Director Arnaud Desplechin follows his characters on a languid excursion that is circular and, ultimately, probably pointless (which may itself be the point) -- but the trip is also funny, weepy and charming. Like Paul's life, the movie feels messy but beguiling, jumping from past to present, parading about so many look-alike long-legged, haunting women that it's hard to keep track of who's sleeping with whom. [24 April 1998, p.9G]
My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument(Comment je me suis disputé... (ma vie sexuelle))
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France · 1996
2h 58m
Director Arnaud Desplechin
Starring Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Devos, Emmanuel Salinger, Marianne Denicourt
Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Paul Dedalus is at a crossroads in his life. He has to make several decisions: should he complete his doctorate, become a professor, and stay with his long-standing girlfriend, or should he re-start his life with one of his other lovers?
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
New York Daily News by Dave Kehr
Desplechin's film sustains its running time by continually revealing new aspects to its characters that reverse our initial judgments.
The New York Times by Janet Maslin
Both Paul and the film would seem maddening if they weren't so passionately sincere, and if Paul did not gaze at the film's many beautiful young actresses with such an amazed, seductive gleam in his eye.
Chicago Tribune by Michael Wilmington
My Sex Life . . .," one of the best and smartest French comedies in several years, is an epic voyage into paralysis and confusion among the educated young: a witty, brilliantly observed descent into the maelstrom of the modern Groves of Academe.
Washington Post by Stephen Hunter
Amalric is low-key and immensely likable, but what makes his Paul a worthwhile companion on a three-hour voyage is his utter sincerity, coupled with self-aware irony. He's not a phony, a user, a Romeo or a slut. His earnestness is his best quality; he tries so hard to do the right thing, sometimes only failing by a little. [10 Oct 1997, p.N48]
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