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Love and Magnets

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2004 | 91 min | Drama, Romance

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

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