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A Faithful Man
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Wikipedia article
'A Faithful Man' is a 2018 French romantic comedy-drama film directed by Louis Garrel, from a screenplay by Garrel and Jean-Claude Carrire. It stars Laetitia Casta, Lily-Rose Depp, Joseph Engel and Garrel.
The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2018. It was released in France on 26 December 2018.
Plot
Abel (Garrel) learns that his girlfriend, Marianne (Casta), is leaving him for his best friend Paul, who is the father of her child. Seven or eight years later, Paul dies and Abel and Marianne resolve to restart their relationship as she and her son Joseph (Engel) move in. Joseph claims that his father died because Marianne poisoned him. Abel is also sought after by ve (Depp), Paul's younger sister who's been infatuated with Abel since she was 14 years old. When ve directly tells Marianne to leave Abel or "it's war", Marianne prompts the confused Abel to sleep with ve. Now caught in a difficult situation between two women and a young boy with an eerie fixation on murder, will Abel keep his relationship with Marianne intact?
Cast
* Louis Garrel as Abel
* Laetitia Casta as Marianne
* Lily-Rose Depp as ve
* Joseph Engel as Joseph
Production
In February 2018, it was announced Louis Garrel would direct the film, from a screenplay he wrote with Jean-Claude Carrire, and star in the film, alongside Laetitia Casta and Lily-Rose Depp. Why Not Productions produced the film.
Release
The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2018, followed by its US premiere at the New York Film Festival. Shortly after, Kino Lorber acquired US distribution rights to the film. It was released in France on 26 December 2018. In the United States, it received a limited release on 19 July 2019.
Critical reception
'A Faithful Man' holds approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on reviews, with an average of . The site's critical consensus reads, "A Faithful Man's lack of tonal commitment may frustrate, but the end results should still prove entertaining for viewers in the mood for a French romantic farce." On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 67 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".References
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