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| Apres Vous [2005] | ![Apres Vous [2005]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/512D0CDEMWL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Pierre Salvadori
Actors: Daniel Auteuil, Jose Garcia, Sandrine Kiberlain, Garence Clavel, Michele Moretti
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 817
Format: Pal
Languages: English (Subtitled), French (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Running Time: 106 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5014437883230
ASIN: B000EHRUJS
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
Release Date: March 6, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 7 to 11 days
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 watch the first half only! May 28, 2008
This comedy is a game of two halves - the first hour is belly-achingly funny (watch out for the grandmother's coat!) with great performances, particularly by Auteil. Around midway through the film it settles into pretty ordinary rom-com territory, and the belly laughs (and general interest , in my case) end. The basic premise (Antoine falls in love that his friend nearly committed suicide over) isn't overly clever, but few rom com plots are. what I found hard to believe was that both those in their own way very lively and strong characters that it would revolve around the lanky, snivelling, by her own admission desperate-to-be-with-anyone florist Blanche! Maybe that was a finer point of the plot that I missed (?) but I felt it was just a case of serious miscasting (why? with so many beautiful and charismatic French actresses around?). Antoine is happy to lose his long-suffering girlfriend over this (who is high-spirited enough to throw the roast out of the window in a fit of Gallic rage!). Very disappointing. Watch it, by all means, for the great comedy moments, but when you start thinking 'where is this all going?', waiting for a great comic resolution to the plot, switch it off - it won't happen.
 Auteuil in a Wonderful Performance March 13, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I admit to being a Daniel Auteuil fan. Few other performers can convincingly project such naive innocence as can Auteuil. That's what enhances the humor of this comedic Parisian love tale.
Convincingly playing a harried maitre d' at a fancy restaurant, Auteuil creates Antoine who is totally dedicated to his position. Throughout the film, Antoine never has enough time for anything because just as he is about to conquor one problem -- on his frantic job or out of breath life -- another one pops up to take its place. And so as the film opens, after bustling through the restaurant ardoitly solving kitchen problems on the run, Antoine literally dashes across the nightime park to fetch a special wine for one of his restaurant's clients (all the while reassuring his fiancee via mobile phone that he'll be with her as soon as he gets THIS problem solved).
Antoine comes upon a burly agitated man about to hang himself from a tree. What to do? Ignore the suicide and get back to his pressing task or stop the suicide? Given Antoine's character, he has no choice other than to not only rescue Louis (Jose Garcia) but to virtually adopt him. Thereby thickens the plot because Antoine's life is already overcrowded (including his live-in, long suffering fiancee). Amid trying to keep everyone happy (including his demanding boss -- a frantic widow), Antoine sets out to try solving the intensely neurotic Louis' failed romance with the willowly Blanche, played by Sandrine Kiberlain who imparts to the character an ephemeral detachment.
Of course, comedy derives from the impossible complexity of Antoine's life -- which he keeps making more complicated by impossible acts of kindness. To keep an eye on Louis, Antoine hires him as a sommelier (wine steward) over the objections of the owner. This too adds to the complexity because Louis doesn't know anything about wine.
This is not great comedy (or farce), but rather a charming French love and life story filled with impossible twists and turns. Yet, the actors play their characters so well that suspending disbelief comes quite easily.
You'll not laugh your head off from the comedy. Rather, the amusing antics of Antoine, Louis and Blanche will produce light entertainment accompanied by an occasional giggle.
Not nearly as funny as it could be but hard to dislike December 6, 2007
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Daniel Auteuil plays the friend in need in Apres Vous as a maitre `d who tries to get would-be suicide Jose Garcia back on his feet only to fall for the girl the poor sap tried to kill himself over, Sandrine Kiberlaine, and start to ruin his own life in the process. Despite the strong cast and glossy production values, the material never quite justifies all the expense. It's fairly gentle stuff with few really big laughs but hard to dislike even though it doesn't make the most of the opportunities the premise presents, and the scene with Garcia's grandmother (Andre Tainsy) is a gem.
While the unsubtitled French DVD has decent extras, Paramount's extras-free UK DVD comes with only a subtitled widescreen transfer to recommend it.
A pleasant gentle comedy October 31, 2007
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
This is an easy going gentle comedy from France. The plot is simple but sets up some nice jokes and the film has a satisying finish that is typically french.
Don't expect a gag a minute, this is not that sort of film. It has serious moments, sad moments and funny moments. There are not any outstandingly hilarious moments but the film overall is very affable and a pleasant way to pass the evening.
A funnier alternative is the film Le Placard (aka the closet) - also starring M Auteuil it is a better, funnier film and I highly recommend it. Another to consider is Le Diner de cons, again very funny. Both these films have the same funny/sad/serious elements that are staples of this type of french cinema.
If you are looking for fast action with humour this is not the film for you, instead try Wasabi or Taxi, both hilarious french films with plenty of action.
a slice of mille feuilles April 4, 2006
16 out of 19 found this review helpful
Quite a delicious piece of French film for Daniel Auteuil fans- he has plenty of scenes and he plays a sympathetic character (though some might think he's a bit of a charlatan)- but the plot is a little light and inconsequential. They obviously had a lot of fun making it, as can be seen among the extras, and this gives it a feel good factor. I would recommend three stars for it for a light diversion on a journey, or four if you're an Autueil fan!
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