The Art of Breaking Up

The Art of Breaking Up

2005 · 80 min · ★ 5.2 · Romance, Comedy

Lucette and Edouard: Two lovers passionate about sex, money and life. He is a spoiled but penniless child who wants it all while she is a celebrated figure of la vie parisienne who knows what she wants and what she is worth. Edouard is marrying a young, pretty and rich heiress. He comes to confess this to Lucette and to make their parting official, but he doesn’t want to leave her. He struggles with all his might to hide his betrayal but her opportunities to learn of it are countless and unpredictable.

Directed by Michel Deville · Written by Georges Feydeau

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Emmanuelle Béart Lucette
Charles Berling Édouard de Bois d'Enghien
Dominique Blanc Baroness Duverger
Jacques Bonnaffé Fontanet
Mathieu Demy Firmin
Julie Depardieu Amélie
Sara Forestier Viviane
Stanislas Merhar Irrigua
Tom Novembre Chenneviette
Patrick Timsit Bouzin
Virginie Hocq Emilie
Clément Sibony Antonio

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