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let's discuss the movie

posted 13 years ago by Krista2882
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So where's the discussion about the movie? It's already been released on On Demand, iTunes, and Amazon.com.

*SPOILERS AHEAD*
I just watched it last night on iTunes and I loved it. The only thing that bothered me was the moral issue of the fact that both of these people are cheating on their spouses to be with each other for this short amount of time. But without this aspect, we wouldn't have this movie. That's what made it so intense, was that these two people who love each other so much (and it's not explained why they had broken up in the first place) accidentally come across each other again. After this chance meeting, they just can't part from each other so quickly, so they want to make the most of their short time together before they have to get back to the reality of their lives.
I was watching this an wondering if love like that really exists- something so intense and romantic, full of passion and affection, where you love someone so much you want to be with them all the time. Then I realized that what is portrayed is a product of the fact that they know they only have a few days together, so they just want to be with each other so completely. Sure, they were the love of each other's lives before they broke up, and there's one point in the movie where Sofia tells a sleeping Yves that no one will ever love her the way he does, but what we see in this movie is like a condensed, concentrated extract of their former relationship.
I appreciated that the one sex scene we actually see in this movie was very tasteful. No raunchiness, no unnecessary nudity.
I felt like the actor's performances were spot-on throughout the whole movie. Their interactions seemed so natural. I enjoyed what each of them brought to the movie. Side note- Stana Katic is stunningly beautiful.
I enjoyed the style of the film also. I feel like with the way it was shot, the music, even the background noise all contributed to this piece of art. And I think that it being in black and white took away any distraction from the love story that color could have caused. My only technical complaint is that there were a few times where I had trouble hearing the dialogue. I was watching on my laptop, wearing headphones, and I still had trouble. I'm definitely going to watch again and try to make out what I couldn't hear the first time.
Overall, one of my top 5 favorite movies of all time. Maybe top 3. I'm looking forward to watching it again tonight.

[–] everglade68 13 years ago

Krista, nice review of the movie. I also enjoyed the movie and have seen it twice. I was so taken with the music that I bought the soundtrack. I agree regarding the audio problems, but by reading how it was made with so little film equipment it's amazing that it turned out as well as it did.

I was so impressed with Stana's performance, she was so good. I would love to
see this movie in a theatre, the audio would probably be better and France would look even more beautiful.

[–] rzot 13 years ago

I was very impressed with the movie as well. I watched this movie on Demand in June, and I loved Stana's performance, and it would have been funny if Nathan Fillion had a small cameo at the ending.

[–] mikeflw1 9 years ago

This movie is best described as "art".
(black-and-white film, except one spot of less than a minute of glorious color, and camera mostly very close to the actors)

Europeans may not be pleased with describing the movie as "European, and particularly French" in its feel, but it is clearly not a Hollywood or "American" style movie.

While the reference to the TV series CASTLE with Stana and Nathan Fillion is suggested, it would not even be "funny", but wholly inappropriate in the context of the story, IMHO.
True, Nathan **could be** the husband, but it would be pointless at best, adding nothing to the story.

[–] horomnizon-1 12 years ago

*SPOILER ALERT*

I think they attempt to quickly deal with the 'moral' issue in a couple of scenes...First, after she takes the phone call and they stop on the road. She says something to him like "you're acting as if this is so easy". Later, during the sex scene, he does ask her if she doesn't want to do it...should they stop? Apparently, she has decided it isn't so difficult after all, because she answers "no". I'm not saying whether it's a good moral decision or not (to follow your heart or to stick to those marriage vows?)....just that the filmmakers do recognize that they had to make conscious decisions to have the affair.

Also, you say 'for this short amount of time' - but, according to their own description of the movie, "The final outcome of the affair is left open to interpretation." Don't forget the final scene - in color, in the field of flowers - it could be interpreted as meaning that they did decide to stay together and met up again. It's really ambivalent. The first time I watched it, I thought, oh, it's just outtakes...but I think it is intended as part of the movie. Using color might suggest final overall happiness...there is certainly a playfulness in their actions. Maybe there is a happy ending for the lovers after all.

[–] pealee_83 12 years ago

I simply adore this movie. It's so breath taking! It makes me wanna find a love that is that raw, ok minus the affair:)

I too had trouble hearing some of the dialogue. I watch on iTunes on my laptop.

I loved the black and white, the music!

I totally agree with you, horomnizon, about the ending. I too would like to believe that they got their happy ever after. The observation on the color scene in the feild only makes me think they did get their happy ever after. I like that insight on that scene. I hadn't thought of it that way before.

This film made me think of that old saying it's better to have loved and lost then to have never loved at all. In the scene were they first see each other, you can see the shock and pain on their faces for actually being face to face after all that time. And to watch them discover over their trip their relationship with their spouses(her tattoo, his daughter) and how that doesn't deter their love, their williness to contiune the relationship.

I'm so praying for this to come to dvd, like ASAP!

[–] lamont-hard 12 years ago

I feel as you it was better to love and lost then to never have loved at all, sometimes this is what film makers want to say but viewers just can't past them ending up together. The end of this film is left open only if one wants it left open.

To me she was O.K. with her marriage and until he came back into her life she would have been fine in his case I feel he was more 50/50 that his marriage would survive they parted ways with just being happy they had the time to reflect on the love of there lives and that was enough to propel them on. I gathered they may have never seen each other but the love they did get would carry them on.. ans see things differently with there on spouses.

[–] vanessa-buendia 12 years ago

I think moral issues in regards to this movie should be completely left out.

The fact, we commit ourselves to one person but we are also and prone to mistakes and infidelity. Now I'm not advocating infidelity, however, I do believe that when someone encounters a situation such as this one where emotions are so strong it doesn't matter how many contracts you've signed the heart feels what it feels.

In the end, Yves is so guilt ridden he goes back and the true tragedy of the film. We have enclosed ourselves within such moral boundaries and contract that we rather be bitter and make other people's life complete misery, before abandoning an awkward situation and allow everybody to be happy.

[–] everglade68 12 years ago

Nicely put Vanessa, I agree with you. Parents don't do their children any
favors by staying married when their heart is not in it.