Games of Love and Chance Movie Review 2003

Centered around North African immigrant Krimo (Elkharraz), a closed-up teenager living in a Paris suburb whose emotional walls force girlfriend Magali (Ganito) to dump him. He quickly finds a new love interest in the extroverted Lydia (Forestier) and pushes his way into a school play to be near her. The camera provides a close view of the many effusive confrontations between the teenaged cast, all of whom are played by acting neophyte residents of the working class suburb where the film is set. Many of the themes explored are universal to the teen movie genre. This film, Kechiche's second effort, has been an award-winning hit in France.

Distribution

New Yorker Video, 16 W. 61st St., 11th Fl., New York, NY 10023, Phone: (212)645-4600, Toll-free: 800-447-0196, Fax: (212)645-3030, Email: info@newyorkerfilms.com, URL: http://www.newyorkerfilms.com

Running time 119 minutes.
Originally from French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Paris, High School, Teen Romance, France

Screenplay

Abdellatif Kechiche

Cast

Osman Elkharraz, Sara Forestier, Sabrina Ouazani, Nanou Benhamou, Aurelie Ganito, Rachid Hami

Cinematography

Lubomir Bakchev

Director

Abdellatif Kechiche

Other

Nicolas Washkowski, Ghalia Lacroix, Maria Beloso-Hall

Producer

Jacques Ouaniche