J'attendrai le suivant... (2002) User Reviews

Very unexpected

[MovieAddict2016 · 8/10 · 17 January 2006]

A lowly woman gets on a French subway and is traveling in silence when a man suddenly appears and announces that he is in search of a woman as he hasn't been in love for over two years and is tired of feeling empty.

People laugh and scoff at the man but he ignores them, and asks any woman who is interested to get off at the next bus stop. Well, the bus stops, the woman gleefully gets off, turns around - only to realize the man on the bus was doing it solely for entertainment, to gain money from travelers.

The film ends with her standing on the platform, alone.

I was taken aback by the suddenness of the ending. It's pretty powerful, especially considering it's only four minutes long. But the director manages to convey a lot of things just through facial expressions, particularly the woman's.

Pretty brutal little film, but a very good one.

Interesting film

[pinefgsgsu · 8/10 · 24 December 2021]

"I'll Wait For The Next One" is a French short comedy drama film. It was made in 2002. A woman walks to the station with a lonely expression. When she gets on the train, a man also gets on it to introduce himself and says that he is looking for love to passengers in a loud voice. The woman has a puzzled look at first, but she comes to be interested in what he says and sympathize with his view of love. It is a story with a surprise ending. The title implies that the women waits for her destiny and I think she is so bored in her daily life so that she wants to believe the one and fate. However, I suppose the man makes fun of the women who are looking for partners seriously and I don't think it is a funny joke. I sympathized with her in the film. Furthermore, I have empathic embarrassment to watch this film. I believe people who care what other people think much would feel this embarrassment. I think the film is worth watching because it gives the audience the lesson that there some things are too good to be true.

Good role model of short film

[Fjkkn · 7/10 · 14 May 2021]

I will wait for the next one is a short film and the leading character is a woman who has no dialogue. When she arrives at the station and goes down on the escalator, her gaze is drawn to a couple. She looks sad and bored by her day-to-day life. On the train, a man suddenly introduces himself and speaks out that he is looking for a lady who can share true love with him and then asks passengers to get off at the next station if interested. She gets curious.... While I think this film is flawless in its technical aspects, after I watched it, I felt really frustrated about the narrative. Contrary to the man, the woman doesn't say anything and only has facial expressions, but I can image her romantic background for some reason such as marital status in the past. I am curious about what happens next for the woman and the man and the situation on the train. I think this film is worth watching.

This is absolutely brilliant.

[Anonymous_Maxine · 10/10 · 7 March 2005]

I'll Wait for the Next One sets itself up as a cute little comedy skit, and it delivers on that premise but also surprises you with an incredibly moving finale. Four minute comedies are not supposed to be as moving as this film is, it's funny, charming, and heartbreaking all at the same time, showing you your emotions in a combination that they are not generally found. I can't recommend this movie enough. By the end of the diminutive film you feel like you have known the characters for years, especially the lead man and the woman looking for love, probably because they so perfectly represent.

The look on the man's face and the woman's face at the end of the film are brief moments of sheer performing brilliance rarely seen, especially in a short film, which itself is rarely seen. Seek this one out, you will laugh and you will cry, and most of all you will be moved.

THIS is how a short movie should be!

[madfoot-2 · 24 March 2003]

Oh, this broke my heart! The filmmaker showed such skill as he told the story of the woman on the train with no words whatsoever. The actress was great. She just really brought to life her loneliness, from her buck teeth to her terrible scarf. She was just trying so hard. This was super-great. Except it was a bit devastating in the end...

Excellent way to use short time

[craftholic1999 · 10/10 · 2 March 2019]

The whole scenes of this film is take place at the train. One man gathers the attention by other passengers because he give a speech with loud voice to search the female who can share his romantic ideas. Most of people are laghed by his romantic idea but one lonely woman is moved by his word. This is very good way to make the short film I think. In other words, the director of this film is good to use time. I can not believe that this short film takes only about 4 minutes. It was really impressed story to me. In addition, there are some words that I can not understand in the film but from the act of characters, I can understand the story easily. Many people would enjoy this short film. If you have a spare time, you should watch this short film and do not miss the last scene of the film.

