Fidelity (2000) ( La Fidélité ) ( seXuelles )

Fidelity (2000) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: La Fidélité
Alternate Title: seXuelles
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
Portuguese ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
159 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2000 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Andrzej Zulawski

Written By:
Andrzej Zulawski
Madame de La Fayette

Actors:
Sophie Marceau ..... Clélia
Pascal Greggory ..... Clève
Guillaume Canet ..... Némo
Michel Subor ..... Rupert MacRoi
Magali Noël ..... La mère de clélia
Marc François ..... Saint-André
Edith Scob ..... Diane
Marina Hands ..... Julia
Manuel Le Lièvre ..... Jean
Aurélien Recoing ..... Bernard
Jean-Charles Dumay ..... Antoine
Guy Tréjan ..... Julien Clève
Edéa Darcque ..... Ina
Julie Brochen ..... Genièvre
Armande Altaï ..... Mrs. MacRoi

Synopsis:

Maverick auteur Andrzej Zulawski directs this flamboyant adaptation of classic French novel La Princesse de Cleves, complete with dirt bike races, hot sex, and naked hockey players. Talented Canadian photographer Clelia (Sophie Marceau) lands a financially lucrative job in Paris at a rumor-mongering tabloid called La Verite run by Rupert MacRoi (Michel Subor). Though she finds most of her coworkers to be disillusioned and perverse, she happens upon Cleve (Pascal Greggory), a bumbling middle-aged children's book publisher. Cleve is days away from marrying MacRoi's daughter to bolster his flagging publishing house. Nonetheless, Clelia and Cleve retire to his office to make love almost immediately upon meeting. Though MacRoi has already bought his company, Cleve breaks off his wedding plans and proposes to Clelia. Enter Nemo (Guillaume Canet), a sexy young photographer who promptly propositions her upon their first encounter. In spite of her ferocious sexual attract to Nemo, Clelia marries Cleve and resolutely keeps to her wedding vows in the face of her suitor's continued advances. Madame de la Fayette's novel, from which this film draws inspiration, has already been adapted twice: the 1961 version was directed by Jean Delannoy and starred Marina Vlady, and the 1999 take, entitled The Letter was directed by Manoel de Oliveira and featured Chiara Mastroianni.

Clelia is a distinguished Canadian photographer who moves to Paris with her ailing mother after accepting a contract with a French tabloid called La Verite (The Truth). Just before marrying Cleve, the flighty young man who runs his family's venerable publishing house, she meets Nemo, a dashing photographer who lets her know on no uncertain terms that he'd like to sleep with her. Despite her ferocious attraction to Nemo, Clelia stubbornly chooses to honor her marital vows.

The successful photographer Clelia (Sophie Marceau) prepares to join the company of the Canadian Mac Roi (Michel Subor), who publishes tabloids. Mac Roi had once an affair with her seriously ill mother, and he could well be the father of Clelia.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 13 August, 2011.