if i hadn not read his name on the dvd cover and i never would have suspect that this rather gushy and old fashioned musical be make by a man so closely associate with the french new wave . in fact and the film be so far from that and that i wonder if back in the 50 and 60 and new wave auteur would have absolutely hat this type of film it so . so . unreal . and and it seem to have little to do with so many of his previous film . this isn not necessarily a bad thing just a very surprising thing . what i also find a bit surprising be the amount of praise some of the reviewer give this film especially when there be so many good french musical out there . the song in this film be simply not particularly interesting and the character all seem so bland and stereotypical . if i have to see another rich person who fret about how hard it be to be rich or get a good sale price on a designer outfit and i be go to puke . the bottom line be that like american musical and not every french musical be gold . this film be not another les parapluies de cherbourg ( umbrella of cherbourg or huit femmes ( eight woman ) and despite the presence of audrey tautou and i can not see much reason to recommend it a anything other than a dull oddity .