Importance of facial expression

[b-66334 · 6/10 · 21 February 2019]

In this film, two people are the main characters. The story takes place in a train with the man's speech and the woman's reaction. The man looks suspicious at first, and other people laugh at his speech. In contrast, the woman takes it seriously. At this point, her facial expression shows her change of mind. In this film, she does not speak. Instead of that, her face is often focused on expressing how she thinks about the man's words. The angle of each character is interesting. While the man is speaking, the camera shoot not only the man but also other people as it shows that the man is speaking to everyone in the train. On the other hand, the woman is on screen only with her eyes straight at the man to show how serious she listens to him.

Wow

[momorytm · 9/10 · 25 February 2019]

A middle-aged woman is walking alone and feeling lonely. When she gets on a train, she meets a man who is seeking a girlfriend. I like the first part of this film, the woman walking alone and looking at a couple. It empathizes loneliness of the woman perfectly even though she does not say anything. Also, I'm impressed that this film clearly shows the woman is a protagonist of the movie although she did not have a dialogue while a man has a dialogue almost the entire film. But I guess most of us can sympathize with the woman's feeling over the man because we can see how she feels more than him by her reaction. I think the entire film is well done including the story, camera work, and casting. The audience will be surprised by the ending. I wonder whether it was the woman's fault or man's one. She might be responsible for herself sticking in the idea of love or becoming desperate for a boyfriend. She should have been more careful not to be grabbed a chance immediately. The man also might be responsible for what he has been done. He did not try to deceive her into believing what he says, but this is a good lesson that you should not do things so confusing when it comes to relationship things. Which they sympathize with is up to the audience, which makes the story interesting. Overall, I really enjoyed watching this film.

Sad ending

[m28l17d · 7/10 · 28 February 2019]

In this short movie, there is a lady, who is not in romantic relationships for a while and looking for the one for her. The story is happening on a train in France. After she passes by the couple in the station, she gets on the train. Her face is not bright and seems hopeless. A man gets on the train at the last minute, and he starts talking about "love." He is looking for a woman to date, and talking about his life, his salary, what he values and so on. Another man on the train makes fun of the man, but he did not stop. The woman's face gets brighter as she listens to his story. The man says that "if you would like to date me, please get off at the next station." The woman gets off the train with a happy feeling, but the man tells her that it is a performance, maybe to get money. This movie gives a shocking ending, and I liked it. I can see how the woman's emotion changes even though she does not say any words. The plot is straightforward but unpredictable, so it is interesting.

Sad, but a good movie

[yasumaru-32948 · 9/10 · 12 January 2024]

I like "I'll wait for the next one" as a movie. However, it makes me sad because I feel so sorry for the woman who is the main character of this movie. In this film, a woman who does not have a partner meets one man on the subway. He starts to talk about how he is a good person and wants a partner to love with a loud voice. The woman feels he is a funny and kind person and starts to like him. In the end, he says if anyone thinks he is good, please get off at the next station with him. She leaves the train when the train arrives at the next station, but the man does not get off. It is just his joke. She will wait for the next one (train and partner) just as the title suggests. I don't like this story because the man is too cruel. However, I think the act of the woman was very nice because I could feel her feelings from her expression without the dialogue.

An emotional ride

[Jirorian · 7/10 · 4 June 2018]

Quite literally an emotional ride, "I'll Wait for the Next One" offers the promise of a fateful encounter only to be challenged abruptly by a surprise ending. The surprise works because our feelings are channeled through the eyes of the woman, whom in becoming the dupe of the male perpetrator forces viewers along to share in her struggle. The film thus raises many questions regarding the nature of the conflict it depicts: why is it not surprising that the man is the perpetrator and the woman is the dupe? Why are we drawn to believe the man's story, and what does his final action reveal about the nature of men as societal beings? Is the ending a fault of the woman or of the man? If the woman is at fault, do women need to just be more careful in an overtly oppressive society? Or if the man is at fault, does he need to be more considerate of the extent to which his actions inflict damage upon society? The depiction is that both the woman and the man are at the extreme ends of their respective depths of capacity for emotional sentiment, and it is a very crude depiction that does little to progress away from the repression inherent to patriarchal societies. However, the responsibility to answer the questions posed by the film lies in the viewer, and as a result so too does the responsibility to make any changes in the real world away from what we see on screen.

