Marie-Jo and her Two Loves

France 2002, 124 minutes
Dir. Robert Guediguian
In French with English subtitles
Rating: [M]
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama / Romance

Topics: Mid-life.

Feat. Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Gerard Meylan

Aroview: A dreamy, perceptive romance gently steered under the Mediterranean sun by dir. Guédiguian, who again uses the vibrant setting of his native Marseilles with his wife (Ascaride) once again his leading lady.

Here she plays Marie-Jo, who grapples with the emotional complexity of being in love with another man besides her husband. Her desire imperils her own sense of identity, and the film changes key as we see her distress grow, exacerbated by the self-righteous fury of her daughter. A film of contradictory impulses, and a sensual, honest picture of late mid-life crisis.

NZ International Film Festival 2003

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3 stars (Good Enough) A middle-aged woman is equally in love with two similar-aged men. But in real life, love is never quite equal. She leaves her husband for the exotic mariner - then returns. So? Great acting & Mediterranean scenery do not compensate for a weak plot. ~Sandy
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2 stars (Good Try) Nothing much of importance happens over a screenplay that still manages to lose its way and is too long. However, there is a strong adult cast. ~Tubbs