The movie has a slow, repetitive pace and minimal dialogue yet never feels tedious. A fascinating picture of quiet alienation coated in darkly abrasive humour. At times hilarious.
The jumps are beautifully shot in slow motion (Popol Vuh's music is a perfect match) and there is a poetry to W. Steiner's words and deeds that you don't have to be a sports fan to enjoy.
Not the easiest entryway into Bresson's work. So abstract/high-brow/whatever, that, yes, it totally verges on the ridiculous. And the Bressonian emotionless acting style fits well in but wouldn't be much help for the neophyte either.
I'd never heard of this movie until I stumbled across it this pass week on a sleepless night. I got sucked into it but didn't know it was a Coppola movie or even a genuine 1980s movie before it ended. For some not quite identifiable reason I kept believing against all appearance that it was a recent movie set in the eighties and couldn't for my life understand how Nastassja Kinski could still look so young...
The movie itself is entertaining if a bit shallow. Completely predictable rom-com narrative and I was a little disappointed that main characters Frannie and Hank expectedly got back together in the end without anything having changed in their dynamics.
But you get the feeling that realism, or even the characters, are not what matters in this movie. It is all about the gorgeous sets, the over-the-top atmosphere, the dreamy lighting, the fun music and dance numbers... It is a pretty spectacle without much substance in it, well worth a watch but nothing I will remember for very long.
A clever adaptation of a Jim Thompson novel, with the plot being transposed to 1930's French West Africa. It depicts a corrupt and at times brutal society but despite the story being quite dark, (mostly bitter) humour is consistently present throughout the movie. Great acting all around.
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The movie has a slow, repetitive pace and minimal dialogue yet never feels tedious. A fascinating picture of quiet alienation coated in darkly abrasive humour. At times hilarious.Movie comment on La souriante Madame Beudet
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The jumps are beautifully shot in slow motion (Popol Vuh's music is a perfect match) and there is a poetry to W. Steiner's words and deeds that you don't have to be a sports fan to enjoy.Movie comment on Lancelot du Lac
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Not the easiest entryway into Bresson's work. So abstract/high-brow/whatever, that, yes, it totally verges on the ridiculous. And the Bressonian emotionless acting style fits well in but wouldn't be much help for the neophyte either.Movie comment on One from the Heart
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I'd never heard of this movie until I stumbled across it this pass week on a sleepless night. I got sucked into it but didn't know it was a Coppola movie or even a genuine 1980s movie before it ended. For some not quite identifiable reason I kept believing against all appearance that it was a recent movie set in the eighties and couldn't for my life understand how Nastassja Kinski could still look so young...The movie itself is entertaining if a bit shallow. Completely predictable rom-com narrative and I was a little disappointed that main characters Frannie and Hank expectedly got back together in the end without anything having changed in their dynamics.
But you get the feeling that realism, or even the characters, are not what matters in this movie. It is all about the gorgeous sets, the over-the-top atmosphere, the dreamy lighting, the fun music and dance numbers... It is a pretty spectacle without much substance in it, well worth a watch but nothing I will remember for very long.
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A clever adaptation of a Jim Thompson novel, with the plot being transposed to 1930's French West Africa. It depicts a corrupt and at times brutal society but despite the story being quite dark, (mostly bitter) humour is consistently present throughout the movie. Great acting all around.Movie comment on Pikovaya dama
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@mathiasa an old French card game called faro.