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L' Amour Dangereux
L' Amour Dangereux
Actors: Nicolas Cazal, Nicolas Cazale
Director: Steve Suissa
Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama
UR     2006     1hr 30min

Simon, an 18 year old laborer, meets Noemie, a 16 year old school girl. Their love grows, but so does the secret of their union. Simon is given the opportunity to make some extra money through illicit means and agrees, but...  more »

     
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Actors: Nicolas Cazal, Nicolas Cazale
Director: Steve Suissa
Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama
Sub-Genres: Indie & Art House, Love & Romance
Studio: Picture This
Format: DVD - Color,Widescreen,Letterboxed - Subtitled
DVD Release Date: 02/07/2006
Original Release Date: 01/01/2005
Theatrical Release Date: 01/01/2005
Release Year: 2006
Run Time: 1hr 30min
Screens: Color,Widescreen,Letterboxed
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 0
MPAA Rating: Unrated
Languages: French
Subtitles: English, Spanish

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Movie Reviews

A Twist on the Theme of a Love Affair
Grady Harp | Los Angeles, CA United States | 06/06/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)

"L'amour Dangereux is a beautifully filmed and very well written (François Lemaire, Steve Suissa and Samantha Mazeras) story that finds more information about the early stages of love in the young set than a score of other films. Director Steve Suissa knows exactly how to balance the motivations and the responses of his cast, making a potentially predictable story one that holds our attention - and hearts - from the first frame to the last.

Simon (Nicholas Cazale, a formidable screen presence) is a lower class laborer, kind, caring, industrious, and 'in love' with a girl Noemie (Jennifer Decker) he has observed since childhood, a girl whose parents are property (shop) owners and thus in another class. Always ready to increase his work to make a better salary, Simon accepts a questionable 'job' for 500 Euros for just 2 hours work. Needless to say the job is a robbery and Simon, in the course of the failed robbery, assaults a policeman who is attacking his friend, wounding the policeman badly. The others in the robbery are caught but Simon escapes. He visits the cafe where Noemie works, asks her if she has car keys and Noemie not only gives Simon her father's car and keys, but also asks Simon to accompany him on his escape.

The remainder of the film is a road trip with Simon (who is age 18) and Noemie (age 16) running from the police. They find joys in nature, live in a small shack on the beach, and fall in love in one of the most sensitively written sequences on film. Simon is hesitant to say he loves Noemie because he feels responsible for her: Noemie begins to feel she must return home but will stay if Simon will only say he loves her. The cops led by the wily inspector Queyrolles (Bruno Wolkowitch) close in and Simon is captured and the manner in which the film ends is one that reinforces the importance of truth in life and relationships. What could have been a Hollywoodesque ending complete with suicide leap is instead a tender working through of personal growth.

Nicolas Cazale is one of the more sensitive actors in French film today ('Three Dancing Slaves', multiple TV roles) and this film should make him a star. The entire cast - including Marc Samuel as Simon's misunderstood father - is splendid. The cinematography is magnificent and the tender musical scoring mixing Schubert, Chopin and modern songs fit the mood perfectly. This is an amazing little film that bravely takes on issues of the Romeo and Juliet manner and remains entirely unique. Highly Recommended. Grady Harp, June 06
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A Different Kind of Love
Amos Lassen | Little Rock, Arkansas | 07/30/2008
(4 out of 5 stars)

""L'Amour Dangereux"

A Different Kind of Love

Amos Lassen

When a great-looking 18 year old guy gets involved with a bunch of thieves and robs a delivery truck, a cop is knocked senseless. Simon has to escape so he and his girlfriend steal her father's car and head for the seashore with the police in hot pursuit.
Visually this is a beautiful film and the story is excellent. Simon (Nicholas Cazale, who is destined for great things) is a laborer. He works hard and is in love with Noemie (Jennifer Decker), a girl of a higher class. Simon is anxious to rise above his class and therefore takes a job for a good deal of money and that requires little time. It turned out to be a robbery and when it failed, Simon gets into it with a policeman and wounds him. He runs to the café where Noemie works and she gives him the keys to her father's car and then agrees to go with him as he runs from the law.
The two take to the road and get to the seashore and find a small shack on the beach where they fall in love. Simon feels responsible for Noemie but cannot say to her that he loves her.
The cops ultimately close in on them and Simon is captured. The ending of the film lets us have a look at how important relationships are truth are in life. The entire movie is a look at how people grow despite the odds.
The actors are outstanding and the cinematography is beautiful and lush. The music includes Schubert and Chopin as well as contemporary songs and it adds to the overall effect. All in all, this is a beautiful viewing experience.
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