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Réception critique

La réception critique est mitigée. Dans Le Monde, Isabelle Regnier trouve le film « drôle et pétillant ». Dans Libération, Gilles Renault est plus nuancé, mais trouve finalement que le film n'est « pas si mal que ça ». Dans Les Inrockuptibles, Serge Kaganski compare le film à une « barbe à papa : agréable à déguster mais frisant l'inconsistance ». Antoine Oury, sur le site internet Critikat, est plus sévère et trouve que le film manque de rythme et que les personnages sont superficiels.

Revue de presse frenchy

Après avoir laissé le soin à Jan Kounen d'adapter 99 Francs au cinéma, Frédéric Beigbeder décide de passer à l'acte en mettant en scène l'adaptation de son propre roman à fort caractère autobiographique, L'Amour dure trois ans. Ou comment vérifier par soi-même le bon vieil adage «On n'est jamais si bien servi que par soi-même».

« L'amour est comme la brume qui disparaît à la première lueur de réalité. » En inaugurant son premier long-métrage par les mots et le sourire de Charles Bukowski, Frédéric Beigbeder positionne avec élégance son Amour dure trois ans sur les rails de la mélancolie.

«Dans un couple, la première année, on achète des meubles, la deuxième année, on déplace les meubles, la troisième année, on partage les meubles.»

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C'est ainsi que Marc Maronnier ( Gaspard Proust, double aussi sympathique qu'irritant), critique littéraire le jour et chroniqueur mondain la nuit, décrit son récent divorce d'avec Anne dans un pamphlet qui va le rendre célèbre, en érigeant pour unique certitude «L'amour ne dure que trois ans».

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Une certitude qui se verra ébranler par la rencontre avec la femme de son cousin, la renversante Alice...Avouons-le d'emblée, c'était avec un léger a-priori et non sans ironie que nous nous sommes glissés dans les salles obscures pour découvrir le passage à la réalisation de ce touche-à-tout de Frédéric Beigbeder.

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Mais l'homme est rusé et brillant, et c'est subtilement que l'auteur laissera la place au réalisateur, en partageant un point de vue sur le cinéma et un certain savoir-faire en matière de comédie. Les répliques fusent et le rythme endiablé donnent à L'Amour dure trois ans des airs à la Jean-Paul Rappeneau (c'est d'ailleurs Martin Rappeneau, le fils qui signe la bande-originale du film), dopé par la belle énergie de ses comédiens ( Louise Bourgoin en tête).

Dans ce vaste tourbillon où amour rime avec Michel Legrand et cinéma avec Peau d'âne, Frédéric Beigbeder s'amuse lui-même de son image de «petite tête-à- claques»,de branleur immature et de «Cioran de supermarché». Le critique cynique n'aura pas d'autres choix que de ravaler sa mauvaise langue et se contenterade savourer cette comédie plus romantique et tendre qu'elle n'en a l'air.

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Le reproche qu'on pourrait faire à Frédéric Beigbeder est cette vision bobo et parisianiste du

monde, jonché d'auto-références qui ne feront sourire que quelques spectateurs ( Marc Levy en tête), contrebalancées par des relents vulgaires qui ne lui siéent guère.(JoeyStarr épouvantable !!)

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Un film que j'ai apprécié pour

1/ Louise Bourgoin que je ne me lasserai pas de regarder.Son personnage est indispensable:

elle porte le film sur les épaules et

2 / F.Beigbeder dont j'aime bien les bouquins.POINT.

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L’amour dure trois ans est un film réalisé par Frédéric Beigbeder sorti le 18 janvier 2012. Le film est une adaptation du roman épo du mm nom de Beigbeder.

Résumé
Marc Marronnier, critique littéraire le jour et chroniqueur mondain la nuit, vient de divorcer d’Anne. Il est sûr à présent que l’amour ne dure que 3 ans. Il a même écrit un pamphlet pour le démontrer mais sa rencontre avec Alice va ébranler toutes ses certitudes.

