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À nos amours (1983)
One of Pialat's best movie
If not its best.
The film effectively captures a moment in French history when a great divide existed between the youth of the 70s and 80s, and their parents, who belonged to the 50s era. Pialat illustrates the shallow existence of a young, lost teenager who searches for love in all the wrong places. Yet, the film's most significant strength lies in its portrayal of the complete misunderstanding between two generations, separated by the 1968 revolution in France.
No other film from that period has brilliantly depicted the struggles of a dysfunctional family, where parents who experienced the sexual revolution were emotionally disconnected from their children, often resorting to force and vulgar language out of frustration. Many viewers have highlighted the dinner scene, including Pialat's monologue, which references Van Gogh, as a standout moment in the film. This scene critiques the intelligentsia of the art world, specifically cinema journalism and cultured individuals from a specific era.
This film is a beautiful meditation on ethics, love, and finding one's purpose in life. The final scene on the bus is one of the most poignant moments ever committed to film and serves as a powerful summary of the film's themes.
Critics who claim that the film could not be made by today's standards would do well to consider the quote attributed to Van Gogh: "there will always be sadness."
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
So bad, don't even know where to start
This is really tough. Extremely tough to find something positive to say about this movie. I think the only positive thing to say is that it gave some people jobs, but that's it. If you look at all Europa Corp movies, that's a common thing. It is a powerful structure, which produce a lot of movies, but the problem is that Besson has very bad taste and he is a very bad director too. Everything in this Valerian adaptation is bad. Scenario is made for 5 years old, design is too much, creatures look like 2000 CGI, music is nothing special, acting... wait is there acting in this? Maybe the lesson Besson and his company should learn is that by taking caricatural elements of different hit movies you will never make a great movie. Don't loose 2 hours watching this movie, there are better things out there.
The Running Man (1987)
Le prix du danger
I'm surprised that no one mentioned "Le Prix Du Danger" by Yves Boisset. I know Boisset's movie is based on sheckley's novel which largely inspired Stephen king for his novel. After watching it I have the feeling that the running man is also largely inspired by Boisset's movie, especially for the TV show host which in the French movie shot in 1980 is played by the incredible Michel Piccoli. Some other things are quite disturbing, the TV channel called CTV, which is even more gruesome, has a lot in common: the TV set, the killer introduction, the dancers, the way the ads are used, the Hawaii mention. The French movie emphasize a lot on the social and politics and is a bit more "realistic". Ending is quite different though. Nevertheless I like the running man. And it remains one of my childhood best memory.