Sinister: Un Air De Famille/When The Cat's Away

[Mark Iles]

>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


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