SHALL WE KISS? (Un Baiser, s’il vous plaît) West Coast Premiere Comedy/Romance France, 2007 In French with English subtitles 35mm/1.85/Color/Dolby SRD/100 min Official Selection: Venice Mostra (2007), Rendez-vous with French Cinema Today (2008), Rotterdam Film Festival (2008), Fête du Cinéma Français à Québec (2008) Written & directed by: Emmanuel Mouret Cinematography: Laurent Desmet Editor: Martial Salomon Produced by: Frédéric Niedermayer Production Companies: Moby Dick Films Co-production: Arte France Cinéma With: Virginie Ledoyen (Judith), Emmanuel Mouret (Nicolas), Julie Gayet (Emilie), Michaël Cohen (Gabriel), Stefano Accorsi (Claudio), Frédérique Bel (Câline), Jacques Lafolye (The Waiter), Marie Madinier (Eglantine), Mélanie Maudran (Pénélope) http://www.tfmdistribution.com/unbaisersilvousplait/ Told in flashbacks and interweaving two parallel stories, Shall We Kiss? is a classic comedy of manners. While Emilie (Julie Gayet; A Hundred and One Nights, My Best Friend) and Gabriel (Michaël Cohen; Little Jerusalem, Family Hero (COLCOA 2007)) debate whether or not to kiss for the first time, Emilie tells the story of Judith. Judith (Virginie Ledoyen; The Beach, 8 Women), a happily married woman, once made the fateful decision to kiss her best friend Nicolas (Emmanuel Mouret). What should have been a friendly kiss unleashed a series of unexpected consequences. EMMANUEL MOURET Born in 1971, Emmanuel Mouret is widely considered as the most “Rohmerian” writer/director of his generation. A FEMIS graduate, he writes, directs and acts in his films. After directing his first feature, Laissons Lucie faire ! (2000), he gained recognition with his two subsequent films, Venus and Fleur (COLCOA 2005) and Change of address (COLCOA 2007), both presented at the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes. With Shall We Kiss? he confirms and develops a unique tone and style. PRESS “Following the utterly charming “Change of Address,” Emmanuel Mouret continues his winning streak with “Shall We Kiss?” another Woody Allen-meets-Eric Rohmer romantic comedy… This is upscale French entertainment at its best…” (Variety) “Emmanuel Mouret is a young actor and director who seems from another age. He finds his inspiration in American screwball comedy as much as in Eric Rohmer's sentimental comedies or the masters of French drama from the 18th and 19th century… In five films, he has created a very consistent, admirable body of work.”(The Hollywood Reporter) “Favorably evoking Woody Allen's witty, self-deprecating humor combined coupled with the clinical observations of human interaction (and dysfunction) inherent in Eric Rohmer's cinema, Shall We Kiss, nevertheless, bears the imprint of Mouret's characteristic, tightly woven construction - a subtle choreography of words, scenarios, elisions, and ambience that, in turn, reflect the ephemeral alchemy of human connection and desire.” (Strictly Film School)