That Most Important Thing: Love

2017 | Drama, Romance

Synopsis

Servais Mont, a photographer, meets Nadine Chevalier who earns her money starring in cheap soft-core movies. Trying to help her, he borrows the money from the loan sharks to finance the theatrical production of 'Richard III' and gives Nadine a part. Nadine is torn apart between Servais, for whom she is falling in love, and her husband Jacques, to whom she has moral obligations.

Scores

Overall Score
30.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
13.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
17.3%
Review Aggregate
91.1

Critic Consensus

92.9% Fresh • 14 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 93% of 14 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, action-packed, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

romanticaction-packedcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Romy Schneider2017$0$0(est)
Jacques Dutronc2017$0$0(est)
Fabio Testi2017$0$0(est)
Klaus Kinski2017$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score93.0
RT critic review count14
Rotten Tomatoes audience score89.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb ratingN/A
IMDb votesN/A

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$19,120$24,471
International2017N/AN/A
Worldwide2017$19,120$24,471

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2017$9,560$12,236
Digital Rentals ?2017$587,000$751,293
Digital Purchases ?2017$655,000$838,325
Physical Rentals ?2017$438,000$560,590
Physical Purchases ?2017$1,257,000$1,608,816
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$75,000$95,991
Total Revenues2017$3,021,560$3,867,252
Expenses
Budget ?2017$250,000 (est)$319,971 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$80,000 (est)$102,391 (est)
Participations2017$121,000$154,866
Residuals ?2017$158,000$202,222
Interest & Overhead2017$50,000$63,994
Total Expenses2017$659,000$843,445
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$2,362,560$3,023,807

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