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Lover for a Day

Lover for a Day

Drama · Romance · 2017

After a bad breakup, a college-aged Parisian moves into her father's flat only to discover that he is living with his new girlfriend - a young woman her age.

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Lover for a Day

2017 Drama · Romance 1h 16m

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6.2 / 10

Community rating

After a bad breakup, a college-aged Parisian moves into her father's flat only to discover that he is living with his new girlfriend - a young woman her age.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Philippe Garrel

Written by

Jean-Claude Carrière · Caroline Deruas · Philippe Garrel · Arlette Langmann

Éric Caravaca

Éric Caravaca

Gilles

Esther Garrel

Esther Garrel

Jeanne

Louise Chevillotte

Louise Chevillotte

Ariane

Laëtitia Spigarelli

Laëtitia Spigarelli

Narratrice (voice)

Nicolas Bridet

Nicolas Bridet

Le prof

Paul Toucang

Paul Toucang

Matéo

Félix Kysyl

Félix Kysyl

Stéphane

Court is in session

Put Lover for a Day on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.