(Arnaud et Jean-Marie Larrieu,2009)
Mathieu Amalric je car!
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The end of the world is at hand, and, in typical French fashion, it involves beaucoup sex of all varieties, taking “l’amour a mort” to its logical conclusion, with much wine imbibed en route. Described by its authors as a celebration of Eros and Thanathos (love and death), This Is The End is an unbridled, inconclusive, vaguely sci-fi madcap adventure. Amalric, a fine actor, looks completely bemused by the requirements of his part. The women who throw themselves at him seem totally immersed in their own affairs and use him mostly for sexual relief.
A man takes a last chance on love in this romance blended with science fiction. An unnamed calamity leads to global war, massive natural disasters and plagues that have decimated the world's population. Robinson Laborde has lost his arm to a virus that has claimed millions and is in failing health, and while he's already married to Chloe, after meeting a beautiful Spanish woman named Laetitia he falls hopelessly in love. Robinson leaves Chloe and sets out to find Laetitia and win her heart, but finding her is no simple task, and he finds himself traveling across the wreckage of what was once Europe, making his way across the continent only to end up in bomb-stricken Paris. As he travels, Robinson is faced with many opportunities for romantic adventures, in particular with the beautiful but cryptic Iris and Ombeline an attractive older woman who was once involved with his father; he also attracts the attentions of Theo, an old friend who sings with the opera. Les Derniers Jours Du Monde (aka Happy End or This Is The End; the title literally translates as Last Days Of The World) was an official selection at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival.
