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Le Divorce

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Original title

Le Divorce

Year

2003

Running time

117 min.

Country

United States

Director

James Ivory

Screenwriter

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, James Ivory. Novel: Diane Johnson

Cast

Music

Richard Robbins

Cinematography

Pierre Lhomme

Producer

Fox Searchlight

Genre

Romance. Comedy. Drama | Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

Isabel Walker (Kate Hudson) is a quintessential young Californian, newly arrived in Paris to visit her pregnant sister, Roxeanne (Naomi Watts). A darkly romantic poet, Roxy has just been jilted by her scoundrel husband, Charles-Henri de Persand, and it appears they are headed for “le divorce.” Meanwhile, Isabel leaps into l’amour with a married French diplomat who happens to be the uncle of Roxy’s soon-to-be-ex. As scandal ensues, the American idealism and irrepressible spirit of the Walker sisters comes up against the French sophistication and stubborn rationalism of the Persand family. Complicating the two families’ relations is a painting in Roxy’s possession that is discovered to be worth millions of dollars. And then, quite suddenly, a crime of passion disrupts all the scheming and culture clashes--and opens up new possibilities for understanding.

Critics' reviews

"A sophisticated and knowledgeable portrait of values in collision (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"A bonbon spiked with delicious wit and malice (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"Veers erratically between sugar-coated romance, broad farce, and risible melodrama."

Neil Smith: BBC
"The virtue of Ms. Johnson's novel lay not in its profundity -- a comedy of manners is by definition an affair of surfaces -- but in its sparkle and its speed, qualities notably lacking in Mr. Ivory's direction."

A. O. Scott: The New York Times
"A delightful blend of American sensibility and French chaos in a movie that is sunny, surprising and consistently entertaining."

Rex Reed: The New York Observer
"Should have been a smart bit of cinematic froth but instead sinks like an overworked souffle."

Ann Hornaday: The Washington Post

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Le Divorce

2003

James Ivory

4.4

(2,243)