Ultimately, the primary conflict is not Alexandre’s height, but Diane’s courage. The story highlights the difficulty of choosing personal happiness over public approval, proving that true intimacy requires shedding the fear of judgment. Reception and Legacy
tall. The narrative follows their developing relationship as Diane struggles to overcome her own prejudices and the judgmental reactions of her friends, family, and society. Cast and Key Characters Up for Love (2016) up for love 2016
Virginie Efira delivers an equally compelling performance as Diane. She navigates the complex emotional arc of a woman torn between genuine love and societal embarrassment without making the character seem shallow. The natural, breezy chemistry between Efira and Dujardin provides the emotional anchor necessary to keep the audience invested in their love story. Critical Reception and Legacy The narrative follows their developing relationship as Diane
Director Laurent Tirard (known for Little Nicholas and The Molière Impromptu ) does something smart: He never lets the camera angle down on Alexandre. We don’t look down on him. The camera sits at his eye level. The world—car doors, countertops, other actors’ chins—adjusts awkwardly around him . The natural, breezy chemistry between Efira and Dujardin
When Diane arrives at the restaurant and scans the room for the tall, dark stranger from her imagination, only to find him barely reaching the hostess stand, the audience winces. Not because he is short—but because she is human. She freezes. She lies that she has an emergency. She flees.