
Love and Magnets
Seen it?2004 | 91 min | Drama, Romance
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of romantics and people who like stories about real, flawed people. One to watch when you can give it your full attention.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Quiet, then quietly devastating, at 1 hr 31 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
Back in Montréal after spending five years in Guatemala, Julie moves in with her elder sister, Jeanne, a chronic liar and woman of rather loose sexual morals... Disillusioned with love, Jeanne is nevertheless engaged to Noël. However, Jeanne and Noël lead separate lives, and only communicate by leaving each other messages on the fridge.Everything suddenly becomes very complicated. Jeanne compels Julie to take up with Noël so she can have a fling with a passionate musician. Noël, meanwhile, sets Julie up with Michel -- without Jeanne's knowledge. Julie mixes things up even further. Egged on by her friend Marie-Ève, she alters the contents of the messages on the fridge in an attempt to breathe new life into Jeanne and Noël's relationship. Along the way, she also begins to fall for the seductive Michel. The tables are turned on everyone... In the game of love and truth, illusion leads to betrayal, but love conquers all.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 602 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Yves Pelletier
- Emmanuel BilodeauManu
- Isabelle BlaisJulie
- Isabelle CyrPénélope
- Josée DeschênesHélène
- Stéphane GagnonMichel
- Sylvie MoreauJeanne Tétreault
- Geneviève LarocheMarie-Ève
- David SavardNoël Valois
- Guylaine TremblayPaule Desroches
- Guy A. LepageLe concierge