''L'Art (délicat) de la séduction'' (The (Delicate) Art of Seduction) is a 2001 French film directed by Richard Berry. The soundtrack for the film was composed by

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Plot

The film follows Etienne (

Patrick Timsit Patrick Timsit () is a French comedian, writer and film director. He has been nominated for four César Awards – three times as an actor and once as a writer. He is best known for the French comedy '' Un indien dans la ville''. In 2006, he p ...

), a 40-year-old car designer, who takes time off from work to study sexual mastery from a Zen master ( Alain Chabat) and several prostitutes, in the hopes of having the sexual skill to impress Laure (

Cécile de France Cécile de France (; born 17 July 1975) is a Belgian actress. After achieving success in French cinema hits such as '' L'Art (délicat) de la séduction'' (2001) and ''Irène'' (2002), she gained international attention for her lead roles in ''H ...

). Laure, a blonde who was introduced to him by his friend Jacques (Richard Berry), told Etienne on January 1 that she will not have sex with him until May 27 that year at precisely 9pm.

Cast

as Etienne *

as Laure * Richard Berry as Jacques * Alain Chabat as Maître Zen *

Jean-Pierre Darroussin Jean-Pierre Darroussin (born 4 December 1953) is a French actor and filmmaker. He was born in Courbevoie, France. Theater Filmography Actor *1992: '' Riens du tout'' (directed by Cédric Klapisch starring Fabrice Luchini, Daniel Berlioux) ...

as Monsieur Hubert *

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as Alice *

Guilaine Londez Guilaine Londez (born 1 January 1965) is a French film actress. She has appeared in more than sixty films since 1991. Filmography Theater References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Londez, Guilaine 1965 births Living people French ...

as Real estate agent

Reception

Lisa Nesselson from ''

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'' gave a negative review of the film, stating it played "like a tepid cross between 'Rocky' and any number of prick-teasing comedies".

References

External links

* * * 2001 films French romantic comedy films Films directed by Richard Berry Films scored by Éric Serra 2000s French films {{2000s-France-film-stub