Under The Rainbow DVD – Jean-Pierre Bacri, Arthur Dupont

Bittersweet French comedy drama co-written, directed by and starring Agnès Jaoui. A modern smorgasbord of classic fairytale tropes, the film follows a number of characters who are having trouble dealing with the complexities of life. Laura (Agathe Bonitzer), who dreams of meeting her Prince Charming, must make a choice between two men when she meets Sandro (Arthur Dupont), an aspiring composer, and Maxime (Benjamin Biolay), a notorious womaniser and music critic. Meanwhile, Sandro’s father Pierre (Jean-Pierre Bacri) has difficulty making plans when he is reminded of his impending death by a mysterious clairvoyant.

Laura is still waiting for Prince Charming at the age of 24. So when Sandro appears at a party exactly like her Prince would in her dreams she thinks she’s finally found her knight in shining armour. But then when she meets Maxime the following night Laura starts to wonder if some Princes could be more charming than others. Will everything end happily ever after for Laura? Or will the prince turn out to be the frog? A sharp snappy and wonderfully droll comedy of manners and errors this charming French romantic drama has won over legions of admirers across the channel and is now poised to set hearts aflutter in Britain too.