Or 'My Best Friend'. A superb comedy of manners from the ever-reliable hand of Patrice Leconte. Every time I watch a film by Leconte he never fails to leave me thoroughly satisfied.
Francoís (played by the excellent Daniel Autiel) ia an art dealer who lives for his work. His partner tells him that he needs a friend, that work is not everything. Francois lies and says he has a best friend. His partner calls his bluff and she bets him that he can't produce this friend in 10 days. After a few painful tries to make friends, he enlists the help of a taxi driver, Bruno, to help him, not realising that they are themselves becoming friends. But ends up using Bruno purely for the bet, little realising that the extra depth of pain this will bring Bruno.
If this was an American film, it would have heavily over-emotional and full of sugary sweet moments and cack-handed 'comedy' moments. However, in Leconte's hands, it a subtle exploration of loneliness and the nature of relationships with many amusing moments all wrapped up in that realism that French cinema does so well.
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