Le Divorce

USA / France 2003, 117 minutes
Dir. James Ivory
Rating: [M]
Genres: Comedy, Drama / Romance

Feat. Kate Hudson, Naomi Watts, Leslie Caron, Thierry Lhermitte, Glenn Close, Stockard Channing, Sam Waterston, Matthew Modine, Stephen Fry, Nathalie Richard, Melvil Poupaud

Aroview: Neither romantic escapism nor French farce American-style, this comedy from ‘prestige’ partnership Merchant-Ivory can’t find shape or a settled tone, in spite of its appealing package.

A tale of two American sisters in Paris – resident Naomi Watts is coming to terms with being dumped by her French fiancé, while visitor Kate Hudson finds herself romanced, typically, by a married French politico more than twice her age. Conjoining these strained French-American relations is a subplot in which the girls' 'vulgar' family pursue a potentially invaluable work of art...