The interconnected romantic entanglements of the titular Lyonnaise friends are played out in Emmanuel Mouret’s wryly amusing fourth feature; redolent of Woody Allen in his heyday, Trois Amies is a beautifully performed and acutely observed treatise on cherche l’amour. Joan (India Hair) has fallen out of love with her partner Victor (Vincent Macaigne), which she confides to Alice (Camille Cottin), who counters that she never really loved her husband, Eric (Grégoire Ludig), telling Joan that ‘synchronised love is rare’. Meanwhile, mutual friend Rebecca (Sara Forestier) is having an affair with Eric.

Notes by David O’Mahony.

Screening as part of IFI French Film Festival 2024.