I bought this on DVD knowing next to nothing about it simply on the strength of the leading player, Ginny Ledoyen, about the best young actress of her generation. Having watched it I find I don't have a great deal to say about it. We're in L'Esquive territory here as the film takes place in La Zone, those multi-ethnic high rises surrounding Paris. Apart from the police Maria (Ledoyen) is the only white person in the movie and her relationship with her best friend, her boyfriend and his best friend, all Algerian is at the heart of the film so that really it's about four young people in modern France. The four principals do their best but it's downbeat subject matter does it no favours. As a fan of Ledoyen I'm glad I saw it but I'm even happier I only paid 5 euros for it.
Review of De l'amour
