The Names of Love

Baya Benmahmoud, a young, extroverted liberal, lives by the old hippie slogan: “Make love, not war” to convert right-wing men to her left-wing political causes by sleeping with them. She seduces many and so far has received exceptional results – until she meets Arthur Martin, a Jewish middle aged, middle-of-the road scientist. Bound by common tragic family histories (the Algerian War and Holocaust under Vichy), the duo improbably falls in love. Amid the bubbly amour, humorous lasciviousness and moments of sheer madness, filmmaker Michel Leclerc injects satirical riffs on such hot-button sociopolitical issues as Arab-Jewish relations, anti-Semitism, immigration, and racial and cultural identity.

• Baya Benmahmoud : Sara Forestier
• Arthur Martin : Jacques Gamblin
• Cécile Benmahmoud : Carole Franck
• Mohamed Benmahmoud : Zinedine Soualem
• Annette Martin : Michèle Moretti
• Lucien Martin : Jacques Boudet

• Director : Michel Leclerc
• Screenplay : Baya Kasmi and Michel Leclerc
• Producers : Caroline Adrian, Antoine Rein and Fabrice Goldstein-Delante Films/Kare Productions
• Cinematography : Vincent Mathias
• Editor : Nathalie Hubert
• Original Music : Jérôme Bensoussan and David Euverte

• Production Year : 2010
• Release Date : June 24, 2011
• Countries of Production : France
• Languages : French
• Running Time : 102 minutes
• Screen Ratio : 1.85:1
• Sound : Dolby Digital
• Color : Color
• Rating : R For Sexual Content Including Graphic Nudity and Some Language

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