cubanmiamiboy Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 A couple of nights ago i went to see this French movie, curious about some praising that it has gotten already. The film, which was directed by Phillipe Claudell and stars Kristin Scott Thomas, opens with the reunion of two sisters who haven't seen each other in 15 years. The opening credit sequence goes back and forth between Juliette (Thomas), sitting alone at a table in an airport, looking lost and desolate , and younger sister Lea (Elsa Zylberstein), coming to pick Juliette up,in a nervous mood. Without a single word of dialog to tell us as to what's wrong with Juliette, we know this much: this is a woman who has suffered some horrific trauma; she is lost to herself, locked away, not there... Then the whole story starts. I strongly encourage my fellow BT'rs to go and try to catch this little French piece. It deals with judgment, compassion and also the right to die... Link to comment
Helene Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Many thanks, Cristian! I love Kristen Scott Thomas -- I just saw her in "Tell No One" ("Ne le dis a personne") -- and I'm glad to have a recommendation to put at the top of my list when it opens here this weekend. Link to comment
dirac Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Thanks for the report, cubanmiamiboy. I hope to see this one, also! Link to comment
Helene Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Kristen Scott Thomas gave a superb performance in this movie, but I found it disappointing overall. There is a secret in the movie, but it was predictable enough that I figured it out about halfway through, and I never figure these things out unless I'm watching a Lifetime movie, which this resembled more than a bit. (Example:the contrast between the sister's husband and Thomas' character's love interest.) I expect a little more distance in French movies. Link to comment
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