| L'Art (délicat) de la séduction | |
| Director: | Richard Berry |
| Screenplay: | Richard Berry Fabrice Roger-Lacan |
| Starring: | Patrick Timsit Cécile de France Richard Berry |
| Music: | Éric Serra |
| Cinematography: | Dominique Bouilleret |
| Editing: | Anna Ruiz |
| Studio: | StudioCanal Blue Dahlia Productions TF1 Films Production J.M. Productions Canal+ |
| Distributor: | CTV International |
| Runtime: | 97 minutes |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French |
| Budget: | €5.6 million[1] |
| Gross: | $2.3 million |
L'Art (délicat) de la séduction (The (Delicate) Art of Seduction) is a 2001 French film directed by Richard Berry.[2] The soundtrack for the film was composed by Éric Serra.
The film follows Etienne (Patrick Timsit), a 40-year-old car designer, who takes time off from work to study sexual prowess from a Zen master (Alain Chabat) and several prostitutes, in the hopes of having the sexual skill to impress Laure (Cécile de France). Laure, a blonde who was introduced to him by his friend Jacques (Richard Berry), told Etienne on January 1 that she will not have sex with him until May 27 that year at precisely 9pm.
Lisa Nesselson from Variety gave a negative review of the film, stating it played "like a tepid cross between 'Rocky' and any number of prick-teasing comedies".[3]