Underplayed Gems

Boyfriends and Girlfriends (1987)

Boyfriends and Girlfriends poster
Original title
L'Ami de mon amie
Directed by
Éric Rohmer
Genre
drama film, romantic comedy
Country
France
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
12
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 134 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two young women become friends in a suburban French town. They each navigate romantic entanglements that shift loyalties and feelings among a small circle of acquaintances.

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What happens

Boyfriends And Girlfriends (French: L'Ami De Mon Amie; also known as My Girlfriend's Boyfriend) is a 1987 French romantic comedy film written and directed by Éric Rohmer. The film stars Emmanuelle Chaulet, Sophie Renoir, Anne-Laure Meury, François-Éric Gendron and Éric Viellard. It is the sixth and final instalment in Rohmer's Comedies and Proverbs series. The title literally means the (male) friend of my (female) friend, or perhaps the boyfriend of my girlfriend: it echoes the proverb "Les amis de mes amis sont mes amis" ("My friend's friend is my friend"). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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