Saturday, August 25, 2007
DROUGHT
Today's NYTimes Best 1176 Film was Claude Berri's
with Yves Montand, Daniel Auteuil, and Gerard Depardieu.
I guess that it was distributed as a single film but, in actuality, it is the first part of a four hour saga.
I will see the second part, Manon of the Spring tomorrow.
Rural France. 1920's.
Uncle and Nephew plot to get the land of an idealistic man who wants to be 'authentic'.
They eventually bilk him by hiding the spring that he needs to make his dreams come true.
It is a cruel business.
At the end, the young daughter Manon sees the two con-men uncork the spring.
We await revenge tomorrow.
In the meantime, I will savor the bucolic scenes. The great under the top acting of Montand and Auteuil who are just villainous enough but not all that villainous.
Auteuil suffers in confusion because of his affection for the dupe, Depardieu.
It is pretty good.
Today was two hours. A little less tomorrow.
I will wait to rate until it is all done.
Labels: best films
