Love At First Sight

Between his friends and the family business, Arnaud’s summer looks set to be a peaceful one. Peaceful until he runs into Madeleine, as beautiful as she is brusque, a concrete block of tensed muscles and doomsday prophecies. He expects nothing; she prepares for the worst. He takes things as they come, likes a good laugh. She fights, runs, swims, pushes herself to the limit. Given she hasn’t asked him for anything, just how far will he go along with her? It’s a love story. Or a story of survival. Or both.

Cesar Awards 2015: Winner of Best First Movie, Best Actress (Haenel), Best Revelation Actor (Azaïs) and Best Original Screenplay Cannes Festival 2014: Winner of the FIPRESCI award, Art Cinema award, SACD award and European award (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) “When it comes to combat readiness, Katniss Everdeen has nothing on Madeleine Beaulieu (Adèle Haenel), a feisty, defensive young woman who elbows and kicks her way through the French comedy “Love at First Fight.” NY TIMES