could this be love (je crois que je l'aime) 2007 region free dvd5 french - bcbc

Could This Be Love? (French title: Je crois que je l'aime) is a 2007 French comedy film directed by Pierre Jolivet.

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Review Summary

When wealthy and divorced tech company president Lucas becomes hopelessly smitten by the beautiful artist he has hired to paint a fresco for his enormous office building, he hires a private detective to discover why such a lovely and talented woman is still single. While Roland is a seasoned private investigator who only uses the latest technology in observing his subjects, he must be especially cautious in this case since getting discovered wouldn't bode well for his powerful client.



Cast

Vincent Lindon - Lucas

Sandrine Bonnaire - Elsa

François Berléand - Roland Christin

Kad Merad - Rachid

Liane Foly - Larozière

Hélène de Saint-Père - Sophie

Guilaine Londez - Birgitte



Review: ‘Could This Be Love?’

April 2, 2007



An irresistible romantic comedy that’s genuinely romantic and undeniably comic, “Could This Be Love?” is a fast-paced, Paris-set confection without an ounce of narrative fat. Tale of a captain of industry who falls for an artist sparkles from start to finish thanks to a smart, premise, terrific perfs and writer-director Pierre Jolivet’s knack for depicting believable human behavior in unanticipated situations. Neat, energetic little gem of feel-good Gallic fun performed bonnily at local hardtops during late February and March.



Wealthy, powerful, but not at all imperious Lucas (Vincent Lindon) runs a tech company with 700 employees and a joint venture with China in the works. When he meets Elsa (Sandrine Bonnaire), who is installing a ceramic floor mosaic in the lobby of his French HQ, they get off to a rotten start.



Still, Lucas is smitten with the headstrong Elsa, who speaks her mind under all circumstances. But because his previous g.f. turned out to be spying for a business rival, he takes no chances this time. He assigns his resourceful security honcho, Roland (Francois Berleand, a hoot), to use his spy gear to get the goods on Elsa — if, indeed, there are goods to be gotten.



Subsequent shenanigans are enormous fun to watch: Both Lucas and Elsa are self-assured, accustomed to going after what they want and dispensing with what they don’t want. Full of twists and turns but never overstuffed or strained, the script is as intricate as it is entertaining.



Jolivet’s films always incorporate the importance of work in the lives of his characters; he has yet to make one of those movies in which people hang out in cafes with no pressing need to earn a living.



Bonnaire, just shy of 40, has been acting onscreen for nearly 25 years, yet this marks her first real comedy — and she shines. This is Lindon’s fifth go-round with Jolivet, and Berleand has been in all but two of the helmer’s films, dating back to 1985. (For the record, Bonnaire and Lindon played a couple nearly 20 years ago in Claude Sautet’s “Quelques jours avec moi.”)



Supporting cast is a delight, with special praise for Albert Dray as Lucas’ devoted driver and Brian Bigg as a sumo wrestling champ.