Surprising story

[Kotakuu11 · 9/10 · 29 May 2024]

'I'll wait for the next one' (J'attendrai le suivant) is a French short dark comedy film that is just four and a half minutes long. The story starts with a single woman looking enviously at a couple. As she takes the underground, a man suddenly starts to speak in front of the passengers and asks single women to get off the train if they are interested in marrying him. Despite the woman's lack of dialogue throughout the film, her emotions and thoughts are effectively conveyed through her facial expressions and gaze. This absence of spoken words adds depth to the story, allowing the audience to empathize with her situation. Setting the film in the metro is also great as it emphasises her lonely aura. Although this is a short film, it has a punchline and is very satisfying.

interesting

[silvayuki · 7/10 · 1 March 2019]

***This review may contain spoilers*** The short film I'll wait for next one is a story about a middle-aged woman. It starts from a scene that the woman walks in a street lonelily. When she goes down escalator, she stares at a couple who are cuddling each other on the next lane. After this scene, I understood that she is single. After she gets on a subway, a man appears and starts to speak to everyone on the subway. Everyone listens to his talk with curiosity. He says he is looking for a lady to get married to him. He introduces himself seriously, but everyone laughs. His talk gets the woman's attention and makes her smile. And then, she believes him and get off the train. In the end, she despairs since she is embarrassed by his joke. The facial expression of the actress is amazing since it shows the woman's sadness perfectly. I think the woman she usually feels too much loneliness since she tries to date with a strange man. Overall, this short film describes a lonely woman very well.

Fateful moment in the train...?!

[maoenjoyhappy · 4/10 · 23 July 2017]

A lonely woman who greatly longs for true love meets a stranger at the metro in Paris. He asks single women in the metro who has the same way of thinking of love for getting off at the next station. Then…what becomes of her love, getting off or not?

Even though the film is about 4 minutes long, this leaves us emotion sympathized with her. Interestingly, the single lady is a main character, not the man who tries to attract the single women in the train. However, she mentions none of the words, which means her feelings are expressed visually. In particular, at the beginning of the film, she bears watching a couple on the escalator. This shows us that she seeks for love. The technique is highly respected.

The ending of this film is beyond expectation and makes audience feel to follow the story more.

Second-hand embarrassment served

[Gospel97 · 22 June 2018]

A lonely woman goes on about her life until one day, the ride on her usual train takes an unexpected turn, changing her life in the mere span of a few minutes.

It's a well-crafted short, from start to finish. The actress does a magnificient job showing the sad, lonely side of the character, which makes the audience take a liking on her earlier in the short. There's humour in it too, and the cadence of the dialogue makes the audience follow the slow but steady flow of the plot.

The simplicity and familiarity of the setting (coming home from work, getting on the train to share your personal space with strangers for as long as the ride lasts) adds to showing how easily events in the short could happen in real life. How humans can be cruel without meaning to, and how they can also be very naive when hope is an option.

The naiveness of the woman, her hope to finally stop feeling lonely, is what gives this short that special touch.

What does she need?

[holton1225 · 10/10 · 22 December 2021]

This romantic comical short film J'attendrai le suivant was made in 2002, in France. One lady who is on the train meets a guy who is declaring loudly that he is looking for someone special. As she listens to him speaking she becomes really curious about him but something unexpected happens. Romance is something which suddenly jumps into someone's life and none of us can assume what happens next. From my perspective, this lady has been dreaming of a moment which can be a trigger to make her into someone. Therefore, she 'expects' that is the very moment that she has wanted but it turns out it isn't, which is totally an unexpected event for her. This world is full of unexpected things and sometimes they make us realise the real world is not as beautiful as we expect. This film lasts just 3 minutes, but for me, this is a reflection of our everyday life. Everyone is disappointed with something in their life but they have to live and expect something will happen again just like waiting for the next train on a platform. I suppose the filmmakers choose 'romance' to put the audience at ease and the punchline is so clever. You should go and watch this cool short film.

