Saturday, October 25, 2014
All the world's a stage
Two actors vie for a role in a Moliere play.
The vying is more interesting than the Moliere. But we do see bits of the play The Misanthrope
Off on the coast, they meet with a producer. They talk about the play. They meet a woman who interests them both.
The tension throughout is over control. The actor. The director. But at times, it seems that Moliere is in charge. Classical, unbending. A template for behaviors that seem out of reach for the humans involved here.
There is a nice bit for a woman to come into the scene. Both men are so egotistical that they cannot really connect with her. Or the beauty of their location on the coast. Or other people who are here, marooned with them for a weekend.
with three favorite French actors. Fabrice Luchini, Serge Tanneur and Maya Sansa.
I will give it a 4 out of Netflix5 because I would enjoy seeing it again sometime.
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