Wednesday, August 31, 2011
NO SANTA CLAUS HERE
Today's film was Arnaud Desplechin's
with a huge cast of familiar French actors including the ubiquitous Mathieu Amalric who was in yesterday's film and, quite by chance, will also be in tomorrow's Despechin film. An Amalric fest.
The holidays provide a reason for the clan to gather around Catherine Deneuve who faces a bone marrow implant. This is only a device really to get the whole family thing in motion but it is a potent device.
This is a great film. I have seen it before. The ensemble is wonderfully in tune with one another.
I have seen this before and this is a 5 out of Netflix5. I will see another Desplechin tomorrow.
Did I give the impression that this was a somber business? Not at all. It is funny, heartfelt, exciting and all the things that you would want out of a film. "Marvelous" says the NYTimes guy. Me too.
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