7/10
Beautiful french musical
22 February 2019
Warning: Spoilers
... with the little unusual touch that each and every line in the entire movie are sung. Indeed, there is music throughout the entire movie.

The story is a little melancholical, a loving young couple separated when the boy is sent away on a long military service. They do promise each other fidelity and that they will wait for each other (one of the recurring musical theme were later made into the song "I will wait for you"). It is rather quickly evident that they won't and the movie shows the heartache they both suffer because of it. Refreshingly there are no bad guys, it is just life that happens to them... unfortunately it is not hard to rather early know how the movie will end, but it is not the twists of the movie you watch this. It is the feelings, emotions and how it is portrayed in song that makes the movie really good.

It is a interesting, peculiar movie. In addition to the music there is an interesting use of colour, with characters sometimes almost blending into the surroundings.

Not the most spectacular movie that I wish to see over and over again, but definitely fun to have seen once.
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