Le syndrome des amours passées

This film is a great success on a difficult subject. A couple who are unable to have children, find themselves looking to sleep with their former partners. This is the therapy advised by their doctor. We don't know if this is based on a real medical-psychological protocol, but it's obviously a good idea for a film script.

To their credit, Ann Sirot and Raphaël Balboni succeed in making a film that is both light-hearted and profound about what unites and defines a couple. It's never boring or scabrous. The film is very well written, and each of the secondary characters is portrayed quickly and effectively. The search for these past loves won't be a simple one: what's become of them? Will they agree? Will it have an effect on the couple themselves? The strength of the script lies in its serious treatment of this argument, which may or may not seem far-fetched! Even if many sequences contain humorous elements.

The use of slightly esoteric montage sequences is a good idea and adds a dimension to the film. Just like the wall of past loves in front of which our couple take stock.

A light-hearted yet serious comedy, brilliantly carried by the duo Lucie Debay and Lazarre Gousseau.