Irresistible (Disney+): impossible to resist the charm of this tender series about modern love

Whether you are a series fan or a movie buff, one thing is certain, there is no shortage of romantic comedies. And besides, the upcoming arrival of autumn is synonymous with the return of evenings spent under the blanket re(re-re-re)seeing those which marked our sensitive hearts, ranging from Bridget Jones has Harry meets Sallypassing of course by Love at first sight in Notting Hill. “Yet another romantic comedy,” you tell us? Well no ! Well, mathematically (since it is a notion to which the series is attached), yes. But, the series Irresistible, available on Disney+ since Wednesday September 20is in many respects a new and inventive proposal from Clémence Madeleine-Perdrillat, here creator and screenwriter, already known for her work for Drops of God, In therapy or Nona and her daughters. Here she signs a fiction in 6 episodes which should hold a special place in the hearts of fans of the genre.

Irresistible (Disney+): an addictive love theorem facing the insoluble equation of the other and their past

When Adèle meets Arthur, they fall in love immediately. She is a podcast creator who became popular for her testimony and reflection on her difficult breakup with her ex. He is a mathematics researcher specializing in scientific theories related to love. Each, irresistibly attracted by the sensitivity of the other, falls madly in love. But once the reciprocal love is there, from the first episode, what is left to tell? This is the whole point of this series, which reverses the narrative of the classic romantic comedy. where the protagonists only realize their love at the end. The chemistry is there, but two major problems appear: Arthur is married, and Adèle is seized by irrepressible anxiety attacks as soon as she is in his presence, forcing the lovers to move away, miss each other, miss each other. and not understanding each other. Many rather welcome twists and turns still force them to work together to create a podcast that evokes love through mathematics. Throughout the episodes, Arthur thus accompanies the story with an original and surprisingly touching and truthful scientific deciphering, an aspect for which we learn to be passionate.

Irresistible (Disney+): the rom-com revised and corrected for an ode to modern love

But the charm of this rom-com lies above all in its ability to play with its own codes and to assume them with second degree: multiple lightning strikes, a train platform, a frantic race in the rain and even the music of The party ! Far from being a tangle of clichés, Irresistible has fun with these scenes by pushing the sliders to extremes, bringing different degrees of reading which take this fiction out of the banal romantic comedy. In terms of romance, we also find our account there thanks to the Parisian postcard. But here again, the series revisits and rethinks without copying: Paris yes, but no Eiffel Tower or Pont des Arts in sight. Rather the large buildings and avenues of the 19th arrondissement and the pretty houses of the inner suburbs. In short, a true, modern, non-romanticized Paris but still the scene of a lovely, more realistic romanticism. All carried away by a beautiful original soundtrack by Yuksek, which brings charm to the whole. But more than all these story ideas, it is above all the characters which give the flavor to these lovely stories.

An addition of touching characters carried by a refreshing ensemble of actors

It’s undeniable, Camélia Jordana is the undisputed star, for her first major role in a series. The one who had already proven herself as a woman in love in The things we say, the things we do (role for which she was nominated for a César) Here she tries her hand at comedy brilliantly, bringing accuracy and tenderness to the character of Adèle. The artist once again demonstrates her talents as an actress and her ability to bring poetry to her dialogues, which is certainly not unrelated to her experience as a singer-performer. She also wrote the catchy song “I calm down“, from the credits of the series. But the surprises multiply among his playing partners: Théo Navarro-Mussy plays a man in love, sensitive and attentive to his feelings. A singular male character, and too rare, in the landscape French audiovisual. Huge favorite also for the duo formed by Salome Dewaels and Jean Chevalier, from the Comédie Française, in the roles of Joséphine, Arthur’s sister, and Jonathan, who form a couple at odds with that of our heroes. Their total uninhibitedness, freedom that we almost envy them, makes them funny and endearing characters. In this same vein, the character of Solène reviews and completely corrects the role of the deceived woman to instead show the multiple ways of loving oneself. Zoé Schellenberg lends her features to him with charisma and emotion.

But Irresistible does not only deal with romantic love, the series also evokes family love. Special mention therefore for Zinédine Soualem, Alicia Hava and Estelle Meyer, who embody Adèle’s clan and manage to move us during a few scenes which resonate devilishly well in the universal history of the family (and remind us that a good Julien Clerc well placed never goes out of style). It is therefore difficult to resist this pretty postcard of modern love, full of tenderness and poetry, the kind that makes you want to fall in love again.