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Actors: Osman Elkharraz, Sara Forestier, Carole Franck
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Games of Love and Chance |
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GAMES OF LOVE AND CHANCE (L'Esquive) is a French movie directed by Abdel Kechiche in 2003. This film earned four major French Academy awards in 2005 (Best Film, Best Director, Best Writing-Original and most promising actress (Sara Forestier)).
The setting is a suburban area of a big French city showing the everyday life of five French-Arab teenagers. Krimo has just broken up with his girl-friend Magalie and falls violently in love with Lydia, a girl he knows for years, the day he sees her with the dress she has to wear to play Marivaux's "Games of Love and Chance" in class.
Krimo manages to convince Lydia's stage partner to let him play the role of Arlequin in the play but the poor guy isn't talented at all and suffers a lot in front of his schoolmates during the rehearsals. As Lydia is not sure to be willing to start relatiosn with Krimo and makes him wait for her answer, Fathi, Krimo's best friend, tries to help him by forcing Lydia's friends Frida and Nanou to urge Lydia to make a decision.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Games of Love and Chance |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- Arab
Culture of surrounding area:
- French
Age group
- trouble in high school
Sexing?
- girl chasing
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Arab
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) long straight
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Arab
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- a teen
Profession/status:
- student
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Body type
- (woman) ample chest and buttocks
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Arab
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
City?
Yes
City:
- rude people
Misc setting
- theater
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- French
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- A lot of foul language
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