Not exactly what Americans think about when they hear "France", not the superficial glamour of Paris nor the cosy picturesque of the Riviera, but the real France. The people of France in their day to day struggles in badly paid jobs and incertainty facing modernisation and robotisation. Everyone who is about to visit France should watch this first. Then one would understand the French better. (Except Parisians, who are overall shallow and spoiled).
This being said, the film is a jewel. Out of the initial marasm unfolds itself a surprisingly entertaining plot. Acting is supreme. Every one of them actors, every second of the movie: truer than true. I loved it.
This being said, the film is a jewel. Out of the initial marasm unfolds itself a surprisingly entertaining plot. Acting is supreme. Every one of them actors, every second of the movie: truer than true. I loved it.