I saw this movie at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal last night. The first thing that comes to my mind is that this movie is totally unique and a bit disturbing. It is not disturbing in an uncomfortable way, but more in the sens that it get to our world perceptions, and plays with it. This is what, in my opinion, makes the movie unique and worth seeing.
The story is simple, maybe too simple, and that is what I would criticize the most about the movie. What is great is the universe in which the characters evolve, and the choice to flip accepted and widely known real world concept upside down, which at the end makes them much more visible, and gives us the opportunity to see them in another angle. Men wear the burka and are totally dominated by women, which is an absurd situation which makes us laugh, but also makes us stop and think that in the end, it's the (sometime difficult and unwanted) reality of a lot of women in the real world. Humour in this movie always come with an realistic double sense that makes us feel weird, but also makes us think.
References to a lot of different totalitarian regimes in the real world are also interesting about the movie's universe, as are the references to different real world religions (Christianity is unfortunately not so much present).
The actors are good and the characters are credible. The images are well shot, and some strange places shot in the movie makes us wonder if they were incredibly real or fake.
I recommend watching the movie because it is special and unique, but I would probably not watch it again.
Vive les chevalins! :D
The story is simple, maybe too simple, and that is what I would criticize the most about the movie. What is great is the universe in which the characters evolve, and the choice to flip accepted and widely known real world concept upside down, which at the end makes them much more visible, and gives us the opportunity to see them in another angle. Men wear the burka and are totally dominated by women, which is an absurd situation which makes us laugh, but also makes us stop and think that in the end, it's the (sometime difficult and unwanted) reality of a lot of women in the real world. Humour in this movie always come with an realistic double sense that makes us feel weird, but also makes us think.
References to a lot of different totalitarian regimes in the real world are also interesting about the movie's universe, as are the references to different real world religions (Christianity is unfortunately not so much present).
The actors are good and the characters are credible. The images are well shot, and some strange places shot in the movie makes us wonder if they were incredibly real or fake.
I recommend watching the movie because it is special and unique, but I would probably not watch it again.
Vive les chevalins! :D