The Names of Love

"Make love, not war"

2010 1h 40m FR

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 343

DramaComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Bahia Benmahmoud, a free-spirited young woman, has a particular way of seeing political engagement, as she doesn't hesitate to sleep with those who don't agree with her to convert them to her cause - which is a lot of people, as all right-leaning people are concerned. Generally, it works pretty well. Until the day she meets Arthur Martin, a discreet forty-something who doesn't like taking risks. She imagines that with a name like that, he's got to be slightly fascist. But names are deceitful and appearances deceiving.

“Make love, not war”

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Cast

Jacques Gamblin
Arthur Martin
Sara Forestier
Bahia Benmahmoud
Zinedine Soualem
Mohamed Benmahmoud, le père de Bahia
Jacques Boudet
Lucien Martin, le père d'Arthur
Carole Franck
Cécile Benhmamoud, la mère de Bahia
Michèle Moretti
Annette Martin, la mère d'Arthur
Julia Vaidis-Bogard
Annette à 30 ans
Nabil Massad
Nassim

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michel Leclerc
Writers: Michel Leclerc, Baya Kasmi
Languages: French
Countries: France

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michel Leclerc, shot by Vincent Mathias. 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 Jérôme Bensoussan. 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 Nathalie Hubert 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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Jacques Gamblin and Sara Forestier and Zinedine Soualem carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Make love, not war".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1646974 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Michel Leclerc directs. Vincent Mathias behind the camera. Jérôme Bensoussan scores. Nathalie Hubert cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $4.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 16 years ago.
3Directed by Michel Leclerc, shot by Vincent Mathias. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Jérôme Bensoussan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Nathalie Hubert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jacques Gamblin and Sara Forestier and Zinedine Soualem carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Make love, not war".
8IMDB entry: tt1646974 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.