Jaloux (2010)

Cast: Maxime Denommée, Sophie Cadieux, Benoît Gouin

Rating: NR

Running Time: 95 min.

Synopsis: A couple with a failing relationship discover they have bigger problems than a potential divorce in this psychological thriller from Canada. Thomas (Maxime Denommee) and Marianne (Sophie Cadieux) are a couple whose marriage is going through a rough patch; they're not getting along well, Marianne insists on flirting with other men and Thomas is convinced she's cheating on him. They decide they need some time away from the city to recharge their batteries and sort out their differences, so they head out to the country, where Thomas's family has a cottage by the lake. As Thomas and Marianne settle in, their neighbor Jean (Benoit Gouin) stops by to introduce himself; he's charming and good looking, and when he asks them to join him for dinner, they accept. However, dinner turns into a night of drunkenness and debauchery, and as the couple tries to sort out what happened in the flight of day, they discover Jean isn't their neighbor after all, and his motives are not at all friendly. Mostly improvised by the cast during a sixteen-day shooting schedule, Jaloux (aka Jealousy) was the first feature film from director Patrick Demers.