pialat film people in extreme emotional situation and usually with several violent scene . in la gueule ouverte and he deal with the devastate effect on a woman husband and son a she die of cancer . in a nos amour and the teenage girl sexual experimentation lead to violent confrontation with her family . here we have a rather spoiled young woman who abandon her husband to take up with a sexy ex con . her motivation be a little cloudy and since loulou be incapable of read or discuss anything more challenging than tv show while on the other hand and he get a fabulous body ( i wonder why depardieu never make a sport movie to show off that physique he would have be great a a rugby player ) . the casting be impressive . isabelle huppert isn not allow to give a bland and inexpressive performance ( she have give many ) while depardieu play loulou with all the dynamism and charm you could want see the scene in the bar and where he stab in the gut and run away and seek treatment and then soon restarts with nelly . guy marchand and with those coal black eye and distressed look and play nelly husband beautifully while it a fine repeat of the pairing in coup de foudre .