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The Art of Breaking Up

The Art of Breaking Up

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 27, 2005

Runtime

1h 20m

Genres

Romance, Comedy

User Score

51%

Original Title

Un Fil à la patte

Production Companies

Eléfilm, France 2 Cinéma, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma

Director

Michel Deville

Description

Lucette and Edouard: Two lovers passionate about sex, money and life. He is a spoiled but penniless child who wants it all while she is a celebrated figure of la vie parisienne who knows what she wants and what she is worth. Edouard is marrying a young, pretty and rich heiress. He comes to confess this to Lucette and to make their parting official, but he doesn’t want to leave her. He struggles with all his might to hide his betrayal but her opportunities to learn of it are countless and unpredictable.