The Art of Love
23/11/2011
1h 25m

Several interconnected chapters follow a variety of Parisian couples navigating love, desire, and relationships. Isabelle, frustrated by a year of celibacy, rejects her friend Zoé’s offer to "borrow" her husband and instead impersonates their mutual friend Amélie, who cannot bring herself to sleep with her close friend Boris. Meanwhile, the lonely Achille is stunned when his alluring new neighbor appears at his door in a negligee, proposing an affair. Elsewhere, middle-aged Emmanuelle struggles with an overwhelming attraction to every handsome man she encounters, threatening her marriage, while a young couple wrestles with jealousy. Each chapter delves into the unpredictability of love with humor and poignancy.
Cast


Emmanuel Mouret
Louis


Pascale Arbillot
Zoé


Ariane Ascaride
Emmanuelle


Frédérique Bel
La voisine d'Achille


François Cluzet
Achille


Julie Depardieu
Isabelle


Judith Godrèche
Amélie


Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
Ludovic


Philippe Magnan
Paul


Stanislas Merhar
Laurent


Laurent Stocker
Boris


Gaspard Ulliel
William


Michaël Cohen
Le mari de Zoé
Mélanie Chaney
Annabelle


Élodie Navarre
Vanessa


Camille Bardery
Elisabeth


Jade-Nadja Nguyen
La femme de ménage d'Amélie


Guillaume Ferrandez
Le serveur café Emmanuelle


Aurélie Bouix
Amie Ludovic & Amélie


Jean-Louis Levasseur
Ami Ludovic & Amélie


Marie Coulonjou
Femme couple clients Amélie


Aurélia Alcaïs
La femme de ménage de l'hôtel


Philippe Torreton
Narrateur (voix)
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