L'Art (délicat) de la séduction
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| Directed by | Richard Berry |
| Screenplay by | Richard Berry Fabrice Roger-Lacan |
| Based on |
Kurtz by Jean-Marc Aubert |
| Starring |
Patrick Timsit Cécile de France Richard Berry |
| Cinematography | Dominique Bouilleret |
| Edited by | Anna Ruiz |
| Music by | Éric Serra |
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| Distributed by | CTV International |
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Running time |
97 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | €5.6 million |
| Box office | $2.3 million |
L'Art (délicat) de la séduction (The (Delicate) Art of Seduction) is a 2001 French film directed by Richard Berry. The soundtrack for the film was composed by Éric Serra.
Plot
The film follows Etienne (Patrick Timsit), a 40-year-old car designer, who takes time off from work to study sexual mastery from a Zen master (Alain Chabat) and several prostitutes, in the hopes of having the sexual skill to impress Laure (Cécile de France). Laure, a blonde who was introduced to him by his friend Jacques (Richard Berry), told Etienne on January 1 that she will not have sex with him until May 27 that year at precisely 9pm.
Cast
- Patrick Timsit as Etienne
- Cécile de France as Laure
- Richard Berry as Jacques
- Alain Chabat as Maître Zen
- Jean-Pierre Darroussin as Monsieur Hubert
- Ludmila Mikaël as Alice
- Guilaine Londez as Real estate agent
Reception
Lisa Nesselson from Variety gave a negative review of the film, stating it played "like a tepid cross between 'Rocky' and any number of prick-teasing comedies".