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| Directed by | Abdellatif Kechiche |
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| Produced by | Jacques Ouaniche |
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| Cinematography | Lubomir Bakchev |
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| Distributed by | Rézo Films |
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Running time | 117 minutes (France) 123 minutes (US) |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $1.3 million |
| Box office | $2.8 million[1] |
Games of Love and Chance (French:L'Esquive) is a 2003Frenchdrama film directed byAbdellatif Kechiche and starringSara Forestier. It won theCésar Award for Best Film,Best Director,Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation andMost Promising Actress.
The film was shot inSeine-Saint-Denis in 6 weeks in October and November 2002.[2]
A group of teenagers from the housing projects of theParis suburbs practice a passage from the playThe Game of Love and Chance byMarivaux for their French class. Abdelkrim, or Krimo, who initially does not act in the play, falls in love with Lydia. In order to try to seduce her, he accepts the role of Arlequin and joins the rehearsal. But his timidness and awkwardness keeps him from participating in the play as well as succeeding with Lydia.
Other thanSara Forestier, many of the actors in this film were inexperienced in cinema and recruited specifically for the film.[3]
Games of Love and Chance garnered a 79% approval rating onRotten Tomatoes[4] and a 71/100 onMetacritic.[5]
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