Combien tu m'aimes? (2005)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Bertrand Blier

Writer:

Bertrand Blier (writer)

Release Date:

26 October 2005 (Belgium)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

French Director Bertrand Blier creates an intensely seductive story about beauty, sex and Love.

Plot:

In Paris, after winning the lottery, the clerk François goes to a bar in Pigalle and offers one hundred...

Plot Keywords:

Pigalle | Paris | Prostitute | Orgasm | Female Nudity

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Monica Bellucci	...	Daniela
Bernard Campan	...	François
Gérard Depardieu	...	Charly
Jean-Pierre Darroussin	...	André Migot
Edouard Baer	...	L'homme bouleversé
Farida Rahouadj	...	La voisine
Sara Forestier	...	Muguet
Michel Vuillermoz	...	Le toubib
François Rollin	...	Michael
Jean Barney	...	Garde du corps 1
Baptiste Roussillon	...	Garde du corps 2
Jean Dell	...	Homme du cimetière
Michaël Abiteboul	...	Collègue François
Fabienne Chaudat	...	Collègue François
Thomas Badek	...	Le voisin

Also Known As:

How Much Do You Love Me? (Australia) (International: English title)
Combien tu gagnes? (France) (working title)
Per sesso o per amore? (Italy)

Runtime:

France:95 min

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Australia:MA | Singapore:R21 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:III | Japan:R-18 | South Korea:18

Filming Locations:

France

Company:

Fidélité Productions

Trivia:

Director Cameo: [Bertrand Blier]first customer of the prostitute who wants to go to Seychelles (Muguet).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Francois' neighbour overhears Daniela, she is in an apartment to the left of Francois' apartment as seen from outside. However when she comes to complain, she comes from the left-hand apartment as seen from the corridor. whereas it should be the right hand apartment

Promising Beginning, Weird Development, Confused and Disappointing Conclusion

In Paris, after winning the lottery, the clerk François (Bernard Campan) goes to a bar in Pigalle and offers one hundred thousand Euros per month to the prostitute Daniela (Monica Bellucci) to live with him until the end of his money. François is a lonely man, with heart problems and Daniela stays with him for eight days. Then, she decides to come back to her man, the mobster Charly (Gérard Depardieu), but she misses François and returns to his place. But once a whore, always a whore.

The promising "Combien Tu m'Aimes?" is a great deception: having Monica Bellucci, Gérard Depardieu and Bernard Campan in the cast, and directed by Bertrand Blier, this "dramatic romantic comedy" has a weird development and a confused and disappointing open conclusion. I honestly did not understand the last quarter of this movie, which is simply awful. The screenplay wastes a good and original idea, and the character of Gérard Depardieu is absolutely dull and ridiculous. The beauty of Monica Bellucci, even with forty-one years, is the best this mislead movie can offer. My vote is five.

Title (Brazil): "Por Amor ou Por Dinheiro?" ("For Love or For Money?")