i saw Rois et Reine about a month ago, and litterally fell in love with the movie. the most perfect movie i've seen in ages, and naturally i've suggested many of my friends & relatives to go see the movie, and many absolutely HATED the movie, while others like me loved every bit of the film.
rarely i've seen a movie that suscited such opposed opinions.
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I'm glad you liked the film.I'm french and I saw it a while back and throughout the screening i was unsettled and exasperated at times; more often than not by the actress who plays nora (she has become the critics' darling here in France) and who didn't move me that much but Mathieu Almaric just blew me away his storyline cracked me up. The movie is so bold in his lenght and its unabashed blending of contratictory tones and themes that it ends up being extremely compelling and I leaft the cinema deeply impressed and floored it's quite innovative and very rewarding, providing you're not quickly put off by it..bear with this one it's extremely dense and complex, an improbable yet extremely powerful sweeping display of human emotions.
The scene in the grocery store is absolutely mindblowing!!
Prepare to be baffled!
Rois et Reines is not for everyone. Most American viewers will not like it's slow, too-close-to-real-life feel, and it's deeply dramatic story line. However, if you're a fan of top-notch acting, human drama, and character development, this film is probably one of the best I've ever seen in my life. It's a true work of art. Devos & Almaric are incredibly talented.
French films are typically "actors" films while American films are "story/plot" films. Just my opinion. Not saying one is better than the other because both are, in fact, necessary.
sorry it's been 4 years for this, but American films are actor films, look at the celebs here in the US.... The French make films that are more into how the film is constructed, just look at all the moral ambiguities in this film and look at the kind of film making history it refers to with it's zoom shots etc.
N_of_Maud...I don't think there is such truth as "american films are like this and french films are like that". There are talented and original filmmakers in both countries. I'm certain Despleschin studied American cinema and was influenced by it in some way.
The same goes for the public: I hate it when people (and very often american people themselves) say "americans are too superficial to enjoy a subtle movie, what they want is only action and easy romance". This is true in all countries. I'm French and I guarantee that in France as well most people'd rather go watch an american blockbuster than a despleschin film...on the other hand there are many American movies which are extremely clever and subtle.
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The fact that I disliked the character of Nora at first sight, the self centredness, the falsity of her staring face became for me a great subtlety in Emmanuelle Devos fine acting. Amaric's performance being more manic-psychotic is more of the stereotypy of playing a "madman". His quieter periods showed his particular subtlety - in particular that great ending with Elias.
shareI think you have a point, I am a total francophile and adore french cinema but i have to confess this is possibly the worst french film i have ever seen!
shareLove it, love it, love it. Its brilliantly comic and tragic at the same time. Very touching, very deep. Teaches you a lot about life. I especially like the last bit where Ismaël parts his wisdom to Elias: that its okay to be introverted, because life gives you a rich soul, and how we think we may be right, but we could also be a bit wrong, and that's okay too, it simply means we don't have the answers and thus life is more exciting.
I was pleasantly surprised by this movie! I only got it because its a Deneuve work, but her role in this one is secondary, and it does not matter. I have discovered a gem.
I got this on the basis of Amalric's presence and thought the film was exquisite, agreed with the previous positive posts.
I think any hostility towards this film was probably provoked by not knowing quite how to react to its idiosyncratic, genre-mixing structure - which is where its brilliance stemmed from, in my opinion.
I can see that, but personally I alternately liked & disliked it. There were points were I thought it was thoroughly mediocre and then (particularly in the ending) times when I though "they're on to something here..." I've got The Christmas Tale to see tonight, so I'll be interested in how I respond to that one.
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HATE!
The characters are awful.
Too many scenes without sense, for example the robbery at Ismael father's shop.
I SPEND TWO HOURS AND THIRTY-FIVE MINUTES OF MY LIFE IN THIS *beep*
LOVE!!
Certainly a mix of moods and messages but I didn't find this fact jarring but liberating. A deeply engrossing and rewarding film. The time flew by - I wanted more!! For me, unquestionably a modern masterpiece.
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