L’âge de raison [With Love... from the Age of Reason] (2010)

Margaret (Sophie Marceau) is a successful, hard-hitting business woman who is in a happy relationship with her colleague Malcolm (Marton Csokas). On her 40th birthday, she gets a visit from a retired lawyer (Michel Duchaussoy) who brings her a letter she wrote to herself when she was 7 years old. Margaret has no interest in going down memory lane since she is content with her life. but in the end she can’t resist the temptation. The letters keep on coming and slowly, Margaret starts evaluating her life and trying to reconcile where she is now with where she wanted to end up.

I loved this film. L’âge de raison is sweet, well-made fluff that works on every level. And it’s fun! But despite its fluffiness, it’s also an intelligent movie about finding yourself and not losing sight of who you wanted to be.

De l’autre côté du lit [Changing Sides] (2008)

De l’autre côté du lit [literally: On the other side of the bed] is an adaptation of Alix Girod de l’Ain’s novel, directed by Pascale Pouzadoux, starring Sophie Marceau, Dany Boon and Antoine Duléry.

Plot:
Ariane (Sophie Marceau) and Hugo (Dany Boon) are married, but their relationship is about to break – they both work their asses off and are trapped in their everyday lives. So, Ariane suggests a change: She will take Hugo’s place and Hugo will take her place. At first, Hugo is hesitant to do this change, but in the end he agrees to save their marriage. So, Ariane takes over Hugo’s company and Hugo gets the kids, Ariane’s job and the renovation of their home.
The idea behind De l’autre côté du lit is cute and interesting but an idea can only take you so far. Unfortunately, nobody seemed to have looked further than the idea and so the movie lacks a bit in the execution.