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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Comedy in France style

[yukiaaa · 9/10 · 23 July 2022]

To be honest, I felt so empty at the ending since I could sympathize with her. She also was fed up with the days spending alone, and that moment on the train might be the best thing happened to her in the week. It may be funny comedy for people, although for me, it's hard to laugh when make someone feel depressed or fun of someone as a joke like the wife of the guy yelled at man. Although it was very good opportunity to watch this short film to get to know what people think funny and especially the other cultural things that making comedy film using the public facilities.

Cruel Fate

[yu-ka · 7/10 · 23 December 2021]

I'll Wait For The Next One is a short love comedy movie made in 2002. It is a story of a single woman who meets a man on the Paris metro. The man speaks about his view of love on the train and appeals to passengers that he is looking for a girlfriend. Most people scoff at his behavior, but the woman starts to be attracted to him and decides to get off the train with him. However, the story has an unexpected cruel ending. Even though the woman never speaks a word in this film, I think it is a wonderful composition that makes the viewer imagine her feeling and background just by the way she looks at the man and her facial expression. Especially, I think the woman's look of mixed sadness and anger at that end is very impressive and good. This movie will make you feel a variety of emotions, so some people may feel unpleasant. However, I would recommend it for people who want to understand the difficulty of finding true love.

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.

Too sad

[fefe222 · 10/10 · 27 February 2019]

"I'll wait for the next one" is a short film about a lonely woman in her thirties or forties in France who encounters a man in subway who says he wants to find a true love.

First of all, I'm very curious about if this is really happening in France. I was very surprised because this kind of events never happens in trains in Japan. Since I never witnessed this kind of situation in my life, the setting of this film was very unfamiliar to me, however, I enjoyed watching it.

It is interesting that the woman does not speak one word throughout the film. Without her saying anything, viewers can tell who she is, what her social situation is, and how she is feeling from her clothes and facial expressions. The actress's acting is so real and empathetic that I felt sad and sorry for her after watching it. Viewers can easily imagine that the woman would probably get hurt and feel herself insulted, so maybe the film is successfully made. I also felt a little unpleasant toward what the man did because if I was in the same situation with the woman, I would have believed what the man says was real. Both the man and the woman's actings were real, thus, it was a great film. I just could not stop wishing for her to find a nice man in her future.

trick

[kamamitochan · 9/10 · 24 December 2021]

This short film is a comedy about a woman who wants love. She gets on the subway, and catches sight of a man who start speaking out alone, then with another passenger. As she listens to the man, she realizes that his offer matches what she wants. However, she makes a big mistake... Perhaps some people don't realize it is a comedy and implies a joke until you hear the last line that the man says. In my opinion, the reaction will be different depending on who watches it. I'm not sure but I think for Japanese, they don't think the performance of the men is a sketch and they think he looks strange because Japanese culture is to be quiet on the train. On the other hand, for French people, something like talking aloud on the subway is an everyday affair, so they'll be amused, then realize it's a sketch. Also, I focused on the movement of her eyes. Although she has no dialogue, we can know she wants love. She follows the lovely-dovey couple with her eyes and gazes at the man and sometimes smiles at him. The film is worth seeing. Wouldn't you be taken in by their trick, too?

Predictable, but not so much

[biareisschmidt · 7/10 · 26 May 2018]

This 4 minute short film about this 4 minutes in the life of a woman who enters a train in a normal day has all its potential in its last 30 seconds. I'm not sure if it can be called a plot twist, but it is for sure supposed to be a big, unexpected surprise for those who are watching. During the film I came to imagine that would happen, and then I found myself hoping I was wrong - but I wasn't. For having interfered on my feelings towards the main character and what could possibly happen to her, I consider this a good short film. The end, although not having surprised me, made me sad for the character.

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.

Reality is not going to work that easily

[ryuryukl · 7/10 · 3 March 2019]

I think this short film is describing one's emotional movement well in terms of love. In the film, it is apparent that the lady is not doing well in her relationship with men in everyday life. Here, considering that "Love" is not something that always makes people happy, it can sometimes hurt or depress people, we can easily imagine what the lady in the film is thinking when she passes a couple at the escalator. In such a moment, we are usually in a situation close to losing our cool and might not be able to cope with things surrounding us appropriately. It is for this reason that she is moved by words of a man in the train so easily and believes him without any doubts. However, as we know, the reality is different and the cruel ending conveys a strong message towards us, which everyone probably can sympathize with. Therefore, this short film is worth watching for those who are in trouble with love and losing the proper ability to judge something.

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.

Interesting Movie

[daikibaseball-04275 · 7/10 · 21 July 2022]

The short film "I'll wait for the next one" is about a woman's experience on a subway train. On the train, a man caught the attention of passengers and announced that he was single and looking for a marriage partner. Also, he says he wants someone who is interested in him to get off at the next station. The woman heard the man's announcement and had an interesting conversation with another man and got off at the next station with her interest.

The great thing about this short film is that you can feel the ups and downs of emotions with the protagonist. Focusing on camera work, you can see that she is interested in talking to men and smiles in various scenes. In the scene where she is left at the station, two men are acting and you can see that she has a stunned and sad expression.

There are emotional ups and downs in a short amount of time, and this short film that you can't miss until the end is very interesting.

The Face Tells So Much

[Hitchcoc · 10/10 · 15 May 2019]

A lonely woman boards a subway. Before it begins to move, a man gets on board and begins to pontificate about his quest for a woman. He says he is alone and the passengers begin to respond to his little presentation. The woman has a pretty face that shows so much emotion She is lonely too. What are our expectations? I don't know the actress, but she does more with her expressions that some would do in a full length movie (this is but four minutes). What a marvelous little film; it's like a sad poem.

Shocking and unexpected!

[maiiiiebiiii · 7/10 · 22 December 2021]

"I'll Wait for the Next One" is a French short film. This is a story that takes place in a Paris metro. One single woman rides a train and there she sees a man. He says that he searches for a lady, and if there is someone who understands his idea, please get off the train at the next station. She also wants love like him, so she decides to get off. But... In this film, the woman doesn't say a word. However, there are some impressive scenes. For example, she watches a couple on the escalator, and in the last scene, she gets off the train and for a moment she looks at the train, but after that, she drops her eyes. Although she says nothing, the audience can understand her feeling well. But I feel sorry for her because the man betrays her. This film is suitable for the people who like a story with an unexpected ending.

People may devided if they like or dislike

[blackhayatego · 5/10 · 8 June 2022]

This movie was made in 2002. One woman who is about 40 years old and seems to be single, rides on a train. A man on the train near her starts to speak loudly. He speaks about his background, and says that he's looking for a life partner. Another man says to him "How about my wife?" He refuses politely and says that if there is someone who agrees with his vision of love, get off the train. Then, the woman gets off the train because she wants to marry.

The story was a little painful for me, because I sympathized with the woman. However, it was interesting for their performance and I might laugh if I were there. I think it is amazing that a woman expresses her character only with facial expression and gestures. I also think people may be divided if they like or dislike this movie.