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Poor tragic Gregoire, and his wife.

posted 11 years ago by zoolzool
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If only Gregoire had not blown his brains out, he would have seen that there is a solution for everything, except death. There was no need for him to suffer in silence. He shouldn't have bottled up all his troubles. That's exactly what led to his suicide, I think.

His wife proved to be the stronger one. On the heels of her husbands death, she went to work finishing his movie and tried to figure out ways to salvage the production company. When it wasn't possible, she accepted it. Something that Gregoire could have done with her help. Yes, it would have been a depressing pill for him to swallow. He would have been haunted by his failure for a long time. But in the end, what proved worse?

The widow uprooted her children and started life over in another country, unsure of their futures. She carried on without him. I guess she knew that sometimes you shouldn't just lay down and die, however easy and "comforting" it may seem.

Gregoire's suicide turned his family's life upside down, more so than the loss of their lively hood and having to start over with nothing. He had three kids and a wife and he was wrong to kill himself...

but I feel bad for the poor man, even though he was entirely made up. He was in such agony.

Great movie!

[–] hilaryjrp 11 years ago

I'm on the second half, and I have to say that I am not in agreement wit you. The film is definitely watchable...until you realize that an hour has gone by without the slightest plot development, or acting nuance, or--or just plain individuation making the hero compelling. He's a perfect father, responsive, responsible, and loving. We see nothing, at all, of his inner life or what brings about the major event.

[–] zoolzool 11 years ago

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Well I'm glad you're not in agreement with me. I don't really believe I post on here because I need others to agree with what I have to say.

We do not see anything on screen reflecting the Gregoire's inner suffering because he was hiding it so well from everyone. That was his ultimate undoing I believe.

However, the audience can obviously see what brings about the "major event" as you call it, by paying attention to the fact that his lively hood is falling apart. The fact that he has made some mistakes and has failed to succeed with his film company. This happens to a lot of people, but for Gregoire, he saw no way out. You don't need to see the manifestations of his inner agony acted out in the film to know it was there. That inner torture is what led to his suicide.

"Old Man look at my life, I'm a lot like you were."