October 01, 2007

Marion Cotillard

Last night Binky and I went to see La Vie En Rose. It won't surprise me in the slightest if the film's star gets a Best Actress nomination. But that said I'd say I enjoyed the film and found the performance quite interesting, more than I really liked either one. Don't get me wrong, neither are bad - not at all - but the way they are constructed, the work has a sort of wall around it that makes it hard to connect to. Though maybe if I was French ...

Posted by armand at October 1, 2007 09:12 AM | TrackBack | Posted to Movies


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Though maybe if I was French ...

Right on. As I commented as we left the cinema, it seemed like a lot of "inside baseball" that had we been steeped in the cultural history, would have made a lot more sense. The skipping around of time, especially between the mid and late 50s to early 60s, was quite confusing. When I got home, I read a short bio sketch (the kind of which probably most French folks would know just from absorption) and it was much more clear.

All that being said, I thought the movie was well-made, and Mario was great. Again as I said, it was one of those movies with lots of dirty faces, cold weather, and grubby tattered clothes conjuring the depressed mood, but when one's life story really is that bleak, whatchagonnado?

Posted by: binky at October 2, 2007 09:17 PM | PERMALINK
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