Opening Night Shall We Kiss? (UN Baiser S?IL Vous Plait)

Boston french film festival film opening night shall we kiss? (un baiser s?il vous plait) 7:30 pm thursday, july 10, 2008 remis auditorium shall we kiss? (un baiser s?il vous plait) by emmanuel mouret (2007, 93 min.). Following the heralded change of address, ?emmanuel mouret continues his winning streak with shall we kiss?, another woody allen?meets?eric rohmer romantic comedy in which the young writer-director again plays the doofus lead? ( variety ). One day on a nantes street corner, gabriel (michael cohen) bumps into fabric designer emilie (julie gayet), who's new in town. One thing leads to another, and they have dinner. Nervously asking for a good night kiss, gabriel is instead regaled with a story: it seems that one of her chums, judith (virginie ledoyen), became unexpectedly involved with her best friend, schoolteacher nicolas (emmanuel mouret). Wishing to spare judith's partner claudio (steffano accorsi) from the pain of separation, they endeavor to set him up with nicolas's newly jilted significant other caline (frederique bel). The problem is, the more judith and nicolas attempt to quantify and quash their l'amour fou ?making everyone happy in the process?the more variables spring up to bring them together. Description adapted from washington dc international film festival. Tickets: $16, $20. Reception follows screening