Thursday, August 26, 2010
WAR FANTASY
Today's film wasSerge Bozon's
This beautiful story of war and those that are lost is a dream or fantasy. A piece of theater of the absurd.
It reminded me of the work of Jean Anouilh.
A young woman sets out to find her husband who has gone to war and has told her she will hear no more from him.
She disguises herself as a boy. On the way she finds a band of soldiers who reluctantly let her join them as they wander through the French countryside. Gorgeous.
Things happen.
There is singing and the playing of instruments. Dramatic events. A journey.
A dream?
At the end we see the tragic absurdity of war which we know already but, in this film, is presented in a kind of upside down way.
You have to see it to get it.
I enjoyed it very much and would be happy to see it again.
I will give it a 4 out of Netflix5.
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