The New Girlfriend

"Your secrets, her lies."

2014 1h 45m FR

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6.1

MID

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79%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

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6.5

IMDB

★6.1TMDB · 325🍅79%Rotten Tomatoes●74Metacritic★6.5IMDB · 9,446

Drama

Synopsis

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A young woman makes a surprising discovery about the husband of her late best friend.

“Your secrets, her lies.”

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Cast

Romain Duris
David / Virginia
Anaïs Demoustier
Claire
Raphaël Personnaz
Gilles
Isild Le Besco
Laura
Aurore Clément
Liz, la mère de Laura
Jean-Claude Bolle-Reddat
Robert, le père de Laura
Claudine Chatel
Nounou
Anita Gillier
Infirmière

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: François Ozon
Writers: François Ozon
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by François Ozon, shot by Pascal Marti. 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 Philippe Rombi. 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 Laure Gardette shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Romain Duris and Anaïs Demoustier and Raphaël Personnaz carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Your secrets, her lies.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3184934 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

François Ozon directs. Pascal Marti behind the camera. Philippe Rombi scores. Laure Gardette cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 12 years ago.
2Directed by François Ozon, shot by Pascal Marti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Philippe Rombi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Laure Gardette shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Romain Duris and Anaïs Demoustier and Raphaël Personnaz carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Your secrets, her lies.".
7IMDB entry: tt3184934 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Pascal Marti
Original score: Philippe Rombi
Editing: Laure Gardette
Production design: Michel Barthélémy
Costume design: Pascaline Chavanne
Makeup / hair: Franck-Pascal Alquinet
Runtime: 105 min · 1h 45m
Status: Released
Original language: FR
Certification (US): 12
IMDB: The New Girlfriend (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes: 79% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 74/100
IMDB rating: 6.5/10 · 9,446 votes
MPAA: R
US box office: $146,754

Awards

1 win & 7 nominations total

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CinemaSerf2024-07-20
★ 6/10
"David" (Romain Duris) is married to "Laura" (Isild Le Besco) and they are best pals with "Claire" (Anaïs Demoustier) and her husband "Gilles" (Raphaël Personnaz). All is going along nicely until a tragedy strikes poor old "David". The kindly "Claire" comes to visit him and his newborn baby "Lucie" and boy does she get a surprise! What now ensues is a little reminiscent of "Tootsie" (1982) as "Virginia" starts to emerge onto the scene and with the help of a somewhat perplexed "Claire" as his new best friend/life coach embarks on quite a journey that provides for some self-discovery all round. It does run out of steam a little towards the end when the comedy elements start to become subsumed into an increasingly contrived plot that doesn't quite seem to know how it wants to end, but an engaged Duris is clearly having some fun with the part and there's a gently effective swipe at sexual stereotypes and restrictive definitions that keeps it entertaining for the most part. Remember - left eye left hand, right eye right hand....!

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