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Release Date: 06 August, 2002 Retail Price: $29.95 OUR Price: $26.96 You SAVE: $2.99! Cast: |
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in space no one can hear you scream
My pick for the best film of the young century. The filmic equivalent of "The Scream." Soul-stretching; heart-breaking. Compare and contrast the construction and content of this film to that of "Pulp Fiction," understand that American film is still 30-40 years behind the films of the French.
Disconnected but engaging
This film starts with a disappointed teenage boy flagging down, Anne (Juliette Binoche), the girlfriend of his older brother. The boy gets into a scuffle with another teenage boy of African descent. This scene paves the way for the rest of the film and its characters intertwining. I can understand how some viewers might be confused with this story since there is no "plot". The film is sliced into 10 minute vignettes jumping from one character to another like a soap opera. The four central characters in this film (Binoche, her boyfriend played by Thierry Neuvic, the Romanian immigrant and the African-French teenage boy are all depicted in their everyday existence through these incomplete clips. Life is strange, people we know and see are strangers. Isn't strange that one incident can affect the lives of 4 different people?
If Haeneke's intent was to make the viewer think then he succeeded. I had a hard time deciding whether or not I liked this film. Binoche, as always, does a fine job in this movie as does her co-stars. The characters in their situations made this film interesting. If you're looking for a more conventional plot though you'll probably have to look elsewhere.
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