Interesting but a bit cruel story

[sumigu · 8/10 · 23 July 2022]

"I'll wait for the next one" is a dark comedy-drama story produced in France. It is a little sad, but funny. The story begins in an unusual way, with a man on a train suddenly starting to introduce himself. The main character, a woman who seems to be single, listens to him and finds him attractive, so she gets off at the station he tells her to. When I first watched this story, I was a little sad by the thought of being in that woman's shoes. But this is a fiction. The charm of this story is that it keeps the viewer guessing, and then the ending has a surprise twist. As I wrote earlier, it was sad to think about the woman, but the unexpected turn of events is very exciting. Also, as I'm a Japanese, I was able to know that this kind of comedy exists in France. The point that the ending is unpredictable until the final scene draws the viewer into the film. So, this film is worth watching. However, it is important to think and enjoy it diligently as a fiction.

Unexpected Ending

[rinopechi · 7/10 · 20 July 2022]

'I'll Wait for the Next One' was made in 2002. This is a film about the events of a few minutes in the Paris subway. When I first saw it, I did not like this film. There are two reasons. First, I felt that the woman's feelings are disrespected. I got emotionally attached to her, so I also felt like I was being ridiculed. Second, it is difficult to understand. I thought it was difficult to read the man's intention because making money on the train is a culture that does not exist in Japan and is not familiar to us. For the above reasons, I did not like the film at first. However, when I watched the film after understanding its content, I realized that the quality of the film was very high. The most amazing part is that the main character, the woman, has no lines at all. It begins with a scene in which a woman walking alone finds a happy man and woman. At this point, her expression indicates that she wants a partner. Moreover, the performance of the man who starts talking in the subway is so great that everyone watching the film is fooled by its ending. Thus, the film is distinguished by its structure and the actors' performances. There are so many fascinating aspects to this film. I found that with so much content that it was hard to believe it was only four minutes long. I think people should watch 'I'll Wait for the Next One.' more than two times.

Difficult ending

[gutti-21152 · 10/10 · 1 July 2022]

I'll Wait for the Next One is a short French film, released in 2002. The director is Philippe Orreindy. Most of the movie's setting is on a metro train.

A woman, the metro's passenger, gets on the train. Suddenly, a man, one of the passengers, says he wants a girlfriend. He explains his life and work. Also, the other man joins his narrative. After that, he tells the women that if you are ok, you should get off the train and talk with him on the platform.

In this movie, I focus on the woman and title. Firstly, she doesn't say anything in the film. Viewers have to know her feelings through his emotion. Why doesn't she speak in the movie? In my opinion, she is recognized as one of the passengers. The main character isn't her but all passengers. Secondly, this movie's title represents a viewpoint of a woman's perspective. She watches a couple which is on the escalator. She clearly thinks she wants to be in a relationship though the scene.

Finding true love...NOT

[Horst_In_Translation · 6/10 · 11 September 2015]

First of all, I want to say that this is a pretty nice title for a short film like this. It is a little play on words that can refer either to trains or to people. And it is certainly an achievement to get a 4-minute movie nominated for an Oscar as basically every moment has to be a winner in order to stay in the minds of the voters. Writer and director Philippe Orreindy managed to do so, even if he lost the Oscar to a much longer entry from Denmark. Looks like a European year at the Oscars back then, at least in this category. Make sure you grab subtitles for this one here if you do not speak French. However, there was one thing that bothered me a bit and that is the ending. It was all funny before that, but seeing the woman there was really depressing in my opinion. I wish they could have come up with something heartwarming or funny at least instead. This is also why I am only giving 6 and not 8 stars for this one. Still, certainly worth a watch and the acting is good from everybody in here. Recommended and it's so sad to see that Orreindy did not manage to build a career at all on the success of this short movie.

