Prête-moi ta main / How to get married and stay single/ I do

[alexandral]

I saw a trailer for this romantic comedy in trailer_spot's LJ last year and it caught my attention instantly, there was so much of irresistible adorable chemistry between the two leeds. Today I finally had a chance to watch it and I must say it didn't disappoint. In fact, I am re-watching it immediately, just as soon as I finish this entry. "Prête-moi ta main" is funny, light as a feather , heart-warming without sentimentality and simply delicious. The story is about an old bachelor Luis Costa played by wonderful Alain Chabat (there are many actors I find attractive but there isn't many I want to take home and marry and he is definitely in the second category :D) has a huge, formidable and most hilarious family in a form of a mother and 6 sisters who one day decide that Luis MUST marry. But Luis doesn't want to marry so he hires his friend's sister (Charlotte Gainsbourg) to pretend to be his fiancee.

The Costa family is the best on-screen family that I have ever seen, especially the mother. Can you imagine 5 daughters plus 12 granddaughters plus one dog and all in one place and all have a bright personality? And imagine poor Luis and another 4 husbands stuck in the middle of it? I wish to see more of every one of these fabulous actors, and especially I wish to see more of Alain Chabat who without doubt makes this film.

Meet the family!



Luis and Emma

Comments

[winterspel.livejournal.com]

I saw this film recently and I adored it! I only wish that Luis would do his own laundry... :D

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Heee! I also thought the same about the laundry. :D For some reason I think that the laundry situation might change when he marries Emma. :D

[teh-haley.livejournal.com]

It sounds very nice to watch, adding to my movies list :)

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

I hope you'll like it - it is really lovely and reminds me old French comedies that we used to watch as children. I used to love them they were always so fresh and sparkly!

[ambergold.livejournal.com]

OOh! I love Charlotte Gainsbourg(have you heard her music?) and have a weakness for French films. Must watch this.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Oh, i didn't know that she sings!!! I like her as actress. I think I first saw her years ago in "Jane Eyre" and she is still is one of my favourite Janes. So much inner beauty!

[ambergold.livejournal.com]

Oh yes - I really like her music actually. I think she's only put out two albums, of which my favorite is 5:55-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=6563884. It's sort of breathy, intensely melodic French pop.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El0G6lApGEk&feature=related
(her music videos are darker than her songs)

yeah, and she did make a marvelous Jane, though that version isn't overall my favorite.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

WOW! Thank you so much - these are lovely songs, I 'll try to find more!

The film adaptation is not my favourite too, of many reasons - not enough about Jane's childhood and I didn't fall in love with Mr. Rochester. But I love one particular scene there to bits, when Mr. Rochester is on the horse.

[trailer-spot.livejournal.com]

I saw the movie last night. Very nice! I think it could've made the transition towards the end from the comedy part to the "romantic" part a little bit smoother but it was very enjoyable. While a lot seemed familiar it was still very "French". Especially worth mentioning, as you said, the wonderful family, and the two wonderful and unconventional leads Chabat and Gainsbourg.
You may not like to hear it, but I'm surprised we haven't heard yet about a US remake which I think is pretty much inevitable. :)

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

YAY! You have watched this! And liked it! :D

US re-make is inevitable, as you say. And it will inevitably become cheesy and "family values".

I also would have preferred to have more "romantic" scenes, but again - it is a French film, not a Korean drama.. I also liked Luis' friend, Wladimir Yordanoff? I have a feeling I have seen him somewhere.

[trailer-spot.livejournal.com]

Do you mean Wladimir Yordanoff or Grégoire Oestermann?
Looking through the list of Yordanoff's movies I know I must've seen him in "Nathalie..." and "L'Auberge espagnole" since I saw those movies even though I don't remember who he is.
Though I know where I've seen Aïssa Maïga. But that's another story. ;D

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

I got confused there, I meant Grégoire Oestermann. But I have seen Wladimir Yordanoff somewhere too. He was hilarious!

Though I know where I've seen Aïssa Maïga. But that's another story. ;D

Oh, where? If it is not a secret?

[trailer-spot.livejournal.com]

It's no secret. I only wrote it that way because I remember her for shallow reasons, her striking, exotic beauty. :)
You've seen her in Caché. She has a small role. One evening when Binoche and Auteuil have guests for dinner she's one of the guests. She's also in the short film compilation Paris, je t'aime where she play a paramedic.
And I also remember her in Les Poupées russes where she plays a girl-friend of Romain Duris. The two also play the leading roles in L'Âge d'homme... where I once saw a very funny trailer (http://a69.g.akamai.net/n/69/31971/v1/mediaplayer.allocine.fr/nmedia/18/64/13/71/18739823_fa1_hd.flv). I hope I'll be able to see that movie one day or the other.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

She is indeed gorgeous and does lofty well. And the trailer is so funny but I didn't understand what is going on! Anyways, I love French comedies, it is a bit of a nostalgic thing for me, we used to watch many of them when I was a child.