De l'amour

Directed by Jean-Francois Richet
Produced by Why Not Productions
Genres : Fiction - Runtime : 1 h 25 min
French release : 11/04/2001
Production year : 2000

Director

Jean-Francois
Richet

Actors

Jean-François
Stévenin

Synopsis

Maria and Karim are in love. Maria lives with her parents in a middle class suburb. She embarks on work-experience courses hoping this will lead to a propper job but not really expecting it to happen. Karim is a factory worker with a wage packet enabling him to pay his way. The new car bought on credit gives him more independence as does his flat where Maria, sneaking from home, joins him while her parents remain unaware of the relationship. Maria's carefree spirit and confidence evaporate when she discovers she is pregnant... How will she break the news to Karim, to her parents ? How will she cope with reality ?
Maria acts on impulse without much regard for the consequences of her actions and, following the theft from a large supermarket, finds herself in custody at the local police station. All alone and faced with violence, her life turns upside down.

Production photos (4)

De l'amour

Production and distribution

Associate production company : Why Not Productions
Co-production : Intermedias, Les Films Alain Sarde
Film export/Foreign Sales : TF1 International
French distribution : Mars Distribution
News agency (France) : B.C.G.

Full credits

Executive Producers : Pascal Caucheteux, Grégoire Sorlat
Screenwriter : Jean-Francois Richet
Directors of Photography : Christophe Baucarne, Jean Legrand, Ursula Sigon
Sound Recordists : Éric Devulder, Vinca Vermesse, François Musy
Editor : Susana Rossberg
Continuity supervisor : Elodie Van Beuren, Donatienne Goros (de)
Production Designer : François-Renaud Labarthe
Music Composer : Bruno Coulais
Costume Designer : Juliette Chanaud
Sales Agent : Perrine Tézé
Still Photographer : Éric Caro

Technical details

Feature film
Genres : Fiction
Themes : Love
Production language : French
Nationality : 100% French
Production year : 2000
French release : 11/04/2001
Runtime : 1 h 25 min
Current status : Released
Visa number : 98.401
Visa issue date : 17/04/2001
Approval : Yes
Production formats : 35mm
Screening format : 35mm
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.85
Sound format : Dolby SRD
Official website : www.delamour-lefilm.com/

Festival Selections (4)

	French Film Festival UK (Edinburgh) - 2001 Type : Feature film festival Location : Great Britain
	Cairo - International Film Festival - 2001 Official Competition Type : Feature film festival Location : Egypt
	World Film Festival (Montréal) - 2001 World Cinema Type : Feature film and short film festival Location : Canada
	Cannes - Film Market - 2001 Selection Type : International market Location : France