I saw a nice French short movie
où vont les chats après 9 vies (Where do cats go after 9 lives?)
The movie is about 14 year old girl Lily May (Tiffany Montambault) who is so bored with life, loneliness and everything around her (a sole cat is her pet). One day she decides to commit suicide. First she informs her extremely liberal parents - Mom (Salomé Corbo) and Dad (Paul Ahmarani) who are supportive of legalizing death through euthanasia.
Of course both are shocked with their daughter's decision - Dad outright opposes it and Mom - tied to her liberal stance - comically agrees fanning her EGO on the decision of Lily-May.
Lily-May also informs her school-mates and friends about her decision. When Lily-May goes to meet the doctor (Manuel Tadros) at the suicide clinic - he subjects her to various physical and psychological tests to assess the reasons and motivation for a girl such young to die. He also explains to her about the self-taking of required dosage that Lily should swallow when the date-time is fixed.
Lily-May's boyfriend (Philippe Prévost) comes with flowers - very angry - cries and begs to Lily-May not to commit suicide because he loves her too much.
On the date-time when the toxic syrup is given in a cup to Lily-May to drink - she backs off.. and comes back home - wearing the cat's collar.
She tries to jump and dance - but we know that she is back in her loneliness state.
This is a beautiful second short film Written, produced and directed by multi-talented Marion Duhaime-Morissette whose main skill-set is Art-Director - that is evident in the set design, art-direction, cinematography, camera movements etc.
She has done a fabulous job in narrative a complex subject in under 19 minutes Bringing the vulnerability of a little girl in a PERFECT world - where we get everything we want - except LOVEz and a will to live.
Tiffany Montambault as Lily-May has acted brilliantly and carried the film on her tiny shoulders but portraying confused, vulnerable, adolescent anxieties, innocence and comedy with her poker face.
All the other actors - Mom, Dad, Doctor and Boy-friend have done justice to their roles.
I especially loved the cinematography of the movie - it was excellent. I just hoped that the beautiful shots just lingered for extra 2-3 more seconds for us to enjoy the painting like canvas Marion has created.
It is a nice little enjoyable movie to watch. I liked it.
I would go with 6.75 out of 10
où vont les chats après 9 vies (Where do cats go after 9 lives?)
The movie is about 14 year old girl Lily May (Tiffany Montambault) who is so bored with life, loneliness and everything around her (a sole cat is her pet). One day she decides to commit suicide. First she informs her extremely liberal parents - Mom (Salomé Corbo) and Dad (Paul Ahmarani) who are supportive of legalizing death through euthanasia.
Of course both are shocked with their daughter's decision - Dad outright opposes it and Mom - tied to her liberal stance - comically agrees fanning her EGO on the decision of Lily-May.
Lily-May also informs her school-mates and friends about her decision. When Lily-May goes to meet the doctor (Manuel Tadros) at the suicide clinic - he subjects her to various physical and psychological tests to assess the reasons and motivation for a girl such young to die. He also explains to her about the self-taking of required dosage that Lily should swallow when the date-time is fixed.
Lily-May's boyfriend (Philippe Prévost) comes with flowers - very angry - cries and begs to Lily-May not to commit suicide because he loves her too much.
On the date-time when the toxic syrup is given in a cup to Lily-May to drink - she backs off.. and comes back home - wearing the cat's collar.
She tries to jump and dance - but we know that she is back in her loneliness state.
This is a beautiful second short film Written, produced and directed by multi-talented Marion Duhaime-Morissette whose main skill-set is Art-Director - that is evident in the set design, art-direction, cinematography, camera movements etc.
She has done a fabulous job in narrative a complex subject in under 19 minutes Bringing the vulnerability of a little girl in a PERFECT world - where we get everything we want - except LOVEz and a will to live.
Tiffany Montambault as Lily-May has acted brilliantly and carried the film on her tiny shoulders but portraying confused, vulnerable, adolescent anxieties, innocence and comedy with her poker face.
All the other actors - Mom, Dad, Doctor and Boy-friend have done justice to their roles.
I especially loved the cinematography of the movie - it was excellent. I just hoped that the beautiful shots just lingered for extra 2-3 more seconds for us to enjoy the painting like canvas Marion has created.
It is a nice little enjoyable movie to watch. I liked it.
I would go with 6.75 out of 10
