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The Art of Breaking Up (2005) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 2005 · 80 mins · French
- Directed by
- Michel Deville
- Starring
- Charles Berling, Emmanuelle Béart, Patrick Timsit, Stanislas Merhar, Mathieu Demy, Dominique Blanc
Lucette and Edouard are lovers caught in a passionate swirl of sex, money and ambition. Edouard, a spoiled but cash‑poor playboy, craves everything, while Lucette, a celebrated Parisian socialite, knows her desires and her worth. When he decides to marry a young, beautiful heiress, he confesses the split to Lucette but cannot truly let her go. He struggles to hide his betrayal even as countless, unpredictable moments give Lucette the chance to discover the truth.
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