Every day, AlloCiné recommends a film to (re)watch on TV. Tonight: a delicious romantic comedy with an actress who is now a must-see.
Julien Monnier has a serious problem. Even though he is a brilliant marriage counselor, he can’t keep a woman in his life for more than two weeks. And for good reason, since he was very young, Julien has brought bad luck to all the women who fall in love with him. Joanna Sorini will quickly learn this to her cost the day she meets him…
This rather brilliant pitch is that of the romantic comedy La Chance de ma vie, led by Virginie Efira, in one of her very first roles, and François-Xavier Demaison. An initial idea came to screenwriter Luc Bossi from an anecdote told by one of his friends, who had been speeding. “His wife had suggested saying she was driving so he wouldn’t lose points, and she had had trouble with the police.”he says. “It gave me the idea of a man who brings bad luck to the woman he loves…”
With its uninterrupted pace, its hit-the-mark gags and its endearing actors (in addition to the charming duo Efira/Of housethe supporting roles Thomas Ngijol, Francis Perrin and Elie Semoun are excellent), The chance of my life (which has something in common with the series Les Bracelets rouges) is a rather irresistible romantic comedy. Fast-paced, this film, full of Anglo-Saxon and American references, goes off the beaten track of traditional romantic comedy by regularly changing tone, thus offering a wide variety of atmospheres, situations and feelings.
“I come from a country where it is very difficult to take yourself seriously”
Best Film and Best Actress Awards at the Monte-Carlo Comedy Festival, The chance of my life offer to Virgin Efira the opportunity to display his comic talent. “It’s a rhythm that I like and in which I feel good”says the actress. “I’m not afraid to act, I’m not clinging to an image that should never be tarnished. Comedy requires a first degree and I love throwing myself into it. As a Belgian national, I come from a country where it is very difficult to take oneself seriously. It’s in our genes, in our culture.”
Tonight on France 2 at 9:10 p.m.
