The Art of Breaking Up
2005, French. Directed by Michel Deville.
Lucette and Edouard: Two lovers passionate about sex, money and life. He is a spoiled but penniless child who wants it all while she is a celebrated figure of la vie parisienne who knows what she wants and what she is worth. Edouard is marrying a young, pretty and rich heiress. He comes to confess this to Lucette and to make their parting official, but he doesn’t want to leave her. He struggles with all his might to hide his betrayal but her opportunities to learn of it are countless and unpredictable.
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Michel DevilleDirector
- Emmanuelle BéartLucette
- Charles BerlingÉdouard de Bois d'Enghien
- Dominique BlancBaroness Duverger
- Jacques BonnafféFontanet
- Mathieu DemyFirmin
- Julie DepardieuAmélie
- Sara ForestierViviane
- Stanislas MerharIrrigua
- Tom NovembreChenneviette
- Patrick TimsitBouzin
- Virginie HocqEmilie
- Clément SibonyAntonio
Details
- Released
- 27 April 2005
- Original title
- Un Fil à la patte
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Georges Feydeau, Rosalinde Deville
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The Art of Breaking Up runs 80 minutes (1h 20m).
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The Art of Breaking Up isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 April 2005. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Art of Breaking Up?
The Art of Breaking Up (2005) was directed by Michel Deville and stars Emmanuelle Béart, Charles Berling, Dominique Blanc.