chanrion_d
Joined Oct 2001
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This comedy of manners depicts too opposite sisters in a satire that is too crude and clichéd to be really moving. The Paris/province (rest of France)divide is a source of inspiration for many French comedies but the rotten humor and the engaging characters cannot make up for the very predictable plot.
Some moments are really funny though, there is a kind of tenderness in the caricatured portrait of each sister so all in all it's not such a bad try for a first film.
Eventually it's more a duel of two styles of acting, an encounter of 2 different actress with their own class. Not exactly a good film but a pleasant shot.
Some moments are really funny though, there is a kind of tenderness in the caricatured portrait of each sister so all in all it's not such a bad try for a first film.
Eventually it's more a duel of two styles of acting, an encounter of 2 different actress with their own class. Not exactly a good film but a pleasant shot.
R. Altman enjoyed himself painting a colorful portray of a bunch of aristocrats & their servants with a lot of subtlety so that you realize how human, i.e. grey (not black or white), both worlds are.....
Though beautifully filmed, the sly satire is not very effective because you feel completely lost in the confusion of so many characters you don't have time to know. It is not a typical storytelling with a hero or a murder mystery. It is certainly inventive but at the end, you feel a bit "twisted" because the film ends in the middle of .......the end, i.e. what's the point of all this ? !! In My opinion, "8 femmes" of Ozon looks far less pretentious and is certainly far more captivating as a cynical portrait of a class, and has more suspense and appeal in the murder mystery.
To sum up : An ethnological portray of a bunch of aristocrats & their servants, served by an original but boring storytelling.
Though beautifully filmed, the sly satire is not very effective because you feel completely lost in the confusion of so many characters you don't have time to know. It is not a typical storytelling with a hero or a murder mystery. It is certainly inventive but at the end, you feel a bit "twisted" because the film ends in the middle of .......the end, i.e. what's the point of all this ? !! In My opinion, "8 femmes" of Ozon looks far less pretentious and is certainly far more captivating as a cynical portrait of a class, and has more suspense and appeal in the murder mystery.
To sum up : An ethnological portray of a bunch of aristocrats & their servants, served by an original but boring storytelling.
A journey of a woman with her 2 children accompanied by a young mysterious wanderer who tried to flee the war, but the tragic will somewhat jostled against this bucolic experience.
An intimist French film that typically depicts the emotions and mixed and complex relations between the protagonists.
Pictures are nice, actors are moving but with a dull script and so little stake, the films fails to catch you completely. Though slow, the film is never boring, it is very pleasant to watch.
The film leaves you charmed and confused, you would love to like it, but it definitely lacks appeal..(6 out of 10)
An intimist French film that typically depicts the emotions and mixed and complex relations between the protagonists.
Pictures are nice, actors are moving but with a dull script and so little stake, the films fails to catch you completely. Though slow, the film is never boring, it is very pleasant to watch.
The film leaves you charmed and confused, you would love to like it, but it definitely lacks appeal..(6 out of 10)