Coup de chance

2023 1h 36m FR

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 456

RomanceDramaComedy

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Fanny and Jean have everything of an ideal couple: fulfilled professionally, they live in a magnificent apartment in the beautiful districts of Paris, and seem to be in love as on the first day. But when Fanny crosses, by chance, former classmate Alain, she's immediately capsized. They see each other again very quickly and grow closer.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lou de Laâge
Fanny Fournier
Valérie Lemercier
Camille Moreau
Melvil Poupaud
Jean Fournier
Niels Schneider
Alain Aubert
Elsa Zylberstein
Caroline Blanc
Grégory Gadebois
Henri Delauny
Guillaume de Tonquédec
Marcel Blanc
Jeanne Bournaud
Linda

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Woody Allen
Writers: Woody Allen
Languages: French
Countries: France, United Kingdom, United States of America

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1 / 7

MONEY

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Earned back only 65% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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3 / 7

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: France, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Woody Allen, shot by Vittorio Storaro. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Alisa Lepselter 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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Lou de Laâge and Valérie Lemercier and Melvil Poupaud carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt15140278 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Woody Allen directs. Vittorio Storaro behind the camera. Alisa Lepselter cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in France, United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in French.

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1Earned back only 65% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 3 years ago.
3International production across 3 countries: France, United Kingdom, United States of America.
4Directed by Woody Allen, shot by Vittorio Storaro. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Alisa Lepselter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Lou de Laâge and Valérie Lemercier and Melvil Poupaud carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt15140278 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Vittorio Storaro
Editing: Alisa Lepselter
Production design: Véronique Melery
Costume design: Sonia Grande
Makeup / hair: Marie Lastennet
Sound: Robert Fernandez
Runtime: 96 min · 1h 36m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $12,000,000
Box office: $7,837,847
Return: 65% of budget
Original language: FR
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Coup de chance (2023)

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Brent Marchant2024-04-18
★ 5/10
If I had to come up with one word to describe writer-director Woody Allen’s latest film, it would have to be “inconsequential.” This flat, uninspired slog about the trophy wife (Lou de Laâge) of an overly possessive well-to-do Parisian businessman (Melvil Poupaud) who has an affair after a chance meeting with one of her old classmates (Niels Schneider) is close to a career low point for the famed auteur. The picture’s wooden characters routinely spout trite, at times laughable dialogue peppered with nonchalant references about privileged upscale living and obvious, shallow observations about art, poetry and culture. Then, of course, there are the tired discussions about the role that luck plays in our lives that have now been incorporated into the scripts in nearly all of Allen’s 50 films. Even the narrative feels like a retread of previous releases with elements that appear to have been culled from such offerings as “Crimes and Misdemeanors” (1989), “Match Point” (2005) and “Irrational Man” (2015), only rearranged in a lighter, less interesting configuration of those other finer works – and one with an uncharacteristic and eminently predictable ending at that. The picture’s French language script is perhaps the only distinguishing trait of this work, but that adds precious little to the finished product (except perhaps for the eye strain that viewers are likely to walk away with for having to read everything). Don’t get me wrong – Allen is one of my all-time favorite filmmakers, but this release (like many of those in recent years) is not one of his better efforts. In fact, it’s been speculated (even by the director himself) that this could be his last picture, and it’s a shame if this is how he were to end his filmmaking career, going out with a whimper instead of a bang. But, if the gas tank is empty by this point, better to quit now than to continue producing mediocre, forgettable pictures that detract from an otherwise-great body of work.

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