Cast
Gaspard Proust : Marc Marronnier
Louise Bourgoin : Alice
Elisa Sednaoui : Anne
Bernard Menez : Le père de Marc
Anny Duperey : La mère de Marc
Thomas Jouannet : Le prof de surf
Christophe Bourseiller : Le curé
Valérie Lemercier : Francesca Vernesi
Joey Starr : Jean-Georges
Jonathan Lambert : Pierre
Frédérique Bel : Kathy
Nicolas Bedos : Antoine
Pom Klementieff : la fiancée du père
Jules-Édouard Moustic : le gourou
Victoria Olloqui : Ines
Chloé Beigbeder : la jeune surfeuse
Frédéric Beigbeder : le soldat russe (non crédité)
Valérie Kirkorian : la divorcée
Alain Kruger : le médecin

Et dans leurs propres rôles :

Michel Legrand, Marc Lévy, Michel Denisot, Ali Baddou, Ariane Massenet, Pascal Bruckner, Alain Finkielkraut, Thierry Ardisson, Paul Nizon, Jean-Didier Vincent, Nicolas Rey, Emma Luchini, Alain Riou, Philippe Vandel.

Fiche technique
Titre : L’amour dure trois ans
Réalisation : Frédéric Beigbeder
Scénario : Frédéric Beigbeder, Christophe Turpin et
Gilles Verdiani, d'après le roman
L'amour dure trois ans de Frédéric Beigbeder
Production : Michael Gentile, Alain Kruger,
Genevieve Lemal et David Pierret
Société de production : EuropaCorp
Société de distribution : EuropaCorp Distribution (France)
Musique : Martin Rappeneau
Pays d'origine : France
Genre : Romance, comédie
Durée : 1h38 minutes
Date de sortie : France : 18 janvier 2012

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La réalisatrice Lone Scherfig

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Nominations
Berlinale 2001: Ours d'Or
Bodil 2001: Meilleur film (Lone Scherfig),
meilleur acteur (Anders W. Berthelsen et Peter Gantzler) et
meilleure actrice (Ann Eleonora Jørgensen et Anette Støvelbæk)
Prix du cinéma européen 2001 : Meilleur film (Ib Tardini)
Robert Festival 2001: Meilleur acteur (Anders W. Berthelsen),
meilleure actrice (Anette Støvelbæk),
meilleure photographie (Jørgen Johansson),
meilleur réalisateur (Lone Scherfig),
meilleur montage (Gerd Tjur),
meilleur second rôle masculin (Lars Kaalund et Lene Tiemroth) et
meilleur second rôle féminin (Lene Tiemroth)
Goya 2003: Meilleur film étranger (Lone Scherfig)

Distinctions

Récompenses
Berlinale 2001: Prix du jury de l'Ours d'Argent (Lone Scherfig),
Prix FIPRESCI (Lone Scherfig),
Prix du jury œcuménique (Lone Scherfig)
Prix du jury des lecteurs de "Berliner Morgenpost" (Lone Scherfig)
Bodil 2001: Meilleur second rôle féminin (Lene Tiemroth)
Festival de Paris 2001: Prix du public (Lone Scherfig)
Robert Festival 2001: Meilleur scénario (Lone Scherfig),
meilleur second rôle masculin (Peter Gantzler) et
meilleur second rôle féminin (Ann Eleonora Jørgensen)

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A Delightful Romance in Dogma 95
8/10
Author: Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
10 May 2004

In Denmark, six lonely persons are having Italian classes sponsored by the City Hall. Jørgen Mortensen (Peter Gabtzler) is a shy hotel manager who has a crush on Giulia (Sara Indrio Jensen), a young Italian woman who works in an Italian restaurant and is secretly in love with him. Olympia (Anette Støvelbæk) is a clumsy clerk of a candy shop, who lives with her sullen father and is in love with Andreas (Anders W. Berthelsen), a young widow priest recently arrived in town.

And the hairdresser Karen (Ann Eleonora Jørgensen), whose mother is an alcoholic woman, who loves Hal-Finn (Lars Kaalund), an incompetent and aggressive bar manager of the hotel where his best friend Jørgen Mortensen works. I am not a fan of Dogma 95 movies (the movement which uses handheld camera, natural light and sound and no special effects), but in this delightful romance the actors are so spontaneous that indeed it works.This unconventional love story, with euthanasia, common people, losers in general, Danish persons speaking Italian, is actually a great romance. My vote is eight.

