Shéhérazade

This French movie is right in the modern fashion way of filming that we see since a dozen years now. A feature which looks like the real life, for instance as people really talk in actual situations, not as like in usual movies. This is about a petty thug, just released from jail, and who falls in love with a petty Hooker. Moving story, very simple, and only enhanced b this terrific true life dialogues. But the lead character seems a little annoying although.

I was watching this movie as part of a cycle on Marseille, both books and movies. This movie does not actually shows much of the city. What I got was actually a very good movie which depicts a full range of characters and emotions. This is a love story which makes one care about the heroes. Plus the photography was good. I recommend

The guy is really captivating and plays a wonderful role. The girl is not typecasted right at all and she devalues the story. The story is pretty simple but because of the acting and the setting it takes you in from the beginning. Streetlife is depicted really well. A real gem.

I'm not really one for love stories, but this one has an edge and tells a good street-story. Definitely worth watching.

It was hard to get into it this world right off the bat. I had moments I wanted to wander off. Very specific, tough lives. But the realism and the natural magnetism of the actors kept me in.

The one motorcycle sequence which shot in a single movement is more effective than many action movies I've seen lately. The courtroom sequence flows with a matter-of-fact rhythm and holds a lot of great tension. This is the denoument of the social commentary. The characters, especially Sheherazade grew on me quite a bit in the end.