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A mother falls into an addictive relationship with a Russian diplomat, with whom she has nothing in common.A mother falls into an addictive relationship with a Russian diplomat, with whom she has nothing in common.A mother falls into an addictive relationship with a Russian diplomat, with whom she has nothing in common.
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- 2 nominations total
Luc Bataini
- Clochard
- (as Luc Bataïni)
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Eternal myth of extreme love between two persons unable to be together. This time the story-telling is refreshingly original without overacting and other art-house pretence.
The erotic scenes are many and illustrate the wild and animal nature of the passion.
The story is a lesson to the spouses stuck in the boredom.of peaceful family life: beware of the forest fire.
The erotic scenes are many and illustrate the wild and animal nature of the passion.
The story is a lesson to the spouses stuck in the boredom.of peaceful family life: beware of the forest fire.
Summery: Lifetime/Harlequined treatment; female desire as desperation
The French make great films. And we are fortunate in the US to get the best of them. But as a frequent visitor to France, I can tell you there are also some pretty bad French films -- and Passion Simple is one of those.
The characters and their actions don't make any sense. Essentially while there is a veneer of physicality, and a forced artificial, frankly bad, eroticism; the main thing going on is a woman with an obsessive emotional attachment to a married guy. Ok that happens. A lot. Women often enough imagine a guy for what they are not. And guys play that along. But this film brings nothing, new, dramatic, or even interesting to the table in the gigantic genre of women falling for a guys who lies, or worse yet is apathetic.
The French make great films. And we are fortunate in the US to get the best of them. But as a frequent visitor to France, I can tell you there are also some pretty bad French films -- and Passion Simple is one of those.
The characters and their actions don't make any sense. Essentially while there is a veneer of physicality, and a forced artificial, frankly bad, eroticism; the main thing going on is a woman with an obsessive emotional attachment to a married guy. Ok that happens. A lot. Women often enough imagine a guy for what they are not. And guys play that along. But this film brings nothing, new, dramatic, or even interesting to the table in the gigantic genre of women falling for a guys who lies, or worse yet is apathetic.
Though like many others I believe the slow pace of the film could bother but still the script and the environment of the film is one to remember
The film perfectly describes the empty and vague life of a woman stuck in a wrong and toxic relationship where she can't come out of unless she confronts the bitter reality that who she is in love with is just an imaginary image of a dominant guy with no respect to her.
A better film to view the love of a woman in an insecure and wrong bound is The Lover.
A great scene in the film shows the main role watching the great film of Duras "Hiroshima mon amour" which has the same energy for the audience.
I may recommend simple passion to all the other women to be reminded how the wrong and insecure love can destroy us.
A better film to view the love of a woman in an insecure and wrong bound is The Lover.
A great scene in the film shows the main role watching the great film of Duras "Hiroshima mon amour" which has the same energy for the audience.
I may recommend simple passion to all the other women to be reminded how the wrong and insecure love can destroy us.
One of the finest female view point of love in a recent time . Intentions are too relatable and finest shot composed. I can say beautiful. Please watch do not care about regular comparison review and rating.
Yes, the movie was slowly paced and the story was simple yet relatable. There was a lot of bed scenes, which given that Sergei Polunin was the love interest was not a bad thing in the least. Did I mention Sergei Polunin? Laetitia Dorsch was wonderful as well. If you can, watch this movie. Just make sure your kids aren't around lol.
Did you know
- GoofsAs Helene tosses keys to Alexander for the locked front door, a second head standing behind the actress is briefly visible at the far left side of the frame.
- ConnectionsReferences Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,518
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,286
- Jan 23, 2022
- Gross worldwide
- $314,687
- Runtime
- 1h 39m(99 min)
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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