Up for Love is a remake of the 2013 Argentine hit by Marcos Carnevale. To transform the nearly 6-foot-tall Jean Dujardin into a man of 4'6", director Laurent Tirard utilized a variety of technical tricks:
When the truth is revealed, her reaction is a mix of anger at the deception and shock at the physical reality. The film treats her shock realistically; it does not instantly transform her into a saint who immediately overlooks the lie. Instead, she must grapple with the cognitive dissonance between the man she loves (Alexandre's mind) and the man she expected (the visual ghost). Her eventual acceptance acts as the film’s thesis: that true romantic connection requires the acceptance of reality, however much it deviates from the fantasy. up for love 2016