Two middle-aged French disasters fall in love. What could possibly go wrong? Everything. Charmingly.
Recorded in Paris, Theatre de l'espace Cardin. Louise is single, Alexandre is in the middle of a divorce, she has no children, he has three, she is more on the left, he is more on the right. Both are over fifty! If there is no age to fall in love ... love and life together are an equation that gets complicated with age! The charm of chance encounters is that they bring together people who attract each other without necessarily being compatible.
Acting
Chazel and Karmann's lived-in chemistry carries every scene
Direction
Khalfon keeps stage intimacy alive on screen
Writing
Sharp dialogue that actually sounds like witty people fighting
Director
Serge Khalfon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Théâtre de l'Espace Cardin has hosted countless French cultural icons; this recording preserves a specific 2012 staging rarely seen outside France.
Marie-Anne Chazel and Sam Karmann were already established French theater veterans—their casting signals intentional comfort and authenticity for audiences familiar with their decades of work.
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