Collette gets complicated passive aggressive rich bitch to a tee ... Keitel is regal ... But this is Rossy de Palmas' movie ... She is just marvellous At times very funny, the film never shies away from the underlying savagery and self obsession that has to be in a character to get them and keep them in the sort of lifestyle that Anne and Bob live Michael Smiley's character starts his relationship with de Palma based on the understanding that she is prime aristocracy, but the truth may not have killed the relationship eventually Collettes character certainly tries, with a conversation that pulls away from us and we never hear what is actually said But I don't think that that was necessarily the end for them Someone mentioned Smiley's character ignoring de Palma as she serves tea and cakes to him and Collette, but the fact is he never looks at her, he is talking to Collette, he would not of imagined her being there ( unless Collette did tell him that it hadn't been a joke that she was her long time maid, but that is another story/possibility ) So when Rossy is walking away at the end, I choose to think David accidentally catches up with her and they go for lunch and maybe sort it out ... I want the happy ending :) x
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