

Director: Dominik Moll
Cast: Laurent Lucas, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Charlotte Rampling, Andr Dussollier

The official site
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http://www.diaphana.fr/fiche.php?pkfilms=131

This film opens the Cannes Film Festival 2005.

Synopsis
After inviting one's boss and wife to a dinner, the relationship between a young model couple faces challenges ...

My thoughts ...

-- i guess most audience will leave the theater with much discussion/debate ... such as the significance of Lemmings (in this film) ... afterall, it is named the title ... how it parallels the character(s)/plot ... 

(i) e.g., are we just as suicidal in the way we think, behave, react, etc? (i.e., do people over react to situations? do we "think" too much of what has actually happened? do we aggravate the situation than necessary? etc) ... in other words, could life have been better if we are less susceptible ...

(ii) e.g., can we re-live after death (either as supernatural beings or by possessing others) ... and how abt something down to earth, can we sprung back from a "suicidal" (catastrophic) event ... etc

(iii) e.g., are they just some "unwelcome guests", who go ahead and destroy life/peace ... just like the boss and his wife ...

as usual, some people will be delighted by the "open" interpretation (so that one can convince family and friends of their point of views); while some people will hate it (wondering if the film is all reality, some imagination, or includes the supernatural) ...

-- technically ... great cast, all the 4 main characters acted well ... ... but i guess we have to mention Charlotte Rampling ... she will really haunt you with her presence ... scary ... you can tell from this movie poster ...

-- also, what is a thriller without a great soundtrack ... it does create the desired atmosphere ... i doubt the film will be as thrilling and suspenseful without the soundtrack ...

-- if you insist on a "complaint", the film may feel occasionally long, and for me, after the dinner scene, whereby Charlotte Rampling issued her warning, the "predictability does set in ... you expect the perfect model couple to face challenges in their relationship ... history does repeat itself ...

Conclusion:
Recommended (though I have to admit that the film feels occasionally long) ... if you like the film, it is really thrilling and suspenseful; if you dont, it can seem rather odd/weird ... at the end of the film, you are made to wonder if everything did happen ... or is a large portion of it just a figment of one's imagination ...