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« if you direct another, i'll zap you » (web)
leplatypus19 April 2014
A terrible french movie going directly to my movies trashcan, together with Allen's movies !

Like a strange law similar to hand-lines, what happens in the five first minutes of any movies would tell you if the entire movie is good or bad.

Here, those five minutes were awful : picture ravaged by heavy gold colorization, no action, stupid characters with dumb lines, indulgent credits...

For sure, the remaining 85 were in the same vein : more stupid characters (Demongeot, Birkin, the Kurds clan), more empty scenes, and more stupid lines. I could't stand this Kurdish clan which practices a misogynist, blind faith : those men just can't conceive that the world designed by the one and only creator doesn't stop to their vision, they can't accept that a believer can be a sinner (it's even their destiny as only prophets could be no sin), they don't understand that the first step to win beyond is to win down-there and means loving everyone, especially women !

In this putrid mud, the only ray of light comes with Goldsifeth : always simple, natural, smiling, delicate and skilled pianist as well.

To conclude, i would say only this : I was motivated to go to cinema to watch the new movie of Goldsifeth, actually « My Sweet Pepper Land ». But fate (luck ?) helped me to notice that this movie was again written and directed by this poor director, thus sorry Goldsifeth, but i do what my title says : i zap it !
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9/10
A little bit of death, a lot of heart
amandarod-7995822 March 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Liked the film "Belle Fille" so much I looked up Jonathan Zaccai's other films and found this on YouTube. This shows another fantastic performance from Zaccai, as well as Golshifteh Farahani later stealing the scenes in the last half.

It's a slow burning story that doesn't require a lot of dialogue, and takes its time with the characters.

Philippe is released from prison and befriends Avdal. After finding Avdal's dead body, Philippe does what he can to notify his family. What started about Philippe connects to that of Siba, the fiancée of the deceased who is visiting Paris when she gets the news. Through the crushing scene where Siba gets the news, to Philippe figuring out what to do with a jar of ashes when the wind kicks up (I didn't expect to laugh so hard at that!), it's a serious theme with plenty of light hearted moments and genuine heart.

If you want something expected, this isn't the one for you. It's less about death and more about the meaningful connections you make with others, whether it be lost love, or the friendship and connection found in the least likely of places and people.
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