2018
Not Rated
MUBI
1 h 16 m

2018
Not Rated
MUBI
1 h 16 m

Summary After a devastating breakup, the only place twenty-three-year old Jeanne (Esther Garrel) has to stay in Paris is the small flat of her father, Giles (Eric Caravaca). But when Jeanne arrives, she finds that her father’s new girlfriend has moved in too: Arianne (Louise Chevillotte), a young woman her own age. Each is looking for their own ...

Drama

Directed By: Philippe Garrel

Written By: Jean-Claude Carrière, Caroline Deruas-Garrel, Arlette Langmann, Philippe Garrel

2018
Not Rated
MUBI
1 h 16 m

2018
Not Rated
MUBI
1 h 16 m

Lover for a Day

Name: Lover for a Day
Genre: Drama
Released: 2018-01-12
Duration: 1 min 16 s
Rating: 69
Cast: Éric Caravaca, Esther Garrel, Louise Chevillotte, Paul Toucang, Félix Kysyl

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings

7.7

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Directed By: Philippe Garrel

Written By: Jean-Claude Carrière, Caroline Deruas-Garrel, Arlette Langmann, Philippe Garrel

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Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews

79% Positive
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21% Mixed
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Slant Magazine

The film is yet another of Phillippe Garrel's densely anecdotal studies of romantic fidelity.

By Carson Lund FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Jan 25, 2018

Lover for a Day, which completes a thematic trilogy of sorts with Garrel's "Jealousy" (2014) and "In the Shadow of Women" (2016), is one of his more enchanting specimens.

By Justin Chang FULL REVIEW

Variety

May 26, 2017

The film benefits from the collective contributions of four screenwriters...whose collective insights result in a beautiful complexity.

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The New York Times

Jan 11, 2018

There are times when the characters — and their director — surprise and genuinely delight.

By Manohla Dargis FULL REVIEW

IndieWire

May 26, 2017

The always-understated director never mines the domestic situation for excessive melodrama, instead opting to step back and wryly examine the three leads’ contradictory impulses.

By Ben Croll FULL REVIEW

The Guardian

Jan 20, 2018

This brief, winsome feature is a typically stylish, if ephemeral piece of work in the classic New Wave manner – almost a time capsule.

By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW

Village Voice

Jan 11, 2018

The scenario almost seems an apologia for the film’s own subject matter, crafted with the awareness that audiences have outgrown the May-December trope.

By April Wolfe FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings

7.7

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Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings

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Production Company SBS Productions, Arte France Cinéma, ARTE, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep), Agence Nationale de Gestion des Oeuvres Audiovisuelles (ANGOA), Soficinéma 13, Soficinéma 11 Développement, Cinémage 10 Développement, Le Fresnoy Studio National des Arts Contemporains

Release Date Jan 12, 2018

Duration 1 h 16 m

Rating Not Rated

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Awards

Cannes Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

International Cinephile Society Awards

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

San Sebastián International Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

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Éric Caravaca

Gilles

Esther Garrel

Jeanne

Louise Chevillotte

Ariane

Paul Toucang

Matéo

Félix Kysyl

Stéphane

Raphaël Naasz

Le jeune homme à la cigarette

Nicolas Bridet

Le prof

Marie Sergeant

Yentel

Michel Charrel

Le patron du bar

Justine Bachelet

L'amie du resto

Christian Bouillette

L'ivrogne

Laetitia Spigarelli

Narratrice

Manon Chircen

Une danseuse

Maïa Foucault

Une danseuse

Louise Guillaume

Une danseuse

Morgane Real

Une danseuse

James Borniche

Un danseur

Jean Chevalier

Un danseur

Julien Frison

Un danseur

Roman Jean-Elie

Un danseur

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