Not on the Lips

:

Overview

Not on the Lips
Critics' Rating:
read review
Avg. User Rating:
1 rating
Your Rating:
write a review
NR,1hr 55min
Genres:
Released:
April 2, 2004
Director:
Distributor:
Wellspring Media
Synopsis: A high-society housewife finds her social standing threatened when her American ex-husband arrives in Paris in Hiroshima Mon Amour director Alain Resnais' adaptation of André Barde's farcical 1920s-era operetta. With money to spare and a lavish home, Gilberte Valandray (Sabine Azéma) spends most of her days relaxing and enjoying the company of close friend Huguette (Audrey Tautou). When Gilberte learns that her ex-husband Georges Valandray (Pierre Arditi) has arrived in Paris, her desperate bid to ... Full Synopsis
Critics' Reviews
It's hard to imagine a bigger surprise than New Wave darling Alain Resnais directing an incredibly frothy 1925 musical comedy, yet that's exactly what has happened in Not on the Lips. What's perhaps even more surprising is what a charming little exercise in frivolity it turns out to be. Resnais is playing it straight with Lips, allowing only the barest touch of irony into the proceedings; for the most ... Full Review
advertisement