A Kiss, Please

"A Kiss, please" is a French film released in 2007 and directed by Emmanuel Mouret. It is a romantic comedy on the theme of adultery.

ynopsis

In Nantes, Gabriel meets Émilie. The two pass an evening together, and as they are about to part ways, Gabriel asks her for a kiss. She refuses, and explains by telling him a story: In Paris, her friend Judith, happily married, has a childhood friend, Nicolas, who she still sees regularly. One day, as a solution to his lack of physical affection, Nicolas asks Judith for a platonic kiss. She accepts, and subsequently what should have been a simple act between friends without consequences becomes complicated, and the situation quickly becomes out of control.

Technical Aspects

* Title: A Kiss, Please
* Director: Emmanuel Mouret
* Scenery: Emmanuel Mouret
* Producers: Frédéric Niedermayer - Angoa-Agicoa, CNC (National Center of Cinematography), K Films Amérique, Moby Dick Films, Procirep, TPS Star, Arte France Cinéma
* Music: Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Dvorák, Verdi, Sibelius
* Date of Release: France: December 12, 2007

Cast

* Virginie Ledoyen: Judith (scientist)
* Emmanuel Mouret: Nicolas (mathematics professor), Judith's best friend
* Julie Gayet: Émilie (creative writer), friend of Judith's
* Michaël Cohen: Gabriel (art restorer), Émilie's love interest
* Frédérique Bel: Caline (airline hostess), Nicolas' girlfriend
* Stefano Accorsi: Claudio (pharmacist), Judith's husband
* Marie Madinier: Églantine (prostitute)
* Mélanie Maudran: Pénélope
* Lucciana de Vogue: Louise
* Jacques Lafoly: waiter

Background information

* The film was shown at the 2007 Venice Film Festival, and the 12th annual Saint-Jean-de-Luz Young Directors Festival.
* Some scenes were shot at the Fine Arts Museum in Nantes, at the Dobée Museum (Émilie's hotel), at Clémenceau High School in Nantes, and at the Airport of Angers-Marcé.
* The film intertwines three separate narratives: Emilie tells Gabriel the story of Nicolas, during which time Nicolas recounts the story of how he met Eglantine.

ee also

* (fr) Un baiser s'il vous plaît sur AlloCiné
* (fr+en) [http://french.imdb.com/title/tt0920473/combined Un baiser s'il vous plaît] sur l’Internet Movie Database