Summaries

A black comedy centered around a TV weather girl and the two very different men who pursue her.

Gabrielle is a young woman with a future: she's the weather girl on a local TV station destined to a rapid promotion. She's self-confident and self-possessed. In Lyon, on successive days, she meets two men of high status: Charles, a middle-aged writer, and Paul, the heir to a pharmaceutical fortune. Both are attracted to her and both have flaws immediately evident: Charles, who is married, can be dismissive; Paul can be possessive and threatening. To the dismay of one, Gabrielle chooses the other. How will each man handle her choice, and after she falls in love, can she sustain her personal strength?—<[email protected]>

In Lyon, the successful middle-aged writer Charles Saint-Denis lives isolated with his wife Dona Saint-Denis in a comfortable house in the country. His friend Capucine Jamet invites him to promote his latest novel in a talk show and in an autograph evening in a bookstore. In both occasions, the cynical Charles meets the witty and gorgeous TV weather-girl Gabrielle Aurore Deneige, whose mother Marie Deneige works in the bookstore. Meanwhile, Gabrielle is promoted to host a show on television, and is wooed by the arrogant heir to a pharmaceutical fortune Paul André Claude Gaudens, who is Charles' enemy and invites Gabrielle to have dinner with him. Charles invites Gabrielle to go with him to an auction and then they go to his apartment in Paris. The inexperienced Gabrielle has one night stand with him and falls in love with Charles, who teaches kinky sex to her. Then he brings Gabrielle to a men's club where she is perverted. Sooner Charles travels to London and forgets Gabrielle. Gabrielle is lovesick and depressed without strength to live. Paul insists in visiting her and finally Marie agrees. Paul and Gabrielle travel to Lisbon and Gabrielle accepts to marry him. She tells to Paul what Charles has done to her and after the wedding, the possessive Paul feels jealous with the experience of Gabrielle on bed. His jealousy leads to a tragedy and Gabrielle has to choose between keeping her intimacy with Charles or disclosing it in court.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Gabrielle Aurore Deneige is the weather girl of local television station in Lyon. She is young and naive, and still lives with her mother. She eventually becomes the mistress of the famous writer Charles Saint-Denis, who is more than twice her own age. He introduces her to kinky sex, but sees her only a sex object. Charles discards her at the first opportunity, and forgets about her existence. A depressed Gabrielle agrees to marry Paul André Claude Gaudens, the arrogant heir to a vast pharmaceutical fortune. Despite being aware of Paul's insecurities and his volatile nature, she confesses to him about her past relationship with Charles. The increasingly unhinged Paul murders Charles in public, in front of a small army of witnesses. He is committed to a mental institution for seven years. Following their divorce, Gabrielle is unemployed and penniless. She ends the film as the assistant to a cheesy magic show, while trying to cope with her traumatic experiences.—Dimos I

Details

Keywords
  • love triangle
  • love
  • mistress
  • rich man
  • older man younger woman relationship
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Drama
Release date Aug 7, 2007
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin Germany France
Official sites Wild Bunch
Language French Portuguese
Filming locations Hôtel des Ventes Lyon Presqu'Ile - 6 rue Marcel Rivière, Lyon, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France
Production companies France 2 Cinéma Alicéléo Alicéléo Cinéma

Box office

Gross US & Canada $409658
Opening weekend US & Canada $18658
Gross worldwide $8488537

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 55m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby SR DTS Dolby Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

A French TV weather girl is torn between an older man - a famous married author whom she loves but who won't leave his wife - and the semi-deranged young heir to an industrial fortune who loves her. In the end she gets married to the younger man, but he starts to become obsessed with her love for his rival.

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