The Art of Breaking Up

Overview

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.

Directed by Michel Deville

Top cast

Emmanuelle Béart

Lucette

Charles Berling

Édouard de Bois d'Enghien

Dominique Blanc

Baroness Duverger

Jacques Bonnaffé

Fontanet

Mathieu Demy

Firmin

Julie Depardieu

Amélie

Sara Forestier

Viviane

Stanislas Merhar

Irrigua

Tom Novembre

Chenneviette

Patrick Timsit

Bouzin

Virginie Hocq

Emilie

Clément Sibony

Antonio

Élizabeth Macocco

The lost guest

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