''Caprice'' is a 2015 French

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

film written and directed by

Emmanuel Mouret Emmanuel Mouret (born 30 June 1970) is a French actor, director and screenwriter. Life and career He was born on 30 June 1970 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. He graduated from La Fémis (9th promotion, dir ...

, and starring Mouret,

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and Laurent Stocker. Set in Paris, it follows the misadventures of a young teacher who is in love with a famous stage actress but is himself adored by a vivacious aspirant actress. It won the award for Best Film at the 2015

Cabourg Film Festival The Cabourg Film Festival (french: Festival du Film de Cabourg – Journées romantiques or simply ) is an annual film festival held every June in Cabourg, France. Founded in 1983 by writer-journalist Gonzague Saint Bris, the festival is dedica ...

Plot

Clément, a teacher in a primary school, is divorced and on his own. He shares his worries with his headmaster Thomas, whose wife has left him. In the evenings Clément likes to go to the theatre, and in particular to plays featuring Alicia. Her regal beauty and rare acting ability can reduce him to secret tears, which are noticed by the girl in the next seat, She is Caprice, a cheerful would-be actress who also delivers pizzas. Thomas gets a request for a sympathetic teacher to tutor a youngster, and offers the job to Clément. It is for Alicia's nephew, who is staying in the elegant house where she lives alone. She comes to appreciate his shy charm and strong rapport with children, while he is already in love with her from her stage performances. Things end with Clément moving in. Going out for drinks with the lonely Thomas, he and Thomas are chatted up by two girls, who turn out to be Caprice and her flatmate. Things end with Clément leaving Caprice's bed at dawn to sneak back into Alicia's. He is seen by the servant who, to Alicia's alarm, leaves. Clément then admits his lapse and is banished to the spare room. Out drinking with theatre friends, Alicia sees Thomas and, when the bars shut, things end with her taking him into the theatre to raid the manager's drinks cupboard. Both conceal their night together from Clément. Unwilling to accept that Clément can shut her out of his life after one tender night, Caprice keeps finding reasons to contact him. While Alicia is away on a long tour, he breaks a leg in an accident and Caprice looks after him, despite him refusing to be unfaithful again. When he tells her firmly that he is not going to see her any more, she takes an overdose. Going to the hospital, Clément finds that she has a male friend who will look after her. Back in Alicia's favour, she takes up a play that he started and Caprice improved, which proves to be a success. The prominent actress and the upcoming playwright lead a brilliant life, and Thomas' wife comes back to him. Nobody knows what's happened to Caprice.

Cast

as Alicia *

as Caprice * Laurent Stocker as Thomas *

as Clément *

Michaël Cohen Michaël Cohen (born 13 December 1970) is a French actor. He appeared in more than fifty films since 1991. Selected filmography 1998 La dame aux camélias Armand Duval References External links * 1970 births Living people French ...

as Le comédien au théâtre * Thomas Blanchard as Jean *

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as Virginie * Olivier Cruveiller as Maurice * Botum Dupuis as Christie * Néo Rouleau as Jacky * Léo Lorléac'h as Victor

Reception

In France, the film averages 3.5/5 on the AlloCiné from 29 press reviews.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 3612984 2015 films 2015 romantic comedy films 2010s French-language films French romantic comedy films Films directed by Emmanuel Mouret 2010s French films