SummaryA spirited young woman (Anaïs Demoustier) falls in love with the novelist wife of the man with whom she’s having an affair.
Directed By:Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet
Written By:Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet
Anaïs in Love
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Generally Favorable
73
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Mixed or Average
6.0
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
83% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
17% Mixed
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Apr 29, 2022
90
The film is preoccupied — obsessed, really — with the process of growing into oneself, which is different from just getting older. Anaïs’ journey contains moments of exhilarating momentum and then, just as quickly, depressing inertia. The film, at times, feels crazed and slightly random — just like our protagonist.
Apr 29, 2022
83
There’s something unexpected about the way Anaïs in Love pulls you in, with its airiness making it exactly the right film to watch at this moment as the sundresses are coming out and few things feel better than reading a good book in the grass. Some movies just feel like spring; Anaïs in Love is certainly one.
May 4, 2022
75
For all of its farcical overtones, the film contains many shrewd observations about the power games inherent in relationships.
Mar 8, 2022
65
The film’s narrative structure is as aimless as its lead, and it hangs onto her every whim; few obstacles are placed in Anaïs’ way, leaving the stakes low and little room for doubt. For those who enjoy watching a protagonist effortlessly get what she wants, Anaïs in Love is a breezy ride.
Apr 25, 2022
63
It’s not a bon bon or a comic delight. But Bourgeois-Tacquet and her muse Demoustier give coquettes, gamines and manic pixie dream girls (a Hollywood staple) the kind of butt-kicking all those people who misguidedly hated poor Amelie for decades ago longed for.
Apr 27, 2022
50
Some might wonder what Anaïs in Love really has to say for itself; the film, perhaps, objects to the idea of young women like its cheerfully confused heroine having to explain themselves at all. Either way, this zephyr-blown dandelion of a movie isn’t going to break a sweat to get its message across.
User score
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Apr 29, 2022
8
Very french and full of life with a vibrant performance from Demoustier, enjoyable on almost every level.
May 5, 2022
6
A frantic young woman rushes everywhere because she's always late and unprepared. When she meets a much older man at a party, they begin an affair. Later, she becomes attracted to his wife and pursues that fascination. The scenarios develop with interest and the performances are fine, but the younger woman's character is more frustratingly immature than likeable (which may be the point). There's a bouncy pace to keep things from getting too serious, but no real comedy. It's a tasty trifle and not much more. (In French with subtitles)
Production Company:
- Année Zéro
- Les Films Pelléas
- Arte France Cinéma
- Canal+
- Ciné+
- ARTE
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
- Région Bretagne
- Région des Pays-de-la-Loire
- Haut et Court
- Be For Films
- Sofica Manon 11
- Cinémage 15
- Indéfilms 9
- Cinéaxe 2
- Odessa Productions
Release Date:Apr 29, 2022
Duration:1 h 38 m
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Awards
Cannes Film Festival
• 2 Nominations
Melbourne Queer Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Dorian Film Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
