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- Bac Films
- 1 h 45 m
- Bac Films
- 1 h 45 m
Directed By: Marie Monge
Written By: Romain Compingt, Julien Guetta, Marie Monge
- Bac Films
- 1 h 45 m
- Bac Films
- 1 h 45 m
Treat Me Like Fire
68
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Directed By: Marie Monge
Written By: Romain Compingt, Julien Guetta, Marie Monge
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
68
50% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
50% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
68
50% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
50% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Monge’s deliciously seedy first film is light on originality but heavy on atmospherics: a sleazy, sultry, saxophone-blare echoing down a Parisian metro tunnel at night.
Monge has created a satisfying drama of doomed obsession, the gambler’s thrill that staves off, for a few moments, a weariness with life. It’s a film with, as they say, something of the night about it.
Like the fleeting highs and crushing lows experienced by gambling addicts, Treat Me Like Fire (Joueurs) starts off with energy and confidence, only to slowly succumb to cliché and implausibility once the initial adrenaline rush subsides.
Director Marie Monge makes their rollercoaster love affair both seductive and irritating — the former because of the heated lead performances, the latter because you spend at least half the movie wondering why Ella doesn’t get the hell out of there.
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Production Company
The Film,
Bac Films,
Playtime Production,
Playtime,
Canal+,
Ciné+,
La Région Île-de-France,
Agence Nationale de Gestion des Oeuvres Audiovisuelles (ANGOA),
Cofimage 29,
La Banque Postale Image 11,
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
Duration 1 h 45 m
Awards
Cannes Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Philadelphia Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
