Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by sjb (A) on May 06, 2007 at 22:57:49

I enjoyed this film about two men who wish they could live the others life.

Jean Rochefort and Johnny Hallyday are excellent in their respective roles as a retired provincial schoolteacher and a rugged vagabond-ish thief. It's a slow film... not that it was ever dull for me but it unfolds slowly and is mostly dialogue driven... which was a pleasure. The film has kind of a dreamy surreal edge that I enjoyed... with several quiet heightened moments just kind of floating there.

The soundtrack is interesting though at times it was just running close to the edge of being grating and the cinematography was very good (though I do think that blue/gray thing is overdone these days). It's also an occasionaly funny and at times tender film. Glad I saw it.

I have Au Hasard Balthazar (which has been hanging around for over a week), Come and See (that tin recently recommended), The Virgin Spring and Metropolis sitting here... all of them are new to me so it should be an interesting few days.

Don't piss on my shoe and tell me it's raining.