Filmmaker Laurent Tirard (A Man at the Height, Asterix and Obelix: In the Service of His Majesty, Little Nicolas or season 2 of Dix pour cent) is back with his new film: The Speech. Directed by Benjamin Lavernhe, the feature film tells the daily life of Adrien, who must prepare a speech for his sister's wedding. A situation that stresses him, especially since he has just separated with his girlfriend. Adrien's anxiety turns to panic. But what if this speech was ultimately the best thing that could happen to him?
The Discourse: an introspective look at married life
Laurent Tirard strikes a blow with Le Discours. He signs a complex film, which perfectly depicts the human feeling of love. With a lot of humor and creativity, he tells the descent into hell of a cute and endearing love story. The filmmaker offers a new and innovative look at romance, and more specifically at the breakup. He signs the introspective portrait of the couple, love, breakup, and loneliness in love and family. The Speech is a bittersweet film, which, by its cynical tone, constantly oscillates between drama and comedy. 
Touching film, perfectly controlled, it is above all a work that speaks to everyone. The Discourse is a universal feature film, which addresses themes common to everyone. Laurent Tirard paints the portrait of a sad and altruistic man, very credible on the mourning of love. The story of a magnificent loser, who is afraid of disappointing his family, and who seeks only the love of a woman to keep his head above water. The Discourse recalls how indispensable the love of another human being is for individual development and personal well-being. With a lot of sensitivity, but also an undisguised emotion, the feature film is a profound work, sometimes terrible too, but full of hope about the upcoming meeting with a new suitor. The Speech is a cynical, sad, often fatalistic film, but also full of hope. It is above all a proposal that is placed as a mirror of the spectator and his heartache. A work of impressive universality, which speaks to all, always in a very fair way, between caricature and realism.
An inspired staging
The Speech also owes much to the presence of Benjamin Lavernhe. The actor offers a touching performance, very precise and above all full of humanity. It must be said that the writing of his character is extremely interesting, and of a crazy emotion. Once again, his simple and humane interpretation makes his character a universal element, the mirror of the viewer. 
In addition to a very inspired writing and a foolproof precision, Laurent Tirard's staging is very creative. Rather than foolishly staging yet another romance, the chosen narrative makes it possible to approach this tired subject in a fresh and unprecedented way. Laurent Tirard offers a creative staging, very theatrical, which plays on both confinement and movement. He does not hesitate to break the fourth wall. Through this process, where the protagonist speaks directly to the spectators, the filmmaker offers a fluid and intelligent narrative, which makes it possible to approach these themes in a new way. Aided by impactful secondary characters, and well-felt humor, The Speech is an exciting and terribly touching bittersweet work, which reminds us of both the sweet taste of love and the bitterness of a breakup… https://youtu.be/Ad9zWAAVqOM Pure success The speech. The film oscillates between comedy and emotion with great mastery. An introspective, anxious, emotional look at the couple, love and breakup. It is often very touching and the theatrical staging, always in motion, superb.
