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 | | From: | plod | | Subject: | A very long engagement | | Date: | Tue, 11 Jan 2005 02:04:26 GMT |
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 | Well I really enjoyed this French film about a girl (Audrey Tautou, from
Amelie) who is desperate to find her lost fiancé who was reportedly killed
during fighting on the Somme (WW1). The director is Jean-Pierre Jeunet
(Amelie ; Alien 4 ; Delicatessen) and his directing style is similar to that
he used in Amelie. The voice-over was a little annoying at times, but the
amazing cinematography and plot more than made up for it. The recreations
of WW1 trench warfare and 'no-mans land' are the best I have seen.
The story does become a little bit muddled with too many characters, I think
it would get better with a second viewing. I tighter editing process would
have made a more enjoyable film. Jodie Foster has a small role and seems to
speak very good French (well to my ears anyway). Worth seeing if you are
sick of the current Hollywood blockbusters.
4/5
PS- sorry if this is a repost, I don't think my original post propagated to
the server.
plod
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| | From: | Andy | | Subject: | Re: A very long engagement | | Date: | Tue, 11 Jan 2005 22:08:47 +1100 |
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"plod" wrote in message
news:KuGEd.113613$K7.31160@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> Well I really enjoyed this French film about a girl (Audrey Tautou, from
> Amelie)
Nice film but a bit of a yawn in the end.
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