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"La Fille sur le pont" - for the allegory lovers

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Victor Khomenko

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"Girl on the Bridge" Daniel Auteuil sparkles in this strange film, and his partner Vanessa Paradis (I don't recall seeing her before) is quite convincing too.
It is not your average movie, it is almost a fairy tale, but powerful in its naivite. It pulled me in and kept interested - not a small feat. The director Patrice Leconte, the creator of The Widow of Saint-Pierre, is worth noting, with style gentle but memorable. The sensual atmosphere in the film is so sick in spots you can cut it with a knife... knife? Did I say "knife"? There are quite a few in that film.
Definitely worth seeing.

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Irony . . . I am watching Widow now. Just taking a break. nt - rufus 20:15:01 12/22/02 (6)
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- Between the two... - Victor Khomenko 20:26:08 12/22/02 (5)
  ...the Widow is far more conventional, albeit good, and the Girl is more strikingly interesting... I think. Interesting, since the Widow was made later.
  - "Widow" is enjoyable, touching story . . . - rufus 22:07:53 12/22/02 (4)
    conventional, yes. It seems French films take you into the characters themselves rather than the story, unlike Brit or Yank films.
    Why is it that only French actresses can look into the camera and melt it down?
    - La Veuve..is the worst, boring, intolerable,... - patrickU 10:09:10 12/23/02 (2)
      Don�t hate me, ask yourself why do you like this....
      The only one Leconte ever almost made right ...Was Le Parfum D�Yvonne...
      Salut.
      - Re: La Veuve..is the worst, boring, intolerable,... - Victor Khomenko 14:23:58 12/23/02 (1)
        
        In Reply to: La Veuve..is the worst, boring, intolerable,... posted by patricku on December 23, 2002 at 10:09:10:
        
        ***Don�t hate me,
        Sorry Patrick, I do hate you. Sitting there like a bug in a rug...
        So - what did Yvonne smell like?
        
        Re: La Veuve..is the worst, boring, intolerable,... - patrickU 00:17:00 12/24/02 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Re: La Veuve..is the worst, boring, intolerable,... posted by Victor Khomenko on December 23, 2002 at 14:23:58:
        
        Eroticement parlant...L�erotisme...
        But only the first part as the film lost itself, more and more to become a boring illogical nightmare for the viewers.
    - Re: "Widow" is enjoyable, touching story . . . - Victor Khomenko 07:05:39 12/23/02 (0)
      ***It seems French films take you into the characters themselves rather than the story, unlike Brit or Yank films.
      I don't think this is as much a French cinema feature, it is universally true of all good films.
      I think you should rent the Girl - you will love it, as the character depth is even more significant there.

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