Synopsis
Marianne leaves Abel for Paul, his best friend and the father of her unborn child. Eight years later, Paul dies and Marianne returns to Abel. However, things have changed for the both of them and feelings of jealousy surround their new relationship.
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Cast
- Louis GarrelAbel
- Laetitia CastaMarianne
- Lily-Rose DeppEve
- Joseph EngelJoseph
- Dali BenssalahAssistant politique
Recommendations
- 83
The Film Stage
It can’t be overstated the simple pleasures of something that’s genuine but never cringe-inducing, and light but never sugary. - 80
CineVue
A Faithful Man may tip its hat to the conventions of film noir – Abel as the patsy, Marianne as the femme fatale – but Garrel’s winking sensibility is far too fun for real darkness. Instead, he gives us a wonderful soufflé of a film – light, airy, and a rare treat. - 80
The New York Times
[A] low-key, engaging comedy. - 70
Screen Daily
A Faithful Man seems to be content playfully ruminating on how matters of the heart consume people — and how, sometimes, pursuing someone can be more fulfilling than actually possessing them. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
A Faithful Man shows that Garrel has promise as a filmmaker, with a knack for directing actors and a welcome sense of Gallic wit. And as a performer himself, he remains a likeable and sometimes intense screen presence. - 60
TheWrap
In description, A Faithful Man sounds like quite a rich brew, but it is actually more of an exercise than anything else, a chance to play a kind of cinematic shell game with four main characters who are never quite what they seem. - 58
The Playlist
An interesting, but ultimately light and frothy, Parisian rom-com that flies by at a breezy 73 minutes, A Faithful Man does alright for itself despite a few baked in flaws. - 58
The A.V. Club
Running just 75 minutes and seemingly loath to move beyond superficial feints at both comedy and melodrama, A Faithful Man, by comparison, barely qualifies as a trifle.
