La fine fleur

This luscious movie, is so stylish and elegant , and at the same time , down to earth. It deals with issues we can all relate to, and also some we may wonder at. The beauty of the roses and the poignancy of the story, touch the heart. Tissues may be required. Quite an eclectic mix of characters , makes for a quirky journey with some unexpected twists, with unpredictable characters. How far will we go to achieve our dreams? I notice there is a lot of restraint in the characters, which adds interest and keeps you engaged. The needs of the young touch the hearts of the mature. The wisdom of the mature gives hope to the aimless . Some laughs, some tears, some surprises. Another entertaining whimsical movie from our French movie makers.

This movie is a modest production and and does without intricate storyline or dialogues. Disguised as a comedy, it evolves into a poetic gut punch that leaves you hurting, mesmerised and in love with the characters. Great cast. French delicacy.

I loved this movie! The story is touching. It shows the struggle of a woman, daughter of a rose maker to keep her father's rose growing business by herself and her assistant Vera. They hire three inexperienced workers to help selectively breed and grow roses and train them in this art and profession. Eve is very determined to outwin the coopetition and at first resorts to a tactic that is not very honest. This approach does not produced the desired roses, maybe as result of karma. However, the workers that Vera has hired accidentally achieve breeding of beautiful and fragrant roses.

The movie shows how roses and people need care, attention and love, and appreciation of their unique qualities. It takes time, perseverance and patience and depends on external factors beyond one's control. Growing of beautiful roses is not an easy job, but their beauty and fragrance bring happiness to people, and growing them gives livelihood and meaning.

Besides having a very interesting plot, the movie was visually beautiful with many roses and the actors were great.

First off, I gave this an extra star in honor of the Victory rose that lived in our backyard for 44 years before I moved - and now lives in a a friend's yard and produces magnificent scented blooms for her every year. My mother wanted me to dig her up and toss her away 25 years ago because she thought the bush was dead. I said, "Lets give her until next spring and see what happens." Oh, my. She was magnificent that next spring.

Okay - back to the movie! It grows on you. I mean it. Not trying to be funny, but it really does. The people grow and learn and so do we. And it is worth it all to get to the last 10 minutes and that includes the credits where you are treated to magnificent photos of beautiful roses.

Yes. I cried.

One reviewer said it was spoiled by political correctness. I found it anything but that! Maybe we saw different French films.

Please - if you want a heartfelt film, this is it. Plus, you might actually learn a thing or two.

This movie came up as a recommendation on Amazon Prime, it looked cute so I tried it. I didn't realize it was all in French until about 5 minutes in (so American 🙄). It made me want to get more into roses! I laughed, I cried, and I used subtitles. I don't know French but you really don't need to, the actors and sets showed all the emotion, actions, and feelings needed to understand what was going on, I did rewind it a few times to re-read the subtitles, I didn't want to miss anything. I recommend this for the romantics (French is so pretty, even when they curse) and anyone who just enjoys a nice movie on a Sunday afternoon. It was a lovely movie and I enjoyed all of it, from beginning to end.