Monday, April 08, 2013
AGATHA SINGS
Today's François Ozon film is a romp
Eight women trapped in a house with a dead body. It is winter. No way to get any help.
It is like Ten Little Indians, only not.
Someone had to put the knife in the man's back.
It is not too far into the story when the music starts.
Only Ozon would think of making a musical who-done-it.
The thing is totally over the top yet fun and funny and, at the end, a bit surprising. Almost a thriller.
There are considerable restraints. One set. One set of costumes. Well, not quite that.
We have seen most of these women before.
Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Virginie Ledoyen, Ludivine Sagnier, Fanny Ardant, Emmanuelle Beart and Firmine Richard.
This is the kind of thing that is fluffy fun and Ozon has added a few fluffs here and there as well as a twist.
It was good but not that good. The music is a bit weak and wobbly and the singing is more acted than really sung. A good idea but hard to carry out.
The set is blatantly artificial particularly the opening outdoors scene before going inside. All cardboard and falling cornflakes.
Irony.
But one is not supposed to pick at this. It is intentional.
I am glad that I saw it. Once is enough. A 3 out of Netflix5.
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