The Divorce

★★★★★

Original title: Le divorce

“Everything sounds sexier in French.”

2003 · 1 h 57 min

Directed by James Ivory · USA · American Independent Cinema

ComedyDramaRomance

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Cast

Kate Hudson Naomi Watts Stockard Channing Jean-Marie Lhomme Esmée Buchet-Deàk Jean-Jacques Pivert

Credits

Written by: Diane Johnson

Plot

A young American woman visiting her sister in Paris finds romance and learns her brother-in-law is a philanderer.

Sinekatalog’s take

James Ivory's comedy-drama with Kate Hudson and Naomi Watts is elegant but light.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 4.9 / 10 (12,677 votes)
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