IRIS AND THE MEN ( Comedy) Sun Morning

IRIS AND THE MEN Film Trailer HERE

Director: Caroline Vignal

Cast: Laure Calamy, Vincent Elbaz

Duration: 98mins

Country of Origin: France

Sex scenes and occasional coarse language

After the smash-hit international success of Antoinette In The Cévennes, writer/director Caroline Vignal and the fabulous Laure Calamy reunite for a comedy about reignited desire in the modern age.

“They’re not”. This is how Iris (Calamy) answers her doctor when she is asked how things are going with her husband (Vincent Elbaz). The words slip from her mouth like a brutal realisation: how long has it been since they last made love? Yet everything else is great: her partner loves her, they have two happy daughters, she runs a successful medical practice, lives in a beautiful apartment and has the best friends one could hope for.

But soon Iris will be turning 50. It is a stranger who whispers the seed of an idea: “Take a lover”. So she dares open Pandora’s box, and hesitantly registers herself on a dating app. Immediately, men start to appear, as if it were raining cucumbers.

So begins this  joyous,  funny and conversation-starting delight, in which Calamy maintains her 5 out of 5 comedic star ratings. 

She can do drama too.  She's good at it all. 

"A feel-good delight! Calamy, unleashed, offers a very funny and engaging performance."  Le Parisien 

"The mischievous tone and the surprises of the story give an ingenuous charm to a story that speaks to our times." Femme Actuelle 

"Delightful. Calamy is more sparkling than ever.  Nimble without being crude, the film could open the door to great discussions as a couple or between friends and – who knows? – perhaps also to new experiences."   Caroline Vie 20 Minutes 

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