The Art of Love

(2011)Directed by Emmanuel Mouret85 minRomance, Comedy

Several interconnected chapters follow a variety of Parisian couples navigating love, desire, and relationships. Isabelle, frustrated by a year of celibacy, rejects her friend Zoé’s offer to "borrow" her husband and instead impersonates their mutual friend Amélie, who cannot bring herself to sleep with her close friend Boris. Meanwhile, the lonely Achille is stunned when his alluring new neighbor appears at his door in a negligee, proposing an affair. Elsewhere, middle-aged Emmanuelle struggles with an overwhelming attraction to every handsome man she encounters, threatening her marriage, while a young couple wrestles with jealousy. Each chapter delves into the unpredictability of love with humor and poignancy.

Ariane Ascarideas Emmanuelle
Frédérique Belas La voisine d'Achille
Julie Depardieuas Isabelle
Gaspard Ullielas William
Michaël Cohenas Le mari de Zoé
Mélanie Chaneyas Annabelle
Élodie Navarreas Vanessa
Camille Barderyas Elisabeth
Jade-Nadja Nguyenas La femme de ménage d'Amélie
Guillaume Ferrandezas Le serveur café Emmanuelle
Aurélie Bouixas Amie Ludovic & Amélie
Jean-Louis Levasseuras Ami Ludovic & Amélie
Marie Coulonjouas Femme couple clients Amélie
Aurélia Alcaïsas La femme de ménage de l'hôtel
Philippe Torretonas Narrateur (voix)