Love and Magnets (2004)

Original title

Les aimants

Directed by

Yves Pelletier

Genre

romantic comedy

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

18A

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman returns to Montreal and moves in with her sister and brother-in-law, who communicate only through notes under fridge magnets. When the sister leaves for a romantic weekend, she asks her to keep leaving notes so her husband won't notice, but the woman instead writes more loving messages to try to save their marriage.

lightheartedplayfulwarmslightly melancholicquirkyromanticbittersweetgentle

What happens

Love and Magnets (French: Les Aimants) is a French Canadian romantic comedy film, directed by Yves P. Pelletier and released in 2004. The film's original French title is a pun on its themes, as the word "aimant" means magnet when used as a noun, but "loving" or "affectionate" when used as an adjective. The film stars Isabelle Blais as Julie, a woman returning to Montreal after five years living in Guatemala with her now ex-boyfriend. She moves in with her sister and brother-in-law, Jeanne (Sylvie Moreau) and Noël (David Savard), an unhappily married couple who rarely actually see each other, communicating almost entirely through notes under fridge magnets; Jeanne is, in fact, having an extramarital affair with musician Manu (Emmanuel Bilodeau). When Jeanne decides to leave for a romantic weekend with Manu, she enlists Julie to keep leaving notes for Noël so he won't notice that she's gone — but Julie, hoping to help rekindle Jeanne and Noël's relationship, takes the opportunity to write the fake notes more romantically. The film's music was composed by Carl Bastien and Dumas, although Blais, also a singer with the band Caïman Fu, performed the vocals on three songs. Blais received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actress, and Moreau for Best Supporting Actress, at the 25th Genie Awards in 2005. The film received seven Prix Jutra nominations, including Best Picture, winning for Best Screenplay (Pelletier), Best Supporting Actress (Moreau) and Best Music (Bastien and Dumas). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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