Lovers (1999)

Original Title :	Lovers
Director :	Jean-Marc Barr
Writer :	Pascal Arnold Jean-Marc Barr
Country :	France
Language :	French & English
Producer :	Pascal Arnold , Jean-Marc Barr , Emmanuelle Mougne
IMDB ID :	0178721
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poster for "Lovers" by Jean-Marc Barr (1999)

Lovers (1999) - Jean-Marc Barr

Starring

Élodie Bouchez		Jeanne
Sergej Trifunovic		Dragan
Jean-Christophe Bouvet		L'homme du kiosque
Irina Decermic		Le client
Thibault de Montalembert

Plot

Jeanne and Dragan meet in a Paris bookshop - she's working there, he's looking for a book on the Italian painter Rossetti. The two strike up a passionate affair, but Dragan doesn't tell her that he is in the country illegally.

Comments

Uneventful film, redeemed by good photography and actress I just watched this film on tape from a recent Channel 4 broadcast in the UK.I guess it's the ideal French film, as it has all the right ingredients -- relationships, cigarettes, dingy apartments, garish apartments -- and it's mainly in English! However, I felt like speeding it up all the way through.I could go make a cup of tea and nothing would have happened while I was gone. It was redeemed by bright, clear photography of Paris, and some lovely close-ups of the delicious Elodie Bouchez.I only give it 5, I'm afraid. Pleasant enough, but the Gaga character really irritated me and it was soooo sloooow.