Imagine a time when all compliments are two-faced, when every truth is tinged with irony, when insults are the currency of humor. We have more in common with the 18th century than we might imagine.

Audiences will respond favorably to its overall warmth, and the motion picture academy may, too.

[An] enjoyable and perceptive French comedy.

One of the sturdiest, most entertaining French films of recent years...