Film No. 49 (2020) August. 26th. 6:40 PM. Cinema 4 LUNA Leederville.
"When you say "tailor made" evenings it's not just hype. (Victor reflects on his first experience in his new world).
The creator who came to mind as being most likely to admire a film of the quality of La Belle Epoque's ilk was Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind). The reason, well the simple idea of fading love and the craving of our key character Victor (Daniel Auteuil) to rekindle his desire for his wife Marianne (Fanny Ardant) is recreated without a cliche in sight. This rings of Kaufman through and through. Revealing writer/director Nicolas Bedos's (Mr and Mrs Adelman) technique for story telling would be to spoil much of the joy of this film. I read little about La Belle because I was told not to miss it and not to read anything about it. I did, by the way, have complete trust in the source of the recommendation. The only other special mention goes to the key performance of La Belle. That of Doria Tillier as Margot, the "plant" in Victor's fantasy world. Tillier is as convincing as the character (Margot)she plays. So convincing in fact that she has to take drastic action; a scene not to be missed in this original gem. 11GUMS.
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