Could This Be Love?

2007 1h 30m FR

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 32★6IMDB · 798

DramaComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Lucas, a wealthy, 43 year-old divorced businessman, is irresistibly attracted to Elsa, a 38 year old renowned sculptor from whom he has commissioned a piece to decorate the reception at his office.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sandrine Bonnaire
Elsa
Vincent Lindon
Lucas
François Berléand
Roland
Liane Foly
Jeanne Larozière
Kad Merad
Rachid
Guilaine Londez
Brigitte
Albert Dray
Albert
Pierre Diot
Francis

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pierre Jolivet
Writers: Pierre Jolivet, Simon Michaël
Languages: English, Cantonese, French, Italian, Japanese
Countries: France

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1 / 8

RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: English, Cantonese, French, Italian, Japanese.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pierre Jolivet, shot by Pascal Ridao. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Sandrine Bonnaire and Vincent Lindon and François Berléand carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0488565 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Pierre Jolivet directs. Pascal Ridao behind the camera. Yves Deschamps cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in France. Dialogue in English, Cantonese, French, Italian, Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 19 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 5 languages: English, Cantonese, French, Italian, Japanese.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Pierre Jolivet, shot by Pascal Ridao. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Yves Deschamps shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Sandrine Bonnaire and Vincent Lindon and François Berléand carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0488565 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 32 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 18 themes, including "hotel", "lovesickness", "strong woman", "france".