A group of teenagers living in a housing project in the outskirts of Paris rehearse a scene from Marivaux's play of the same name. Krimo is determined not to take part, but after developing feelings for Lydia, he quickly assumes the main role and love interest in the play.
Mostly a monotonous din of kids trashing one another.
– Tom Keogh,
Seattle Times,
14 Oct 2005
rotten:
It is a provocative and potentially rich premise, to be sure, but the execution here is somewhat lacking.
– Frank Scheck,
Hollywood Reporter,
16 Sep 2005
fresh:
This graceful and sympathetic look at how the lives of teenagers intersect with a work of literature won several César awards in France.
– A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
31 Aug 2005
fresh:
Kechiche extracts breathtakingly disciplined performances from all of his first-time actors, and truly magical ones from Forestier as the prematurely full-blown diva Lydia and Sabrina Ouazani as Frida, her motor-mouthed partner in theatrical crime.
– Jan Stuart,
Newsday,
31 Aug 2005
fresh:
A work of drama, it's more realistic than any TV reality show.