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The Art Of Breaking Up (Un Fil A La Patte) (15)
- Run time: 1 hour 18 mins
- Language: French
- Genre: Romantic Comedy
- Release date: 1st January 2005
- Starring: Emmanuelle Béart, Charles Berling, Dominique Blanc
- Directed by: Michel Deville
- Official Website: http://www.unfilalapatte.com/unfilalapatte.html
Plot Synopsis
Georges Feydeau's door-slamming 1894 farce, 'Un fil a la patte' (usually translated as 'A Fly in the Ointment'), receives fleet screen treatment from veteran director Michel Deville. The star-laden outing retains the integrity of the material's stage origins, while investing it with a flurry of cinematic energy. In the circles of Parisian high society, caddish lothario Bois d'Enghein (Charles Berling) is about to wed Viviane Duverger (Sara Forestier), the daughter of a wealthy baroness (Dominique Blanc). Reports of their impending union are all over the morning papers, with the marriage contract due to be signed later that afternoon. There's only one small hitch: Bois d'Enghein has yet to break the news to his longtime lover, Lucette (Emmanuelle Beart), who happens to be one of Paris' most celebrated divas. And every time he tries to tell her – well, something manages to get in the way. A glorious madcap costume romp.