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-Zentropa Productions have acknowledged plot similarities to Maeve Binchy's novel "Evening Class". Binchy was not credited in the original release as Zentropa had determined they were not in breach of copyright, but after Binchy's representatives approached them they paid compensation and added a credit for her in later releases.
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-The tennis match we see on TV is an archive footage showing Swiss player Martina Hingis vs. Spanish player Conchita Martínez.
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-The film complies with several aesthetic principles of Dogme 95, including use of hand-held cameras and natural lighting.
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-Is the highest grossing Danish film ever, especially due to a successful run in the American cinemas.
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-Director Lone Scherfig has said that the positive effect of the Dogme 95 rules can be felt instantly in the writing process, specifically in the way you have to use your imagination to make a film work under their limitations.
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-Dogme 95 co-founder Lars von Trier was critical of Lone Scherfig making a romantic comedy with a resolved ending, but Scherfig insisted that she would make the film according to her own sensibilities.
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-With its gross of $4,544,753 it is the highest grossing Danish film at the American box office. The record was previously held by Le festin de Babette (1987).

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Dogma For Beginners
Author: mmq007
12 March 2002

This is a pleasant and entertaining little movie and it was fun seeing new faces and styles. The story is interesting and relevant. The people believable and charming. I enjoyed getting to know them as they got to know each other. the film employs a delicate approach to such topics as death, impotence, God and loneliness. I wasn't always enthralled. A couple of scenes dragged a bit and my attention began to wander. The woes and goals of some characters lacked originality. The situations have been depicted many times in many movies. None the less, I was never bored, never annoyed and did not feel slighted as the viewer.

An impressive cast and tight direction keep the show moving efficiently and provide a dependable vehicle for the delivery of the intended results in a satisfying manner. What surprised me was the number of cinematic conventions incorporated into a project that reportedly meant to avoid them. I claim no authority on the Dogma 95 movement, but I understand they aspire to strip a movie of as many mainstream cliches as possible. Standard story elements and cinematography are not what the filmmakers wish to present.

One of the conventions they frown on is the artificial insertion of background music. Yet this movie does use such incidental music in one scene, in a very traditional format. It's even an old, familiar tune. Like "Rock Of Ages" at a funeral or "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" when we see Yankee Stadium. And for an approach expected to break with tradition, there is an awful lot of happily ever after in the resolutions to the various conflicts.

The average looking actors and the less than beautiful scenery add greatly to the believability. The fun they, and in turn, we have with it offsets any flaws in the production But it's going to take more than a hand held camera and a Scandinavian accent to overcome 100 years of accepted film technique. But I enjoyed the show and if they keep trying, I'll keep watching.

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One fine romantic comedy
9/10
Author: dlpatrick1 from United States
19 February 2005

This is one of the most enjoyable and rewarding romantic comedies at the beginning of the decade. A Dogma 95 film, this movie exemplifies the challenges put up by the group of film makers that created Dogma 95 in Copenhagen. DOGMA 95 counters the individual film by the principle of presenting an indisputable set of rules known as THE VOW OF CHASTITY.

The rules (10 in all) include principles such as: shooting must be done on location (scenes in Venezia) and on a sound stage used to rehearse Sound of Music--an auditorium where the Italian classes are held. Music should not be used unless it occurs where hte scene is being shot (how refreshing not to have Hollywood scores interrupting the natural sound).* Hand-held camera-- this produces a feeling that you are doing the filming yourself. I felt that when Andreas was swimming in the hotel pool.

Special lighting is not acceptable - again the auditorium and the lights. Or the restaurant lighting. The characters in this movie are so real one feels you have met them before. You can read the plot elsewhere if you haven't seen this movie. There are pairings in this movie that show romance at its best - forgiveness for the foible (Olympia was probably born with fetal alcohol syndrome-- Andreas understands this and near the end when he suggests she sing in the church choir, he suggests they prepare for her falling over into the pews.

