Summary
Juliette is a young woman who just can’t help lying. She lies to her sister, Sophie,
to Sophie’s fiancé Martin, and to all the men she attracts with her womanly charms.
But when she falls for an older man, a 40-year old lawyer, her reputation as a liar precedes
her and she cannot convince him that he really does love him…
Review
This light romantic comedy has the allure and feel of New Wave cinema but appears pretty
inconsequential besides the works of the masters such as Truffaut and Godard.
The film alternates between youthful exuberance, passionate romance and dark film policier
without being convincing or satisfying in either mode. Still, Marina Vlady is delightful
as the compulsive liar who gets hoist by her own mendacious petard and the film makes
a valid statement about the nature of human relationships, albeit in a tortuous and muddled
way.
© James Travers 2000
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