A Kiss, pleaseis a French film released in 2007 and directed by Emmanuel Mouret. It is a romantic comedy on the theme of adultery

Adultery

Adultery is sexual infidelity to one's spouse, and is a form of extramarital sex. It originally referred only to sex between a woman who was married and a person other than her spouse. Even in cases of separation from one's spouse, an extramarital affair is still considered adultery.Adultery is...

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Synopsis

In Nantes

Nantes

Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....

, Gabriel meets Émilie. The two pass an evening together, and as they are about to part ways, Gabriel asks her for a kiss. She refuses, and explains by telling him a story: In Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

, her friend Judith, happily married, has a childhood friend, Nicolas, who she still sees regularly. One day, as a solution to his lack of physical affection, Nicolas asks Judith for a platonic

Platonic love

Platonic love is a chaste and strong type of love that is non-sexual.-Amor Platonicus:The term amor platonicus was coined as early as the 15th century by the Florentine scholar Marsilio Ficino. Platonic love in this original sense of the term is examined in Plato's dialogue the Symposium, which has...

 kiss

Kiss

A kiss is the act of pressing one's lips against the lips or other body parts of another person or of an object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, affection, respect, greeting, friendship, and good...

. She accepts, and subsequently what should have been a simple act between friends without consequences becomes complicated, and the situation quickly becomes out of control.

Technical Aspects

• Title: A Kiss, Please
• Director: Emmanuel Mouret
• Scenery: Emmanuel Mouret
• Producers: Frédéric Niedermayer - Angoa-Agicoa, CNC (National Center of Cinematography), K Films Amérique, Moby Dick Films, Procirep, TPS Star, Arte France Cinéma
• Music: Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Dvorák, Verdi, Sibelius
• Date of Release: France
  France
  The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
  
  : December 12, 2007

Cast

• Virginie Ledoyen
  Virginie Ledoyen
  Virginie Fernandez , known by her stage name Virginie Ledoyen, is a French actress.-Life and career:She was born in Aubervilliers, Paris, the daughter of Olga, a restaurateur, and Bernard Fernandez, a merchant who sold cleaning products. Her paternal grandfather was Spanish...
  
  : Judith (scientist)
• Emmanuel Mouret: Nicolas Gimas (mathematics professor), Judith's best friend
• Julie Gayet: Émilie (creative writer), friend of Judith's
• Michaël Cohen: Gabriel (art restorer), Émilie's love interest
• Frédérique Bel
  Frédérique Bel
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  : Caline (airline hostess), Nicolas' girlfriend
• Stefano Accorsi
  Stefano Accorsi
  Stefano Lelio Beniamino Accorsi is an Italian actor.-Early life and background:Accorsi was born in Bologna. He graduated from Bologna's Theatrical School in 1993, and acted in the theatre for several years before moving to cinema....
  
  : Claudio (pharmacist), Judith's husband
• Marie Madinier: Églantine (prostitute)
• Mélanie Maudran: Pénélope
• Lucciana de Vogue: Louise
• Jacques Lafoly: waiter

Background information

• The film was shown at the 2007 Venice Film Festival
  Venice Film Festival
  The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
  
  , and the 12th annual Saint-Jean-de-Luz Young Directors Festival.
• Some scenes were shot at the Fine Arts Museum in Nantes, at the Dobée Museum (Émilie's hotel), at Clémenceau High School in Nantes, and at the Airport of Angers-Marcé.
• The film intertwines three separate narratives: Emilie tells Gabriel the story of Nicolas, during which time Nicolas recounts the story of how he met Eglantine.

See also

• (fr) Un baiser s'il vous plaît sur AlloCiné
• (fr+en) Un baiser s'il vous plaît sur l’Internet Movie Database