Fresh
A cool, sometimes chilly dissection of one couple's relationship.
Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Overview
As young French couple Gilles and Marion officially separate, we see, in reverse order, the milestone moments in their relationship: Gilles revealing his unfaithfulness at a tense dinner party; Marion giving birth to their premature son while Gilles is elsewhere; Gilles and Marion's joyous wedding; and, finally, the fateful moment when they meet as acquaintances at an Italian beach resort, and their love affair begins.
Director and cast
- François Ozon Director
- Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as Marion
- Stéphane Freiss as Gilles
- Géraldine Pailhas as Valérie
- Françoise Fabian as Monique
- Antoine Chappey as Christophe
- Michael Lonsdale as Bernard
- Marc Ruchmann as Mathieu
- Jason Tavassoli as l'américain
- Jean-Pol Brissart as le juge
- Eliane Kherris as l'avocate
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
65%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Gilles and Marion may be more than the sum of their regrets, but because their creator hasn't done the math, they remain touching stick figures.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Rotten
Stripping away the extraneous details that etch great screen characters in our minds forever, Mr. Ozon pinpoints key moments in the life of a pair of married Parisians that leave the viewer paralyzed with boredom and confusion.
Rex Reed, New York Observer
Fresh
Ozon, as he's shown in his many recent films (particularly Under the Sand), knows a thing or two about love and loss; 5x2 achingly demonstrates both.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Fresh
Unwinds with absolute clarity and sure style, and Freiss and Bruni-Tedeschi make an interesting couple, if not a truly memorable one.
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
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