| Romance | 
| Director: Catherine Breillat
Actors: Caroline Ducey, Sagamore Stevenin, Francois Berleand, Rocco Siffredi, Reza Habouhossein
Studio: Lions Gate
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (104 reviews)
Sales Rank: 8403
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Letterboxed, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Media: DVD
Running Time: 84 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: D7249D
ISBN: 1573627771
UPC: 031398724933
EAN: 9781573627771
ASIN: B00003JRAV
Release Date: February 5, 2002
Theatrical Release Date: 1999
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Product Description
Claiming he lived her but that he has lost his desire for her Matie s boyfriend Pul refuses to engage in sexual relations catapulting Matie into a desperate search for intimacy and erotic connection. Marie s escalating sexual journey tests he own physical and emotional limits and through and ironic twist-of-fate eventually leads her to fulfillmentSystem Requirements: Running Time 98 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:DRAMA Rating:NR UPC:031398724933
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 save your money, this is a loser November 18, 2008
This is horrible, absolutely nothing sexy about it. At one point you see a GYN exam, how the heck does anyone think that is sexy! The female star is as weak a character as you ever saw.
Not Romance September 19, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This movie was one of the worst movies me and my brother watched by far. Some people might like it but to us. IT plain sucked.
Tied to Love (ha...ha...ha) April 26, 2008
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
During the past year or so I have watched three films directed by Breillat, Fat Girl, A Real Young Girl, and now Romance. Fat Girl, while it leaned heavily towards the realm of exploitation films because of its sexual content, had, in my opinion, by its depiction of how the sexual awakening of a younger generation can be staunched by an older one and how sexuality is expressed through food and its consumption. A Real Young Girl, Breillat's debut film caused quite a stir in France and in Europe because of its unadulterated depictions of a young girl's sexual awakenings, but, in my opinion, this film lacks the artistic merit of the other two films. Romance, while the filming is beautiful and quite well done and the actors and actresses are quite aesthetically pleasing, it falls short in my opinion.
Romance concerns the life of Marie, a young schoolteacher who has been in a sexually intense relationship with her model boyfriend Paul for six months. Things seem to be going quite well, but one day Paul informs Marie that he is going to cease having sexual relations with her because he is used up. He loves her still, but he no longer has sexual desire for her. This disturbs the quite sexually active Marie who attempts to stimulate her boyfriend only to be rejected. While not engaging in sex with her, Paul enjoys himself by going to dance clubs, drinking, and reading Charles Bukowski at sushi restaurants. Marie almost wishes that he would sleep with someone else so she can get angry with him, but she believes that she can only be with Paul.
However, in order to fill her desire, Marie begins sleeping around. First sheep sleeps with the "gifted" Paolo, but her main attraction is with Robert, a co-worker who claims to have slept with 10,000 women and who introduces her to sado-masochism. However, she remains unfulfilled. Will Paul regain his sexual desire for her or will she keep sleeping with any man she comes in contact with?
I guess the weakest aspect of the film to me is Paul. Although handsome, he comes off as a complete jerk and makes me really wonder why Marie wants to be with him. Also, the pacing is quite slow and at points Marie wallowing in her own pity becomes a bit too much. With that, however, I would recommend this to the fans of Breillat's films, or edgy contemporary French films in particular.
 Good Service April 8, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I orderded a movie fom Amazon and it arrived at my door promptly as promised
The most depressing movie ever! January 28, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
The disc box features this quote from Jaime Wolf of GEAR magazine: "Genius! Possibly the sexiest movie ever made!"
Jaime Wolf is either a liar or a psychopath, because this is literally the least erotic and most depressing movie I have ever seen (well... aside from "Breaking the Waves" maybe). This stupid, STUPID lead female won't leave her boyfriend even though he is the most self-centered jerk of all time. Instead she just engages in depressing, depressed sexual acts while complaining about herself and the entire world. The ONLY uplifting part is the final minute when she (THIS IS A SPOILER SO STOP READING HERE) finally wises up and KILLS HIM!!!!
If you're looking for a good Catherine Breillait movie, try "A Real Young Girl," which at least mixes eroticism in with its disgusting images. This one is just depressing and frustrating from beginning to end (aside from the last minute).
And about that 'hardcore' footage -- it's the lead actress trying pitifully to arouse her asexual boyfriend on a few different occasions. Wow! What a turn-on!
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