Games of Love and Chance
7.2 /10 1 Votes
Director Abdellatif Kechiche Story by Ghalya Lacroix Country France | 7/10 IMDb Genre Drama, Romance Duration Language French | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date November 25, 2003 Writer Abdellatif Kechiche (scenario), Ghalia Lacroix (adaptation), Abdellatif Kechiche (adaptation) Screenplay Abdellatif Kechiche, Ghalya Lacroix Cast Osman Elkharraz (Krimo), Sara Forestier (Lydia), Rachid Hami (Rachid), Hajar Hamlili (Zina), Nanou Benhamou (Nanou), Carole Franck (Prof de français)Similar movies Finding Neverland , Get Over It , Rushmore , Shrek the Third , The Last Metro , Shakespeare in Love | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Games of Love and Chance (French: L'Esquive) is a 2003 French drama film directed by Abdellatif Kechiche and starring Sara Forestier. It won the César Award for Best Film, Best Director, Best Writing and Most Promising Actress.
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The film was shot in Seine-Saint-Denis in 6 weeks in October and November 2002.
Synopsis
A group of teenagers from the housing projects of the Paris suburbs practice a passage from the play Games of Love and Chance by Marivaux for their French class. Abdelkrim, or Krimo, who initially does not act in the play, falls in love with Lydia. In order to try to seduce her, he accepts the role of Arlequin and joins the rehearsal. But his timidness and awkwardness keeps him from participating in the play as well as succeeding with Lydia.
Cast
Other than Sara Forestier, many of the actors in this film were inexperienced in cinema and recruited specifically for the film.
Reception
Games of Love and Chance garnered a 76% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 71/100 on Metacritic.
References
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