''Jealousy'' (french: La jalousie) is a 2013 French

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Philippe Garrel Philippe Garrel (; born 6 April 1948) is a French director, cinematographer, screenwriter, film editor, and producer, associated with the French New Wave movement. His films have won him awards at Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival. ...

, starring

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.

and

Anna Mouglalis Anna Mouglalis ( el, Άννα Μουγλάλη; born 26 April 1978) is a French actress and model. She is known for being a house ambassador for Chanel since 2002, and for portraying the fashion designer Coco Chanel in the 2009 film '' Coco Chan ...

. It was screened in the main competition section at the

70th Venice International Film Festival The 70th annual Venice International Film Festival took place in Venice, Italy from 28 August to 7 September 2013. American film director William Friedkin was presented with a lifetime achievement award. Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucc ...

. It is the first installment in Garrel's trilogy of love, the second being ''

In the Shadow of Women ''In the Shadow of Women'' (french: L'Ombre des femmes) is a 2015 French-Swiss drama film directed by Philippe Garrel, starring Clotilde Courau, Stanislas Merhar, and Lena Paugam. It was selected to open the Directors' Fortnight section at the 20 ...

'' (2015) and the third being ''

Lover for a Day ''Lover for a Day'' (french: L'Amant d'un jour) is a 2017 French drama film directed by Philippe Garrel and starring Éric Caravaca, Esther Garrel, and Louise Chevillotte. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2017 Cannes Fi ...

'' (2017).

Plot

An impoverished actor Louis tries to make his girlfriend Claudia a big star. But in spite of all his efforts he cannot get her proper roles. Eventually she falls in love with another man and cheats on him.

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 Louis *

as Claudia * Rebecca as Clothilde * Olga Milshtein as Charlotte *

Esther Garrel Esther Garrel (born 18 February 1991) is a French actress. She is most known for her roles in ''17 Girls'' (2011), ''Jealousy'' (2013), '' Call Me by Your Name'' (2017), and '' Thirst Street'' (2017). Early life Garrel was born in Paris, the dau ...

as Esther * Arthur Igual as the friend of Louis * Jérôme Huguet as Antoine * Manon Kneusé as Lucie

Release

The film had its world premiere in the Competition section at the

on 5 September 2013. It was released in France on 4 December 2013.

Reception

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, the film has an approval rating of 73% based on 26 reviews, and an average rating of 6.35/10. On

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, the film has a weighted average score of 66 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Kimber Myers of ''

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'' gave the film a grade of B, writing: "While it features characters making unrelatable decisions, this 77-minute film is nonetheless compelling and beautifully constructed, and will be of particular interest for fans of French cinema." Boyd van Hoeij of ''

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'' wrote: "Acting is low-key but believable throughout, with Mouglalis finally shedding her supermodel looks to show the contradictory and flawed but very human character underneath." Leslie Felperin of ''

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'' called it "slight but watchable". ''

Cahiers du cinéma ''Cahiers du Cinéma'' (, ) is a French film magazine co-founded in 1951 by André Bazin, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, and Joseph-Marie Lo Duca.Itzkoff, Dave (9 February 2009''Cahiers Du Cinéma Will Continue to Publish''The New York TimesMacnab, Ge ...

'' named it the seventh best film of 2013.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jealousy 2013 films 2013 drama films French drama films 2010s French-language films French black-and-white films Films directed by Philippe Garrel 2010s French films