''Shall We Kiss?'' (French title: ''Un baiser s'il vous plaît'') is a 2007 French

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film directed by

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that stars Mouret himself with

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, Frédérique Bel and

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. Through frame stories, it light-heartedly explores some of the byways of adulterous passion, ending sombrely.

Plot

On a business trip to Nantes, Émilie is given a lift by Gabriel and agrees to meet him for dinner. When he takes her back to her hotel and asks for a goodnight kiss, she says a kiss can have undesired results and then offers to explain. In Paris her friend Judith, married to Claudio, shared all her confidences with her bachelor friend Nicolas. One day Nicolas told Judith he was desperate to have a woman, but felt it dishonest to get to know somebody for that sole purpose. Judith suggested trying a prostitute, which Nicolas had never done, but it was an expensive disaster as the girl went crazy when he tried to kiss her. Nicolas then asked if Judith would let him kiss her, just a purely physical thing, and the two ended up in bed. An intermittent secret affair followed. Even though Nicolas met and started living with Câline, he could not stop seeing Judith. To resolve the burden of guilt each felt towards their innocent partners, the pair decided Câline should be persuaded to seduce Claudio. Unfortunately for their plan, Claudio overheard the plot and told Câline. Left on their own, the two guilty lovers had to face the fact that they had badly wounded their faithful ex-partners, who had done nothing to deserve such treatment. Ending her story, Émilie says Gabriel can have a proper goodnight kiss, provided he leaves in silence and never tries to see her again.

Cast

: Judith (research scientist) *

: Nicolas (mathematics teacher), Judith's best friend *

Julie Gayet Julie Gayet (; born 3 June 1972) is a French actress and film producer.< ...

: Émilie (fabric designer), friend of Judith's *

: Gabriel (art restorer), attracted to Émilie * Frédérique Bel: Câline (air hostess), Nicolas' girlfriend *

: Claudio (pharmacist), Judith's husband * Marie Madinier: Églantine (prostitute)

Reception

The film received mostly positive reviews.

References

External links

* 2007 films 2007 romantic comedy films Films set in Nantes Films set in Paris Films directed by Emmanuel Mouret French romantic comedy films 2000s French films 2000s French-language films {{2000s-France-film-stub