A woman (Nathalie Baye) finds herself single and takes the opportunity to place an ad in an adult magazine to find a partner for a sexual fantasy she wants to experience... A man (Sergi Lopez) replies. They meet in a Paris caf? and retreat into a hotel room where that fantasy is realised... we, the audience, are never invited to witness their experiment ... As they recall this liaison from their own perspective we witness the shifts that take place in this relationship, shifts that move it away from the purely physical to encompass the emotional...Fonteyne, working with collaborator, screenwriter Philippe Blasband, has created a delicate and intriguing film that gives the audience as much information as the two know about one another - their backgrounds remain hidden, only to be guessed at from the way they present themselves. The film really depends on the performances of the only two people in it and Nathalie Baye and Sergi Lopez, the Spanish actor whom we came to have great affection for in Western really bring great dignity and humanity to her and him... we don`t even know their names. It`s not a film that carries a great weight but it does delve into the vulnerabilities and subtleties of the physical and emotional riffs of sex and this thing called love. David`s Comment:A teasing, sleek French film, beautifully acted, handsomely directed, which plays with audience expectations and yet presents quite an acute depiction of a relationship.
An encounter between two Parisians for the sole purpose of living out a shared sexual fantasy.<BR>
An encounter between two Parisians for the sole purpose of living out a shared sexual fantasy.
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