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Interesting article in The Observer


http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/27/film-france-drinking-probl em

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That was very interesting indeed, about how alcoholism is a taboo topic in French culture because of their sense of wine as part of their heritage and gastronomy and the art of living, but that if you go to far, you are cast out. I guess it makes sense this film was based on a true story, because it seemed so much more than some cooked-up story set in rehab, with admittedly ridiculous AA as the set-up for jokes, as would be the usual case. Rather even that was simply taken at face value, as part of the difficult process.

His intensity and awareness, and the relationships between himself and other people were very touching.

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