I Do

2006 1h 30m FR

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6.4

MID

★6.4TMDB · 366

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Life is easy for 43-year-old Luis, a happy single guy, fulfilled in his job of star nose with a perfume creation company, cosseted by his mother and five sisters. It could have lasted for a whole life, but fed up with mollycoddling and helping him, his mother and sisters decide it's time he got married, and the sooner the better!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Alain Chabat
Luis Costa
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Emma
Bernadette Lafont
Geneviève Costa
Wladimir Yordanoff
Francis Bertatoff
Louise Monot
Maxine
Katia Lewkowicz
Carole
Grégoire Oestermann
Pierre-Yves
Véronique Barrault
Catherine

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Éric Lartigau
Writers: Alain Chabat, Laurent Zeitoun, Philippe Mechelen
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Éric Lartigau, shot by Régis Blondeau. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Erwann Kermorvant. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Juliette Welfling shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 7

CAST

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Alain Chabat and Charlotte Gainsbourg and Bernadette Lafont carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0478724 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Éric Lartigau directs. Régis Blondeau behind the camera. Erwann Kermorvant scores. Juliette Welfling cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 20 years ago.
3Directed by Éric Lartigau, shot by Régis Blondeau. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Erwann Kermorvant. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Juliette Welfling shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Alain Chabat and Charlotte Gainsbourg and Bernadette Lafont carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0478724 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.