"Juliette Binoche cannot act", according to 'anonnymous' below. That is
a ridiculous assertion. As is to link this film with Kieslowski's
'Blue'. The problem with this movie is that neither Binoche nor Hurt are
given the material in the form of a good screenplay nor the direction to
make the film work. It seems to me that Akerman, who is an excellent
director, see La Captive, does not have a good enough command of English
to write a screenplay in the language.
The film, which starts out nicely quickly gets bogged down in the
psychoanalyitical. Endless "yes" and "mmmmm"s loose their amusement
value quickly. The romance angle is badly developed, just why has
Beatrice fallen for John Wire aka Henry? It doesnt work.
But Juliette Binoche can act. In fact in Europe she is regarded with
Isabelle Huppert to be the finest actress working today. But she can
only produce the goods when she is given the material and the careful
direction necessary. Go rent "Rendez-Vous", "The Unbearable Lightness of
Being", "Les Amants du Pont-Neuf", "Three Colours Blue", "Alice &
Martin", "The Widow of Saint-Pierre" and especially "Code Innconnu" and
try arguing otherwise.
a ridiculous assertion. As is to link this film with Kieslowski's
'Blue'. The problem with this movie is that neither Binoche nor Hurt are
given the material in the form of a good screenplay nor the direction to
make the film work. It seems to me that Akerman, who is an excellent
director, see La Captive, does not have a good enough command of English
to write a screenplay in the language.
The film, which starts out nicely quickly gets bogged down in the
psychoanalyitical. Endless "yes" and "mmmmm"s loose their amusement
value quickly. The romance angle is badly developed, just why has
Beatrice fallen for John Wire aka Henry? It doesnt work.
But Juliette Binoche can act. In fact in Europe she is regarded with
Isabelle Huppert to be the finest actress working today. But she can
only produce the goods when she is given the material and the careful
direction necessary. Go rent "Rendez-Vous", "The Unbearable Lightness of
Being", "Les Amants du Pont-Neuf", "Three Colours Blue", "Alice &
Martin", "The Widow of Saint-Pierre" and especially "Code Innconnu" and
try arguing otherwise.