Who's seen 'Un Air de Famille' or 'Ma Vie en Rose' ? Talk to me about them. A bit of a tangent I know but I remember a bit of a thread about French films a while back so I trust this subject's allowed.
I haven't seen Ma Vie En Rose (although it was on round here a while back), but I _have_ seen Un Air De Famille. I liked it, but didn't think it was great. There was nothing wrong with it but, being based on a play, it all took place on a single set and seemed a bit static. The dancing scene, however, was excellent. Cedric Clapisch's previous film, Chacun Cherche Son Chat (When The Cat's Away), was wonderful - all about a woman who goes looking for her lost cat, realising on the way how lonely she is and finally finding love. It reminded me a bit of a road movie in that her journey (here, her search for her cat) leads to self discovery - it's far more naturalistic and less 'stagey' than Un Air De Famille. And the lead actress is both gorgeous _and_ vulnerable. A friend of mine saw it and thought it was depressing, but I found the ending very uplifting and came out of the cinema on a real high (the true test of a great film, as far as I'm concerned) - the final scene with Portishead playing is tremendous. Mark ___________________________________________________________________________ Mark Iles, Tel: +44 (0113) 2065042 Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Fax: +44 (0113) 2340183 Genetic Epidemiology Laboratory, Ashley Wing, Email: iles@boreas.leeds.icnet.uk St James's University Hospital, Beckett Street, "On the ferris wheel, Leeds, Looking out on Coney Island, LS9 7TF Under more stars than U.K. There are prostitutes in Thailand" Strange Powers, Magnetic Fields ____________________________________________________________________________ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +---+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+