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APRÈS VOUS Send This Review to a Friend
A French comedy that stars Daniel Auteuil, one of France's best actors, “Après Vous” teams him with José Garcia. All is well and relaxed in the life of Antoine (Auteuil), who works as the maitre d' of a restaurant in Paris. On one fateful evening he spots Louis (Garcia) trying to commit suicide. The Good Samaritan in Antoine leads him to intervene. He doesn't know what trouble he is in for.
The result is that Louis becomes dependent on Antoine, who gets him a job in the restaurant to try to put his life on an improved path. But Louis is a depressive, desperately longing for his ex-girlfriend Blanche (Sandrine Kiberlain). Antoine, ever helpful even though he is becoming exasperated, hunts down Blanche, and as you might guess, a massive complication follows.
The main fault of "Après Vous," directed by Pierre Salvadori, is that it goes on too long and ceases to be as funny as intended, but at its best the film is amusing as it tracks the closeness that develops between the men to surmount the early comic antagonism.
“Après Vous” was part of the 2004 Rendezvous with French Film series. Salvadori, encountered at one of the press luncheons in connection with the event, spoke highly of Auteuil's professionalism and described him as serious and cooperative on the set, an actor with whom it is easy to work. The film certainly reflects a congenial ambience. A Paramount Classics Pictures release.
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