I’ve never bought Romain Duris as a romantic lead, but the French apparently don’t have a problem with it as they’ve come out in droves to see Pascal Chaumeil’s feature debut called L’Arnacoeur (a title that merges the French words for ‘con artist’ and heart). To be known as Heartbreaker stateside, the rom com will receive not only a NYC preem at Tribeca, but an eventual day-and-date release via IFC Films.
Written by Laurent Zeitoun, Jeremy Doner and Yohan Gromb, set against the backdrop of Monte Carlo, the film stars Romain Duris who plays a professional ‘Don Juan’, who along with his sister (Julie Ferrier), and her husband (Francois Damiens) have a budding young business breaking hearts for a living. When a client hires Alex and his team to help break up a happily engaged couple (which includes Vanessa Paradis) before their wedding day, they find themselves facing their toughest job yet.
