''A Faithful Man'' (french: L'Homme fidèle) is a 2018 French romantic comedy-drama film directed by

Louis Garrel Louis Garrel (born 14 June 1983) is a French actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his starring role in '' The Dreamers'', directed by Bernardo Bertolucci.

, from a screenplay by Garrel and Jean-Claude Carrière. It stars

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, Joseph Engel and Garrel. The film had its world premiere at the

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on 9 September 2018. It was released in France on 26 December 2018.

Plot

Abel (Garrel) learns that his girlfriend, Marianne (Casta), is leaving him for his best friend Paul, who is the father of her child. Seven or eight years later, Paul dies and Abel and Marianne resolve to restart their relationship as she and her son Joseph (Engel) move in. Joseph claims that his father died because Marianne poisoned him. Abel is also sought after by Ève (Depp), Paul's younger sister who's been infatuated with Abel since she was 14 years old. When Ève directly tells Marianne to leave Abel or "it's war", Marianne prompts the confused Abel to sleep with Ève. Now caught in a difficult situation between two women and a young boy with an eerie fixation on murder, will Abel keep his relationship with Marianne intact?

Cast

Louis Garrel Louis Garrel (born 14 June 1983) is a French actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his starring role in '' The Dreamers'', directed by Bernardo Bertolucci.

as Abel *

Laetitia Casta Laetitia Marie Laure Casta (; born 11 May 1978)FMD profile
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as Marianne *

as Ève * Joseph Engel as Joseph

Production

In February 2018, it was announced

Louis Garrel Louis Garrel (born 14 June 1983) is a French actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his starring role in '' The Dreamers'', directed by Bernardo Bertolucci.

would direct the film, from a screenplay he wrote with Jean-Claude Carrière, and star in the film, alongside

Laetitia Casta Laetitia Marie Laure Casta (; born 11 May 1978)FMD profile
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and

Why Not Productions Why Not Productions is a public French film production company founded by producers Pascal Caucheteux and Grégoire Sorlat in 1990. Its main focus is French auteur cinema, but it also co-produces films from other countries. Some of the filmmak ...

produced the film.

Release

The film had its world premiere at the

on 9 September 2018, followed by its US premiere at the

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. Shortly after,

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acquired US distribution rights to the film. It was released in France on 26 December 2018. In the United States, it received a limited release on 19 July 2019.

Critical reception

''A Faithful Man'' holds approval rating on review aggregator website

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, based on reviews, with an average of . The site's critical consensus reads, "A Faithful Man's lack of tonal commitment may frustrate, but the end results should still prove entertaining for viewers in the mood for a French romantic farce." On

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, the film holds a rating of 67 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Faithful Man, A 2018 films 2018 romantic comedy-drama films Films directed by Louis Garrel Films set in Paris Films shot in Paris French romantic comedy-drama films 2010s French-language films 2010s French films