Thursday, December 31, 2009
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) - Michel Gondry
Didn't know what the fuss was about. It should be obvious to anyone with an iota of sense that if you keep erasing your memory, you will keep falling for the same psycho. Why should that become one of the best movies of the decade escapes me. If only everyone who quoted Nietzsche could become a genius...
Coco Chanel (2008) - Christian Duguay
The kind of biopic that the Merchant-Ivory factory used to manufacture - lots of attention paid to getting the period details right, but delivering a mushy and predictable assembly-line product. Not my cup of tea, thanks.
Libellés :
Coco Chanel,
Fashion,
Feminism,
fin de siècle,
France,
Malcolm McDowell,
Period Film,
Shirley MacLaine
Thursday, December 24, 2009
The Closet (2001) - Francis Veber
A story with potential, some of the best contemporary French actors, some great punchlines, but finally a film that fails to deliver on its promises. Le dîner de cons is far better.
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