Comedy

[kurohdo91 · 8/10 · 13 January 2024]

In the film I'll Wait for the Next One, a seemingly lonely middle-aged woman walks home alone. As she descends the escalator, her gaze lingers on a couple who have boarded the other side of the escalator. At this point, it becomes apparent that she has no man in her life and is probably looking for love. This story is about a woman who longs to find love. The obvious obstacles preventing her from meeting a man are conceivably her age and lack of confidence. To overcome her obstacles, she naively trusts the claims of young men and is blind to reality. The young computer scientist who offers himself facilitates the older woman's involvement with him by his persuasive and desperate pleas. The film is about one male passenger who makes fun of the young man's plea and jokingly offers up his wife, trampling on her blind trust. The content is very interesting but very complicated.

Not feeling happy by watching it.

[rm-06007 · 7/10 · 31 July 2022]

If you are of European descent, you will probably like this film because of the twist and turn. However, I thought this movie would not be accepted in my country, where movies that do not affect the viewer in a bad way are praised. As an Asian, my pity for the main female character prevails over the surprise of the twist. The foreign people I saw the movie with said the twist was wonderful. However, having watched only Chinese, Japanese, and Korean dramas and movies, I did not feel comfortable watching this movie in which a woman is humiliated in front of many people and laughed at. I think it is difficult to enjoy this movie if you do not make an effort to understand other cultures, because it is a movie that incorporates the unique culture of France.

I think this film is a film that people will like or dislike intensely.

I'll Wait For The Next One

[0810gsis · 8/10 · 23 December 2021]

A woman envies the couple who she passes on the escalator at the station. Then she gets on the train. Suddenly a man begins to speak to the people on the train. At first, people think of his actions as performance, but he claims he's just looking for love. He says he has wealth, but he is tired of a lonely life so looks for someone who spends his life with him. Along the way, he discusses love with another man and finally tells the passengers to get off the train if you are interested. The woman sympathizes with his speech and goes off at the next station, but he doesn't do it. In the end, his speech was just a performance. When I saw this movie, I remembered that if people fall in love, they will not be able to make normal decisions. It was sad that she was lonely from the beginning of the movie to the end of the movie.

There is no culture of performing like this in my country, so when I first saw it, I was surprised that his behavior was a performance.

searching for true love...

[pianosmile · 7/10 · 8 November 2023]

"I'll Wait for the Next One" is a French short film about a woman who searches for true love. She meets a stranger in the subway in Paris. On the train, the man suddenly introduces himself and says that he is looking for a lady who can share true love with him. He asks passengers to get off at the next station if they are interested in him. The main character looks lonely and hankers after love. I feel sympathy for her and it is sad to imagine her feeling at the end of the movie because it has a grievous punch line. The narrative is well-paced and well formed. The main character does not speak at all in the film, but the facial expressions and background music tell us the characters' emotions, so it is easy to understand the movie. I think this is a great short, but I do not recommend this film to people who lead a lonely life because you may become sad.

Interesting or not?

[oushou-10394 · 5/10 · 1 July 2022]

"I'll wait for the next one" is a dark comedy and short film. It was directed by Philippe Orreindy. It was made in 2002 at Republic of Tunisia. A woman appears in this film. She isn't married. When she rides the escalator, she looks at some couples. Then she has mixed feelings. She alights the escalator, and she rides a train. She walks inside of the train. She looks around and finds a man who stands in front of the train door. He glances at some people and starts talking. He talks about himself, for example, his job and his income. In addition, he also talks about love and marrying. At first, many passengers, including her, laugh at his story. One passenger heckles him, and other passengers laugh more. But she begins to change her mind. Therefore, she doesn't laugh. Gradually, she agrees with his message. She is encouraged by his speech. She follows his speech and gets off the train. But she is the only person who gets off the train... I think this story shows human tenacity. A woman believes his story because of her wish of marrying. If she is calm, the result will be different. I also think this film tells us that human desire ruins our judgement.