Chansons d'amour begins as a French bedroom musical that takes a dramatic turn. While the songs themselves are pleasant enough, the premise is a bit flimsy. Ismaël, his wife Julie and their friend Alice share a pleasant ménage a trois arrangement, and the opening scenes depicting that relationship are charming. Then things get heavy when suddenly Julie dies. Ismaël despairs the loss of his wife, the attentions of her grief-stricken family, and the attraction of the brother of the man now dating Julie. Ismaël then precedes to screw anything that moves. The cast look like they’re out of the pages of a Benetton catalogue. And they all sing what they’re feeling. It’s very French. And a bit too precious for my tastes.
On the plus side, the actors and Paris sure looked pretty. 2/5
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