil
Writers… read review
Charming, but nothing very original. Duris is Alex, a man who is hired to make women fall in love with him so they will break off relationships with men they don’t realize are making them unhappy… read review
Le film de Pascal Chaumeil est une comédie romantique sans prétention. C’est romantique en diable, parfois drôle, séduisant, sympathique. Paradis a du mal à paraître séduisante. Duris porte presque… read review