One plus one equals one
When the mother of a set of adult twins passes away, she leaves them with some bizarre final instructions. They are instructed to find their father and their brother, both of whom they've never met. The interwoven narrative moves seamlessly between the past and the present to tell the story from two perspectives - the perspective of the twins in the present and their mother's perspective in the past. This is a very engrossing film. It is hard to pigeonhole into one genre. It has some thrilling elements, a lot of drama, but there is also some mystery. Overall, I love this film because of the strong story and the way the story is told. Plus its in French!
Incendies gets 4 out of 5 Poblanos!
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Writer: Wajdi Mouawad, Denis Villeneuve
Starring:
Lubna Azabal,
Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin,
Maxim Gaudette
Rotten Tomatoes: 92%
Metacritic: 82 out of 100
Showing posts with label French Canadian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label French Canadian. Show all posts
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Mesrine: L'Instinct de mort (2008)
Dehors ou mort!
When Jacques Mesrine returns home from the army to start a new life, he falls in with some unsavory characters. Then he becomes an unsavory character as well - a murderer, bank robber, and fugitive from the law. Part one of a 2-part story, this film is well written, beautifully shot and powerfully acted. Plus I am a big fan of Vincent Cassell (Black Swan, Eastern Promises). He is a great actor, but came to life in this role in a way I'd never seen him come alive before. Fans of films based on true stories and gangster movies will love this one. I can't wait to see part 2, Mesrine: L'ennemi public no. 1.
Mesrine: L'Instinct de mort gagne 4 de 5 Poblanos!
Director: Jean-François Richet
Writer: Abdel Raouf Dafri
Starring: Vincent Cassel, Cécile De France, Elena Anaya, (The Skin I Live In (2011)and Gérard Depardieu
Rotten Tomatoes: 82%
Metacritic: 71 out of 100
When Jacques Mesrine returns home from the army to start a new life, he falls in with some unsavory characters. Then he becomes an unsavory character as well - a murderer, bank robber, and fugitive from the law. Part one of a 2-part story, this film is well written, beautifully shot and powerfully acted. Plus I am a big fan of Vincent Cassell (Black Swan, Eastern Promises). He is a great actor, but came to life in this role in a way I'd never seen him come alive before. Fans of films based on true stories and gangster movies will love this one. I can't wait to see part 2, Mesrine: L'ennemi public no. 1.
Mesrine: L'Instinct de mort gagne 4 de 5 Poblanos!
Director: Jean-François Richet
Writer: Abdel Raouf Dafri
Starring: Vincent Cassel, Cécile De France, Elena Anaya, (The Skin I Live In (2011)and Gérard Depardieu
Rotten Tomatoes: 82%
Metacritic: 71 out of 100
Sunday, August 19, 2012
1981 (2009)
The misadventures of Ricardo Trogi
Written and directed by the adult Trogi, 1981 recounts young Ricardo's move to a new neighbourhood. I love, I repeat, absolutely love movies about childhood. The Goonies and Stand By Me are the standards followed closely by The Sandlot. 1981 holds its own against those classics. This film is really funny and very poignant. It is also a French Canadian film and is heavy on the dialect. Ricardo's mom has such a thick accent that I could hardly catch a word she said. To me that makes her even funnier.
1981 is one of those rare, near perfect films and earns its 5 out of 5 Poblanos!
Director: Ricardo Trogi
Writer: Ricardo Trogi
Starring: Jean-Carl Boucher, Claudio Colangelo and Sandrine Bisson
Rotten Tomatoes: 68%
Metacritic: Not Reviewed
Written and directed by the adult Trogi, 1981 recounts young Ricardo's move to a new neighbourhood. I love, I repeat, absolutely love movies about childhood. The Goonies and Stand By Me are the standards followed closely by The Sandlot. 1981 holds its own against those classics. This film is really funny and very poignant. It is also a French Canadian film and is heavy on the dialect. Ricardo's mom has such a thick accent that I could hardly catch a word she said. To me that makes her even funnier.
1981 is one of those rare, near perfect films and earns its 5 out of 5 Poblanos!
Director: Ricardo Trogi
Writer: Ricardo Trogi
Starring: Jean-Carl Boucher, Claudio Colangelo and Sandrine Bisson
Rotten Tomatoes: 68%
Metacritic: Not Reviewed
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