Giulia's budding love for Jorgen Mortensen is a treat -- little prayers in the kitchen -- and rehearsal for the big moments. This movie even treats impotence with the gentleness and humor and understanding that the best of life can deal. Perhaps most erotic is the scene where Karen washes Hal-Finn's hair in her salon -- ummmm! Not enough can be said about this movie. So to cut it short -- go see it -- watch it several times. A magical experience awaits -- where real people with real foibles find real connection.

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Nine Lovely People, No Villains!
Author: Ralph Michael Stein (riglltesobxs@mailinator.com) from New York, N.Y.
24 January 2002

What a pleasure "Italian for Beginners" is. Each character is appealing as well as complex and recognizable.A new pastor, bereft after his wife's death,interacts with an assortment of people who by accident or stumbling and fumbling intent come together in overlapping relationships. Romance is in the air, deaths dislocate several of the characters' lives, comedic movements help all to cope with the vagaries of life.

Taking place mostly in Denmark (with a restaurant manager whose style convinces me that he must have done an internship in a New York City eatery), the story revolves around the central goal of learning Italian. Only one of the main characters is from Italy, a beautiful waitress with the clearest agenda of anyone in the film. After wrestling through a non-Berlitz approach to the language all head for Venice where hearts meet and fun reigns.

Dogma 95 certificate or not, this is a convincing, endearing, excellent film. By intent or otherwise, many scenes are shot with a slight jerkiness that adds to a viewer's sense of inclusion. Unfortunately this film won't screen in many theatres and rentals and sales will be the path to a wider audience. And this film merits a very big following.

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Another dogme hit.
8/10
Author: McBuff from Slagelse, Denmark
16 February 2001

At the time of writing, "Italian for beginners" is a big hit on the Berlin Film Festival. The reason may be that it´s another film made under the Dogme 95 certificate, but it can easily stand on its own, without comparison to "The Celebration", "The Idiots" and "Mifune". Basically it´s a comedy-drama (although one of the Dogme rules prohibits genre definition) telling several interwoven stories connected by the Italian-for-beginners-class. There are a whole variety of characters: the young pastor, the hothead short order cook from the sports restaurant, the clumsy girl from the bakery etc.

All very recognizable everyday types, but beautifully realized by its talented cast, with special kudos to Peter Gantzler, cast against type and hilariously underplaying as the nerdish impotent hotel clerk. Lars Kaalund is also very funny, sporting a very authentic sounding Italian.

Director Lone Scherfig has made a very endearing, romantic film that is very universal in its tone, which is probably why it has performed so well at the Berlin film festival. For a feel-good movie experience, you should definitely go see "Italian for beginners".

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Proof that budget doesn't matter
Author: potblackettle from columbia south carolina
28 July 2003

A clever film, with low production values but a witty script and great cast. The characters are so real and vivid. You sympathize with them, want them to succeed. There are so many tiny little things that make it leap from the screen. As you become caught up in the story you forget that the camera is a little shaky, the video not always perfectly focused. The scenes in Italy are absolutly beautiful. The director uses colors well, the color of the characters clothes reflects their emotions. Never heavy handed or pushy, just a sweet little film.

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Thoroughly enjoyable and totally devoid of Hollywood-style contrivance
10/10
Author: Xenon242 from Halifax NS (Canada)
2 February 2003

I had the pleasure of seeing Italiensk for begyndere in a pretty small, intimiate cinema, which set the audience up beautifully for this movie.The characters really drive this story, rather than the film pushing the characters around. What results is a movie that takes its own time to say what it needs to say, and that allows us to gain insight on what really is a broad spectrum of very human, very diverse personalities.

Romantic comedies-dramas, by and large, are pretty hit-and-miss, though more miss than hit if they come from Hollywood. They're bogged down in clichés, saccarine melodrama and characters that don't at all behave like real people. Italiensk for begyndere avoids all that, giving us characters that could just as well be the person sitting three seats from you in the cinema, that's how human they are.I didn't feel at all cheated with this film, and left the cinema feeling like I saw a film that speaks to people. Superb.