Monday, May 13, 2013
LOVE STORY
Today's film was
Poulet aux prunes / Chicken With Plums (2011)
An epic love story told through the viewfinder of magical realism, some animation and, always, clever and pleasing imagery.
Mathieu Almeric, an old favorite, is a violinist without a soul until he falls in love and loses that love. He tours the world with the emotional energy he carries from this episode in his life.
It is a fairy tale, a bedtime story. For adults.
I enjoyed it very much and was happy to see the enthusiasm and energy that everyone in it throws into their part.
The photography is wonderful and the pace is just fast enough to keep us off center but nicely slowed down enough to savor the details of each scene.
I would not mind seeing it again sometime. That makes it a 4 out of Netflix5.
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