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He Loves Me…He Loves Me Not (As À la Folie…Pas Du Tout)

kdk March 28, 2005
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Love is a wonderful thing,

isn’t it? As À la Folie…Pas Du Tout (or He Loves Me…He Loves Me Not)

opens, it’s easy to get caught up in the excitement as Angélique (Audrey Tautou) buys a

rose for Loïc (Samuel Le Bihan), the man she loves. Life is all hearts and flowers for

Angélique, an aspiring artist who’s just won a prestigious scholarship—and the heart of a

prestigious cardiologist. There’s just one catch, though. Loïc is married—and his wife,

Rachel (Isabelle Carré), is five months pregnant. But, as Angélique repeatedly assures

her concerned friends, Loïc has every intention of leaving his wife so they can be

together.



But Angélique becomes more and more caught up in the

relationship. Her life begins to revolve around her obsession with Loïc—and as Loïc

repeatedly fails to show up when she expects him, Angélique gives up on her art and her

job…and on life in general. As she suffers through the pain of unrequited love,

Angélique falls apart.



There are, however, two sides to every story—and

He Loves Me… offers both sides. After telling Angélique’s side of the story, the

film rewinds and tells the story from Loïc’s point of view—and things are suddenly very

different.



The film’s greatest twist isn’t exactly a surprise. In fact,

the summary on the back of the DVD case gives it away—but I’m not going to spoil the fun

and give it away here. Still, even if you can figure out the big surprise right from the

start, that won’t take away from the pleasure of watching as it’s played out on screen.

There are still plenty of little surprises along the way—and the story is so ingeniously

done that you can’t help but love it. On top of that, the acting is

spectacular—especially Tautou, who does an outstanding job of slowly transforming her

character from madly in love to just plain mad.



Don’t expect He Loves

Me…He Loves Me Not to be a sweet, romantic love story. As I mentioned early, there

are plenty of hearts and flowers in the beginning, but the deeper you get into the story,

the darker it gets. What you can expect, however, is a fabulously imaginative story with

lots of twists and turns along the way. Don’t miss it.

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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it. Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course. As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com). Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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kdk

Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.

Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.

As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).

Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.

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