De plus belle

De plus belle is a 2017 French film directed by Anne-Gaëlle Daval. A romantic comedy starring Florence Foresti and Mathieu Kassovitz, it tells the story of a breast cancer survivor's efforts to rebuild her life. It received mixed reviews from critics.

De plus belle
Directed by	Anne-Gaëlle Daval
Starring	Florence Foresti Mathieu Kassovitz
Release date	8 March 2017 (2017-03-08)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	$6.2 million[1]
Box office	$549,000[2]

Summary

Lucie Larcher, a breast cancer survivor and single mother, learns how to rebuild her life.^[3] She meets Clovis, her new lover, in a nightclub, and takes dancing lessons with her teacher Dalida.^[3] She brings up her daughter and takes constructive criticisms from her mother.^[3]

Cast

• Florence Foresti as Lucie Larchet
• Mathieu Kassovitz as Clovis
• Nicole Garcia as Dalila
• Jonathan Cohen as Frédéric
• Olivia Bonamy as Manon
• Josée Drevon as Yvonne
• Jeanne Astier as Hortense
• Norbert Ferrer as Ben
• Perrette Souplex as Salomé
• Sabine Pakora as Sabine

Reception

The film received mixed reviews from critics. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 88% based on 8 reviews, and an average rating of 5.33/10.^[4]

In a review for Le Monde, Thomas Sotinel suggested the film was conventional for French romantic comedies, with an expected happy ending.^[5] Le Parisien praised Kassovitz and Foresti's acting, calling Foresti's "magical".^[6] They concluded, "everything is strong, everything is sharp, everything is intense" in this film.^[6]

Reviewing it for L'Express, Laurent Dijan said the film was slow-paced and embarrassing.^[7] Nevertheless, he praised Jonathan Cohen's acting.^[7] While Sylvestre Picard of Premiere was similarly laudatory of Cohen's acting, he deplored the profusion of sub-themes in the script.^[8]