L'Amour et les Forêts

For the film adaptation, see Just the Two of Us (2023 film).

L'Amour et les Forêts

Collection Blanche cover (first edition)
Author	Éric Reinhardt
Language	French
Publisher	Gallimard
Publication date	21 August 2014
Publication place	France
Media type	Print
Pages	368
ISBN	978-2-07-014397-9
OCLC	889705436

L'Amour et les Forêts is a 2014 novel by French author Éric Reinhardt, published by Éditions Gallimard on 21 August 2014.[1]

Premise

The narrator recounts the story of Bénédicte Ombredanne, who is trapped in a toxic and abusive marriage with her controlling husband Jean-François. After another violent argument, Bénédicte registers on the online dating service Meetic. She connects with Christian, a gentle and attentive man who appears to be the opposite of her husband. She decides to meet Christian in real life and spend the day with him, a choice she will pay dearly for when she returns home.

Reception

L'Amour et les Forêts was well received by critics.[2][3] It sold over 100,000 copies in its first year of publication.[4]

The novel was awarded the Prix France Télévisions[5] and the Prix Renaudot des lycéens for 2014. It also received the Prix France Culture-Télérama for 2015.[6] It was also named Best French Novel (ex-æquo) on the list of the 20 best books of 2014 by the magazine Lire.[7]

Film adaptation

Main article: Just the Two of Us (2023 film)

A film adaptation was directed by Valérie Donzelli, from a screenplay written by Donzelli and Audrey Diwan. It stars Virginie Efira and Melvil Poupaud in the main roles.[8] The film was screened in the Cannes Premiere section of the 76th Cannes Film Festival on 24 May 2023,[9][10] being theatrically released in France on the same day.[11]

References

1. "Eric Reinhardt, L'amour et les forêts". Les Bonnes feuilles. Radio France (in French). 4 August 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
2. Barnett, Emily (22 August 2014). "Éric Reinhardt : "L'idéalisme fait partie de moi"". Les Inrockuptibles (in French).
3. Pascaud, Fabienne (23 August 2014). "L'Amour et les forêts - Critique". Télérama (in French). No. 3371.
4. Clermont, Thierry (26 March 2015). "Éric Reinhardt soupçonné de contrefaçon par une de ses admiratrices". Le Figaro.
5. Grenu, Pierre-Yves (11 December 2014). "Le Prix Roman France Télévisions pour "L'amour et les forêts" d'Éric Reinhardt". Culturebox. France Télévisions.
6. Dupuis, Cassandre (17 March 2015). "Éric Reinhardt enfin primé pour L'amour et les forêts". Le Figaro.
7. Imbault, Marie-Christine (26 November 2014). "Les 20 meilleurs livres de 2014 selon Lire". Livres Hebdo (in French). Retrieved 11 May 2023.
8. Delafon, Louis (3 May 2023). "Bande-annonce : Virginie Efira sous l'emprise de Melvil Poupaud dans L'Amour et les Forêts de Valérie Donzelli". Madame Figaro (in French). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
9. Keslassy, Elsa (24 April 2023). "Cannes Festival Adds 'Black Flies' With Sean Penn, Catherine Corsini's 'Le Retour' to 2023's Official Selection". Variety. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
10. mraultpauillac (10 May 2023). "The Screenings Guide of the 76th Festival de Cannes". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
11. "L'amour et les forêts". Diaphana Distribution. Retrieved 10 May 2023.