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Mood:
- GloomyHumorousWitty
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Plot:
- BuddiesFriendshipFriendsBest FriendsObsessive QuestIntrospectionTeaching the Ways of the WorldMind and Soul
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Genres:
- ComedyForeign
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary21st Century
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Place:
- FranceParis
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Praise:
- Critically Acclaimed
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Attitudes:
- Semi SeriousRealistic
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My Best Friend, 2006
French
France
Profile of My Best Friend
The mood of My Best Friend is gloomy, witty, and humorous. The plot centers around buddies, teaching the ways of the world, and an obsessive quest. It is a comedy and foreign movie. In approach, My Best Friend is realistic. The setting is Paris. It happens in contemporary times. My Best Friend is known for being critically acclaimed.
Summary of My Best Friend
Daniel Auteil sheds the dramatic character of Michael Hanneke's CACHÉ to star in this light French comedy. Auteil plays François, an antiques dealer who finds it far easier to locate an Art Deco rarity than a true friend. He has plenty of professional contacts, but an utter lack of people skills leaves him alone after office hours. His business partner bets an expensive vase that he can't produce a friend within 10 days, and François struggles to pick out a best friend in an address book full of acquaintances and childhood chums. He keeps running into fellow loner Bruno (Dany Boon, THE VALET), who is friendly but can't trust anyone. Bruno teaches him to be "sympathique" (sociable) as François continues his search.
Even though MY BEST FRIEND centers on a man's search for a friend, it resembles a standard romantic comedy in its structure. It may lack an innovative plot, but this French gem makes up for it in charm. Auteil plays François with such energy that it's hard not to have affection for the man. Director Patrice Leconte has blended darkness and light in his past films such as THE MAN ON THE TRAIN, and he succeeds again here. Though MY BEST FRIEND is largely an enjoyable affair, there is an undercurrent of sadness throughout much of the film that keeps it from being too sweet.
Details
| Language: | French |
| Country: | France |
| Release date: | 28 April 2007 |
| Runtime: | 90 min |
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as François Coste
as Catherine
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