Fresh
There's a taste of "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," "Something Wild" "Forces of Nature" and even "Bringing Up Baby," perhaps the best of the wild child-seduces-straight arrow romances.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
The Names of Love
Make love, not war
2010 · 1h 40m · R
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Michel Leclerc
Overview
Bahia Benmahmoud, a free-spirited young woman, has a particular way of seeing political engagement, as she doesn't hesitate to sleep with those who don't agree with her to convert them to her cause - which is a lot of people, as all right-leaning people are concerned. Generally, it works pretty well. Until the day she meets Arthur Martin, a discreet forty-something who doesn't like taking risks. She imagines that with a name like that, he's got to be slightly fascist. But names are deceitful and appearances deceiving.
Director and cast
- Michel Leclerc Director
- Jacques Gamblin as Arthur Martin
- Sara Forestier as Bahia Benmahmoud
- Zinedine Soualem as Mohamed Benmahmoud, le père de Bahia
- Jacques Boudet as Lucien Martin, le père d'Arthur
- Carole Franck as Cécile Benhmamoud, la mère de Bahia
- Michèle Moretti as Annette Martin, la mère d'Arthur
- Julia Vaidis-Bogard as Annette à 30 ans
- Nabil Massad as Nassim
- Zakariya Gouram as Hassan Hassini
- Adrien Stoclet as Arthur Martin adolescent
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
73%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's always entertaining, and it boasts a terrific performance from Sara Forestier.
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
Fresh
A bit jarring while still totally disarming, The Names of Love stirs the pot in more ways than one.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh
The elements of sex, race and religion spin in separate orbits, but the two likable leads hold them together as the film grows surprisingly serious.
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fresh
It's all put across with such energy and good spirits that it feels brand new. If you don't enjoy this one, you don't like fun.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
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