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PARALLEL LIVES

Today's film was Abdel Kechiche's first film

L'esquive / Games of Love and Chance (2005)

Actually, L'esquive means "dodging". More like it.

Paris teenagers put on a classical play at school and, without knowing it, live out the idea and story of the show in their own lives.

Very clever, very funny and poignant, very well acted by near amateur actors and a sprinkling of pros (I think).

I got this because I enjoyed and in awe of Kechiche's most recent film The Secret of the Grain.

No adults in this one. Close in photography. Very good.

I will give it a 4 out of Netflix5.

Labels: films