Amour d’Enfants
Encyclopedia
Amour d'Enfants a film by Lebanese
director Fares Khalil, is a 2008 Lebanese
film. It is a romantic comedy dealing with Lebanese social issues.
Carine, a 24 year old actress and scenarist, is engaged to “Jean-Pierre” who works in a bank.
“Tony” and “Carine” are both complete strangers until they meet for the first time in a park, in a rather unusual situation. A close friendship fires up between them while her engagement falls apart.
On the surface, the story is direct and funny. However, this simplicity combined with the two main characters “Tony” and “Carine”(performed by Elie Mitri and Sarah Warde) add a distinct freshness and originality to the film.
“Amour d’Enfants” describes the metamorphosis of a great friendship into an exceptional love.
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
director Fares Khalil, is a 2008 Lebanese
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
film. It is a romantic comedy dealing with Lebanese social issues.
Synopsis
The story is about a young man “Tony”, a 25 year old agronomy graduate, who works in a coffee shop. He has a stunning girlfriend “Valerie” who works as a model.Carine, a 24 year old actress and scenarist, is engaged to “Jean-Pierre” who works in a bank.
“Tony” and “Carine” are both complete strangers until they meet for the first time in a park, in a rather unusual situation. A close friendship fires up between them while her engagement falls apart.
On the surface, the story is direct and funny. However, this simplicity combined with the two main characters “Tony” and “Carine”(performed by Elie Mitri and Sarah Warde) add a distinct freshness and originality to the film.
“Amour d’Enfants” describes the metamorphosis of a great friendship into an exceptional love.
Cast and characters
- Elie MitriElie MitriElie Mitri is a Lebanese actor and writer.-Overview:Elie graduated in 2003 from the Lebanese University, Fine Arts institute. He conducted many feature films for the UN....
as Tony Daccach - Sarah Warde as Carine Kallas
- Fady Hachem as Karim Kallas a.k.a Shekoush
- Lisa Guiragossian as Valerie Baboujian
- Firas El-Hader as Jean-Pierre Sawaya
- El-Jorr as Tony’s Sister
Special Guests
- Majde Machmouche
- Amalia Abi-Saleh
- Aida Sabra
- Souha Kikano
- Antoine Hajal
- Abdo Bitar
- Latife Saade
- Zeina Farjallah