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Release Date: 27 January, 2004 Retail Price: $14.98 OUR Price: $12.99 You SAVE: $1.99! Cast: Complete Cast (8 total) |
Le Divorce Reviews
It's Not That Bad
I first saw this movie on HBO. And watched it again on HBO. I then went into my local video/DVD rental store and it was on sale. I bought it.
This is a very quirky film. Based on the novel by Diane Johnson, who also wrote "Le Mariage" Yes, that's the way it is spelled.
The script really sucked. It was so pedestrian. However, the cast is marvelous, as are the scenes of Paris. I think the cast could only do what they could do with a really pathetic script. Glenn Close was just AWFUL! With that hideous grey wig! Who would believe she was once the mistress of a bon vivant!
To tell you the truth, I can't tell you why I loved this movie. Maybe just the ambience, the beautiful scenery, the exquisite cast. I just can't put my finger on it. But I liked it, all the same.
But I also happen to be a Francophile. I live in Paris in my dreams.
Affairs of the French
I don't know what I think about French culture. I don't hate it, but I'm not exactly in love with it either. I respect it, I understand it (well, at least I think I do) and I suppose that's all I can really hope for. I quite liked this film, though I can't really put a finger exactly on why. I'm even more confused about why I like it, seeing that so many reviewers here don't seem to think it's that great. Ah well.
"Le Divorce" is all about a divorce between an American woman and her French husband, set in and around Paris. There's a lot of infidelity, a lot of disputed possessions, a little bit of legal work, and surprisngly for a divorce, hardly any open, aggressive anger. There's a mentally unhinged man stalking the poor ex wife (the husband of the woman her own husband is cheating with), a relative up for the French election, and a group of art critics and valuers (one of which is Stephen Fry) debating over a very special painting.
For a film set in Paris, I thought there'd be a few more outdoorsy shots, perhaps to places you don't normally see on film. Still, it's an atmospheric enough film. Paris is a funny old place, it looks more like a town down the road that a capital of a nation, I've always thought. I liked the use of the Eiffel Tower in the finale. The funny thing about that is you don't see the tower anywhere else in the film. I was actually wondering if they were going to show it all, then they use it for this climax. Unexpected, but I thought it was a nice touch. My favorite film for Parisian scenery is still the Doctor Who serial City of Death, mainly because of being the 1970s, (haha!) but anyway.
The characters, the main part of the film I liked and don't know why, I found fascinating. Like I've mentioned before, there's not a lot of open emotion, and when you're used to seeing things a bit more emotionally obvious is movies (like I am) sometimes you don't quite understand why a character has gone and done something. The actions of the characters remind me a bit of some of my relatives, mannerisms, dialogue and such. Perhaps I could relate to it, I don't know.
It's worth a look if you're into films about relationships, and maybe even fans of French culture. I mean, I'm not usually, but I liked this one.
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