Young Lovers, the fourth feature film with a five-star cast by Carine Tardieu, explores the romantic relationship of a woman and a man 20 years her junior. A look back at the film which brings together Fanny Ardant, Melvil Poupaud and Cécile de France on the occasion of its rebroadcast this Monday January 13, 2025 on France 3.
Young Loversan exploration of female desire after 50
A desirable woman desired by a 45-year-old man, at 70 (the pitch of the film Young Lovers broadcast on France 3 on January 13, 2025), it’s possible and it’s nice to see. Especially after the controversy in October 2021 on the film Eiffel, singled out for the age difference between the two actors (Romain Duris et Emma Mackey).
In a post world #MeToowe no longer want to see twenty-year-old women and fifty-year-old men having passionate affairs, while actresses over forty struggle to find roles. Sexism and gender inequality die hard, even in cinema, and things progress very slowly.
Melvil Poupaud falls in love with Fanny Ardant in a film that pulverizes male gaze
This is what the documentary reminded us of, well ahead of its time Be beautiful and shut up (1977) by actress and feminist activist Delphine Seyrig. More Carine Tardieu, who finds the actress Cécile of FranceAfter Take away a doubt from me in 2017, destroys the male fantasy of the nymphet.
-In a less dramatic register than Perfect Mothers (2013) by Anne Fontaine with Naomi Watts et Robin Wrightbut more serious than comedy 20 years apart (2013) with Virginie Efira et Pierre Niney, Young Lovers gives back the power to women over fifty to satisfy their desire.
Fanny Ardant caught in the heart of an adulterous love
Fanny Ardantback after ADN (2020) by Maïwenn, and her César for best supporting actress for The Belle Epoque (2020) from Nicolas Bedosis Shana. Independent, this 70-year-old mother has put her love life aside and recharges her batteries by the sea.
When Pierre arrives, 25 years his junior, his convictions waver and passion wins. But Pierre, played by a Melvil Poupaud that we had left in the series in half tone Aries (2021), is married to Jeanne (Cécile de France). This gives rise to an attractive film, which overturns the codes in a delightful way.
Les Jeunes Amants (2022) by Carine Tardieu, with Fanny Ardant and Melvil Poupaud, broadcast this Monday January 13, 2025 on France 3.
