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Lovers (2020 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Lovers' is a 2020 French romantic thriller film directed by Nicole Garcia, from a screenplay by Garcia and Jacques Fieschi. It stars Stacy Martin, Pierre Niney and Benot Magimel.
It had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on 3 September 2020.
Cast
* Stacy Martin as Lisa
* Pierre Niney as Simon
* Benot Magimel as Lo Redler
* Christophe Montenez as Pierre-Henri
* Nicolas Wanczycki as Lisa's father
* Grgoire Colin as Paul
* Roxane Duran as Nathalie
Plot
Tragic, fatalistic love story. In Paris, young lovers, student Lisa (Stacy Martin) and drug dealer Simon (Pierre Niney), split when Simon has to flee the country. Heartbroken Lisa soon meets older and wealthy Lo (Benot Magimel).
There are three locales, Paris, Mauritius and Geneva. We move from place to place as Lisa changes from girlfriend of a drug dealer to housewife of a rich businessman, to both when having an affair with Simon while married to Lo.
On Mauritius, the gorgeous surroundings contrast with Lisa being miserable and Lo almost forcing himself on her. Then, Simon turns up as a tour guide at their resort.
Lisa makes the men around her suffer while trying not to hurt anybody. Simon is a con-man with no options but Lisa and her money. Lo, who has a shady past, hopes to buy happiness.
Lo hires Simon as his driver. It looks like they could become friends, until Lo discards Simon like a used Kleenex.
In this world of haves and have-nots, of serve-or-be-served, youre either young, poor and in love, or older, rich and despairing. Lisa is caught between Simon and Lo, and either leads to ruin.
Production
In December 2018, it was announced Stacy Martin, Pierre Niney and Benot Magimel had joined the cast of the film, with Nicole Garcia directing from a screenplay she co-wrote with Jacques Fieschi.
Release
The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on 3 September 2020.
References
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