''Games of Love and Chance'' () is a 2003 French

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directed by

Abdellatif Kechiche Abdellatif Kechiche (; , born 7 December 1960), also known as Abdel Kechiche, is a Tunisian-France, French film director, screenwriter and actor. He made his directorial debut in 2000 with ''La Faute à Voltaire'', which he also wrote. Known for ...

and starring Sara Forestier. It won the

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, Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation and Most Promising Actress. The film was shot in

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in 6 weeks in October and November 2002.

Synopsis

A group of teenagers from the housing projects of the Paris suburbs practice a passage from the play ''

The Game of Love and Chance ''The Game of Love and Chance'' (, ) is a three-act romantic comedy by French playwright Marivaux. ''The Game of Love and Chance'' was first performed 23 January 1730 by the Comédie Italienne. In this play, a young woman is visited by her b ...

'' by Marivaux for their French class. Abdelkrim, or Krimo, who initially does not act in the play, falls in love with Lydia. In order to try to seduce her, he accepts the role of Arlequin and joins the rehearsal. But his timidness and awkwardness keeps him from participating in the play as well as succeeding with Lydia.

Cast

Other than Sara Forestier, many of the actors in this film were inexperienced in cinema and recruited specifically for the film. * Osman Elkharraz as Krimo * Sara Forestier as Lydia * Sabrina Ouazani as Frida * Nanou Benhamou as Nanou * Hafet Ben-Ahmed as Fathi, Krimo's best friend * Aurélie Ganito as Magalie, the girlfriend of Krimo (broke up near the beginning of the film) * Carole Franck as The French Professor * Hajar Hamlili as Zina * Rachid Hami as Rachid / Arlequin * Meryem Serbah as the mother of Krimo * Hanane Mazouz as Hanane * Sylvain Phan as Slam * Olivier Loustau, Rosalie Symon, Patrick Kodjo Topou, Lucien Tipaldi as the police * Reinaldo Wong as The couturier * Nu Du, Ki Hong, Brigitte Bellony-Riskwait, Ariyapitipum Naruemol, Fatima Lahbi

Reception

''Games of Love and Chance'' garnered a 79% approval rating on

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and a 71/100 on

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