''Jet Lag'' () is a 2002 French

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Ro ...

film starring

Juliette Binoche Juliette Binoche (; born 9 March 1964) is a French actress. She has appeared in more than 60 films, particularly in French and English, and has been the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Juliette Binoche, numerous accolades, ...

and

Jean Reno Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jiménez (born 30 July 1948), commonly known as Jean Reno (), is a French-Spanish actor. He established himself as a Leading actor, leading man of French cinema through his collaborations with director Luc Besson, and has w ...

. It is the second film directed by

Danièle Thompson Danièle Claude Renée Tannenbaum, also known as Danièle Thompson (born ) is a Monaco, Monegasque film director and screenwriter. Thompson is the daughter of film director Gérard Oury, and actress Jacqueline Roman. Life Thompson was born ...

, following ''

Season's Beatings ''Season's Beatings'' () is a French comedy-drama film directed by Danièle Thompson, released in 1999. Plot Following the recent death of her second husband, for Christmas, Yvette tries to meet the three daughters from her first marriage with S ...

'' (1999).

Premise

Charles de Gaulle Airport Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport , also known as Roissy Airport, is the primary international airport serving Paris, the capital city of France. The airport opened in 1974 and is located in Roissy-en-France, northeast of Paris. It is named for ...

in Paris, a French beautician (Juliette Binoche) on her way to a new job in Mexico accidentally meets a French chef (Jean Reno) who has been delayed on his way to Germany from his residence in the United States. Labor strikes, bad weather, and pure luck cause the two of them to share a room overnight at the airport Hilton hotel. Their initial mutual indifference and downright hostility evolves into romance and a re-examination of their lives.

Cast

as Rose *

as Félix *

Sergi López Sergi López may refer to: *Sergi López (actor) (born 1965), Spanish actor *Sergi López Segú (1967–2006), Spanish footballer See also *Sergio López (disambiguation) * Sérgio Lopes (disambiguation) * Sergi, the given name *López López or ...

as Sergio * Scali Delpeyrat as The Doctor * Karine Belly as Air France Attendant * Raoul Billerey as Félix's Father *

Nadège Beausson-Diagne Nadège Beausson-Diagne (born 18 June 1972 in Paris) is a French actress, singer and columnist. She is mainly known for having played the police chief Sara Douala in the television series ''Plus belle la vie''. She also appeared in successful fi ...

as A Roissy Passenger *

Alice Taglioni Alice Taglioni (born 26 July 1976) is a French actress. Personal life Alice Taglioni was born in Ermont, Val-d'Oise. She is the daughter of an Italian man from Lombardy. She was Miss Corsica in 1996, but refused to participate in the election ...

as Ground Hostess * Jérôme Keen as The Concierge * Sébastien Lalanne as The Barman * Michel Lepriol as The Waiter * M'bembo as Post Office Employee (as Mbembo) * Laurence Colussi as Hostess * Lucy Harrison as Hostess * Rebecca Steele as Hostess

Production

Danièle Thompson originally wrote the script for

Miramax Films Miramax, LLC, formerly known as Miramax Films, is an American independent film and television production and distribution company owned by beIN Media Group and Paramount Global. Based in Los Angeles, California, it was founded on December 19, ...

in the early 1990s with

Isabelle Adjani Isabelle Yasmine Adjani (born 27 June 1955) is a French actress and singer of Algerian and German descent. She has received various accolades, including five César Awards and a Lumière Award, along with nominations for two Academy Awards. ...

attached to star in an English-language version. Principal photography began from 5 November 2001. Thompson obtained permission to film at

in Paris prior to

September 11, 2001 The September 11 attacks, also known as 9/11, were four coordinated Islamist terrorist suicide attacks by al-Qaeda against the United States in 2001. Nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners, crashing the first two into ...

. After the terrorist attacks, permission was withdrawn. Thompson then obtained permission to use Lourdes Airport, but was not convinced that viewers would believe it was Charles de Gaulle. Eventually she managed to gain 10 shooting days access to Paris. The rest was filmed on sets and in Libby Airport. ''Décalage Horaire'' is the second collaboration of mother and son writing team Danièle Thompson & Christophe Thompson after the 1999 film ''La Bûche''. ''Décalage Horaire'' is one of the rare comedies in

's career, after ''Les Nanas (1985) ''A Couch in New York'' (1995) and ''Chocolat (2000 film), Chocolat'' (2000).

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 56%, based on 66 reviews, with an average rating of 5.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, " A light and fluffy romantic comedy for fans of Juliette Binoche and Jean Reno." On Metacritic the film has a score of 53 out of 100, based on 28 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Accolades

References

External links

* {{Danièle Thompson 2002 films 2002 romantic comedy films Films directed by Danièle Thompson Films produced by Alain Sarde Films scored by Éric Serra Films set in airports 2000s French-language films French romantic comedy films 2000s French films BAC Films films French-language romantic comedy films