Marie-Louise ou la permission

7.5 / 10

(2 votes)

Star crossed lovers are the focus of this French romantic comedy. Marie-Louise, an American, has come to Paris to meet her new lover, Jean-Paul who has a weekend pass from his military service post. Unfortunately they misunderstood each other's instructions and are each at different train stations. They begin desperate searches throughout the night to find each other. The are hindered by Jean-Paul's ex-lover Marie, whom he rejected. Marie will do anything to get rid of Marie-Louise and win Jean-Paul back. Marie-Louise has her own problems when Jean falls for her. Jean accidently gets her involved with the police after he is arrested on the suspicion of pickpocketing. Despite their travails, the couple still tries to find each other. In the end, they are assisted by a magical nun who finally reunites them.

Country:

France

Genre:

Romance,

Comedy,

Drama

Duration:

85 minutes

Year:

1995

Director:

Manuel Flèche

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Company:

Clara Films

Cast:
Kate Beckinsale

Marie-Louise

Eric Ruf

Jean-Paul

Marie Caries

Marie

Pascal Ternisien

Jean

Yann Collette

Les Collette

Crew:
Manuel Flèche

Writer

Manuel Flèche

Director

Darius Khondji

Director of Photography

Alexandre Desplat

Music