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Up for Love

Up for Love

20166.01h 38m

Overview

Diane is a well-known lawyer, divorced for three years. She loses her mobile telephone and receives a call from the person who finds it. That person is Alexandre, a charming man and the perfect gentleman. They make a connection over the phone and agree to meet up the following day. But when Alexandre arrives, there's a surprise in store when Diane discovers he is only 4' 6" tall. From that moment on, Diane tries to overcome the prejudices of society and her own fears to experience the best time of her life...

Directed by Laurent Tirard
Written by Grégoire Vigneron, Laurent Tirard, Marcos Carnevale
Produced by Sidonie Dumas, Geneviève Lemal, Vanessa van Zuylen
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0M0

Top Cast

Jean Dujardin

Jean Dujardin

Alexandre

Virginie Efira

Virginie Efira

Diane

Cédric Kahn

Cédric Kahn

Bruno, l'ex de Diane et son associé

César Domboy

César Domboy

Benji, le fils d'Alexandre

Stéphanie Papanian

Stéphanie Papanian

Coralie, l'assistante

Edmonde Franchi

Edmonde Franchi

Monique, l'aide-ménagère

Manoëlle Gaillard

Manoëlle Gaillard

Nicole, la mère de Diane

Bruno Gomila

Bruno Gomila

Philippe, le beau-père de Diane

Myriam Tekaïa

Myriam Tekaïa

Stéphanie

François-Dominique Blin

François-Dominique Blin

Sébastien (pilote)

Themes & Keywords

forbidden loveremakelawyertolerancefather son relationship

About Up for Love

Up for Love is a comedy, romance, drama film released in 2016 exploring themes of forbidden love, remake, lawyer, tolerance, father son relationship. Directed by Laurent Tirard, it stars Jean Dujardin, Virginie Efira, Cédric Kahn. Diane is a well-known lawyer, divorced for three years. She loses her mobile telephone and receives a call from the person who finds it. That person is Alexandre, a charming man and the perfect gentleman. They make a connection over the phone and agree to meet up the following day. But when Alexandre arrives, there's a surprise in store when Diane discovers he is only 4' 6" tall. From that moment on, Diane tries to overcome the prejudices of society and her own fears to experience the best time of her life...

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