Ma Belle, My Beauty

Soft scenes with natural lighting and soulful music.

You get an authentic view of a polyamorous relationship where each character explores what they can and can't be for each other and the balance between their personal lives and their careers.

A fairly charming character study. I'm a bit surprised that I felt this way about it, since none of the characters are particularly likable. Many will consider it slow, as there are no car chases, explosions, or comic book heroes. Maybe that's part of its charm. Lovely photography of really nice scenery in the South of France. The lesbian and polyamory angles will appeal to some, and turn others off. None of the acting hit any false notes, at least for me.

The French location. The actors, and the music are all beautiful. The real reason to see the film is to appreciate the complexity of a poly relationship that lasts for awhile but eventually ends due to one partner being unable to share the other. This is unfortunately the fate of many poly relationships.

I am fortunate to be in a successful happy poly relationship lasting almost 28 years so I know that they can work but most people just can't handle the intensity and cannot accept the boundaries. This is a good film to see if you are contemplating getting involved in a poly relationship.

I want to add that there was a sex scene with partial nudity a little over half way through that lasted probably 30 seconds or so.

Easy to skip.

The movie is cute and fun and had a really beautiful setting and I would definitely watch it again.

Occasionally felt like a tourist advertisement for the south of France with the beautiful cinematography. My partner repeatedly commented on how hot Bertie (one of the women from the polyamorous relationship) is.

All the relationships felt real and the ending left me thinking about the story for longer than usual.